Received: from ANDROMEDA.ECE.CMU.EDU by K.GP.CS.CMU.EDU; 10 May 88 09:55:35 EDT Received: by andromeda.ece.cmu.edu (5.51/5.17) id AA01318; Tue, 10 May 88 09:49:20 EDT Date: Tue, 10 May 88 09:49:20 EDT From: Saul Kravitz Message-Id: <8805101349.AA01318@andromeda.ece.cmu.edu> To: bovik@k.gp.cs.cmu.edu Subject: Furniture Refinishing Date: Fri 29 Apr 88 17:56:30-EDT From: David.Zubrow Subject: Furniture Refinishing To: sak@ANDROMEDA.ECE.CMU.EDU Saul, We took an old rocker to the place on Frankstown Rd (just a little further out from Graham Blvd.). They did an adequate job for a reasonable price (about $20-25). I've heard that this is not a good thing to do to good hardwood furniture. I wasn't concerned about the rocker and it looks fine now. We finished it off with new upholstery and tongue (?) oil. Dave ------- Date: Sat, 30 Apr 1988 14:32-EDT From: John.Allen@A.GP.CS.CMU.EDU To: Saul Kravitz Subject: Re: Furniture Refinishing One problem with dip and strip: It has a strong tendency to weaken and loosen joints. It is usually not a good idea to dip and strip chairs or anything that is pegged together. John Date: Mon, 2 May 1988 10:23-EDT From: Craig.Knoblock@ML.RI.CMU.EDU To: Saul Kravitz Subject: Re: Furniture Refinishing You should beware that option 2 will effectively remove all the glue in addition to the finish. If you have something like a chair dipped, then be prepared to take the chair apart and reglue it. Option 1 is not so bad if you are dealing with some old laquer. In that case you can you laquer thinner and do the job outside on a nice day. If it was painted I would probably get it dipped. - Craig