The final part of three 'How to' videos produced by Gilboys.
Simon demonstrates the art of creating and using a French Polisher's rubber and in a very short period of time he builds a body of shellac polish, which really does bring the wood to life.
He then goes on to show a way of spiriting the newly french polished finish, then dulling it and finally the crowing glory of wax polishing it with Gilboys Gold beeswax polish.
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The processes of French Polishing are..
1) Staining
2) Grain Filling
3) Fadding
4) Colouring
5) Bodying
6) Spiriting
7) Dulling / Waxing
INDEX
01:45 Gently cutting the surface back with '0000' steel wool
03:14 Making a French Polish Rubber
06:00 How to charge your French Polishers Rubber
09:50 The 'Bodying Process'
10:58 Using mineral oil to lubricate the surface
20:00 How to preserve your 'Rubber'
22:40 How to make a 'Spirit Rubber'
27:00 Charging the 'Spirit Rubber'
28:05 Carefully 'de-nibbing' the surface prior to spiriting
29:20 Spirit Rubber Tips
29:52 Applying the spirit rubber to the surface
33:47 Dulling the surface using mineral oil and steel wool (trade Tricks and Tips)
37:48 Reveal of the newly dulled surface
40:15 The secret of using Gilboys wax polish to create a silky 'antique finish'
41:40 Applying beeswax polish to the wood surface
42:55 Beeswax drying on the surface
43:10 Buffing the surface to a soft sheen
44:52 The newly wax polished, french polished surface is revealed
47:15 All the processes of French Polishing described and shown