How To Limewash Wood Furniture (Oak) - Fireplace Surround Restoration

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Traditional antique furniture restorer Simon Gilboy demonstrates how to restore an oak fire surround with a limed oak finish. This is a simple technique that can easily be applied to transform any piece of wooden furniture such as a table or kitchen cupboard doors. In this instance Simon is restoring a solid oak fireplace surround.
00:00 Introduction
01:30 Stripping the old finish
04:34 How to use a cabinet scraper to remove the old finish
06:11 How to use steel wool to clean the old finish off
10:40 The importance of stripping three times
11:20 Preparation - Sanding the oak
13:20 Explaining why two part wood bleach is not being applied
15:20 Demonstrating the limed oak finish on a veneered oak panel
16:45 Using a wire brush to open up the grain
18:07 how to protect the oak cross grain from being scratched
19:00 Explaining why water was not used to raise the grain
19:50 Sanding out any unwanted wire brush marks
21:00 How to make your own sanding block
21:50 Vacuuming the dust out of the grain
22:35 Sealing the surface with a weak shellac mix and methylated spirits
24:43 Demonstrating how to prepare the french polish fad for sealing
26:10 Applying the fad to the bare oak surface
27:20 The liming process
28:15 How to use plaster of Paris as a grain filler
29:07 Mixing the plaster of Paris
29:59 Applying the plaster of Paris to the oak using hessian
36:35 What happens when your hessian goes hard
40:16 How to clean excess plaster in the mouldings
40:35 Making a quirking stick
42:30 Using the quirking stick to remove dried plaster of Paris
44:28 Revealing the unfinished limed oak
45:35 Explaining the finish that seals in the limed oak
46:20 Gently smooth sanding the limed oak surface to even up the limed oak treatment
48:27 Vacuuming off the plaster dust
49:00 Applying Gilboys pure gold wax polish to seal the wood and create the matt finish
51:45 Explaining how to use soft wire wool to dull the finish
53:15 The finished limed oak fire surround
54:30 Simon attempts and fails to promote Gilboys KZfaq channel 😂 (out takes)
Materials used in this video to create this finish:
- An apron
- Paint stripper
- An old trimmed paintbrush
- Rubber Gloves
- Protective eyewear
- Dust mask
- An old paint roller tray
- A cabinet scraper or a decorators filler knife
- A wire brush
- A sanding block (homemade out of an off-cut of wood with a piece of carpet)
- 120, 240 and or 320 grit sandpaper
- Hessian sack or cloth
- A very light seal coat of shellac (methylated spirit diluted french polish)
- Coarse wire wool - *be careful to cut using scissors and wear gloves
- A mixing bowl
- Plaster of Paris (you don't need much, I used about 200g)
- Quirking stick - You could us a whittled twig, get your penknife out.
- Gilboys pure gold beeswax polish (Available on our website: bit.ly/2Z9neMl)
- Gilboys pure cotton buffing cloth for applying the wax and sealing the wood
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@DrQuadrivium 2 жыл бұрын

"Be generous with your stripper" .... that alone deservers a thumbs up.

@Locustandhoney 3 ай бұрын

The 80’s….. Or the 8eez I should say. What an amazing time they were. British music Monty Python and limey oak. 😮 Great video!

@cobberpete1 2 жыл бұрын

I'm pleased you showed the finished piece in place at home. Gives it a bit more context . It looks great. I'll be using your Pure Gold on a mirror frame I'm in the process of finishing

@KM-nb2is Жыл бұрын

Reminds me those when I was attending a furniture and cabinet making classes in London ! When we did not stain we would use liming! The effects were marvellous on completion

@erink.4398 2 жыл бұрын

The 80's were the best! My great grandfather's name was Aubrey. I enjoy your channel. I like that you explain traditional methods which always tend to be best. Somethings in life change but the classics never go out of style!

@GilboysRestoration 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Erin. 😁

@larseriksson42 2 жыл бұрын

I love the chapter layout, clean with information and the thorough work put into the entire show, camera panning and simple wording (for a fellow not born in England). Cheers!

@GilboysRestoration 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Lars. It’s taken me about 40 hrs to edit it. I hope you and others find it useful. 😊 Kind regards Simon

@MrJozef1974 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent job. Please put more videos more frequently. Thank you

@GilboysRestoration 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I will try my best. 🙂

@MrHighflyingclive 2 жыл бұрын

It's always interesting to see traditional woodworking methods, but I think that the fireplace looked much nicer before you did all that work. Just personal taste. At least you have convinced me that I never want to apply a lime-wash, so I thank you for that.

@KevinAmatt 2 жыл бұрын

Last time I used plaster of paris was on a polishing course. The tutor said it is a traditional technique for grain filling. I lime waxed an oak display unit, made by the cabinet makers in the company I was working for, in a 16th century house.

@GilboysRestoration 2 жыл бұрын

That's right. It was used traditionally as a grain filler. ✅

@sydneyshinshi 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice. Thank you.

@micheljauvin3536 Жыл бұрын

very well done i like it

@yaa63 Жыл бұрын

Marvelous😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

@GilboysRestoration Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@jeanine6492 Жыл бұрын

Great information (and funny too), thank you.

@gabriellaleoni3673 2 жыл бұрын

video spettacolare meravigliosa finitura grazie per la condivisione

@GilboysRestoration 2 жыл бұрын

Grazie. 🙂

@valerielambert7922 2 жыл бұрын

I've got a lovely 1930s oak surround, which I think has been waxed with a dark wax in the grain. It has a lot of old paint spatter on so I will strip the finish and see what materialises, then take it from there.

@GilboysRestoration 2 жыл бұрын

I hope it’s successful for you Valerie.

@brennenvan8277 Жыл бұрын

Good Day and thank you for such an in-depth and fun tutorial. If polycrylic is used as a last step will it ruin the white plaster of paris effect? I plan on doing this to kitchen cabinets and believe the polycrylic will have a longer life than a wax finish? Thank you again for such a great demonstration!

@GilboysRestoration Жыл бұрын

Hi Brennan. sorry probably too late now for me to advise .. But how did you get on? Simon

@alphatoomegabeyondthematri5166 9 ай бұрын

Great job Could you do this will an old oak Welsh dresser with some details on it ?

@doczoff5655 Жыл бұрын

Superbly well demonstrated and explained technique, thank you! I assume 'your customer' isn't planning to light a fire, as the dimensions appear too small to provide the necessary minimum safe distance for combustible materials. (unless open fires need less distance than stoves?.. l'm no expert) I mention this as something for viewers to be aware of if they are installing their own fire surround for wood-burning stoves or similar... it would be tragic if their hard work ended in a house fire. If in doubt consult an expert, all professional wood-burner installers should be able to advise. Love the story! In 86 as a trainee cartographer we used leather encased steel paper weights, and one practical joker took great pleasure in throwing these weights to land on the glass drafting table inches from our heads as we stooped over particularly detailed work. They were very heavy weights so it really made us jump which usually ruined our work... Funny (not!). He did it one time too many to me... in a rage I grabbed another weight and then he watched in frozen shock as I threw it with all my strength (and I'm a big guy) right at his head, where it bounced off harmlessly because I'd previously removed the steel core and glued the leather casing back together. But he never did it again!!

@GilboysRestoration Жыл бұрын

That is also a great anecdote. 🤣 👏

@douglas136 2 жыл бұрын

There's that British humor!

@wandakowalski7063 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this well-explained video. I watched many that used watered down paint, which didn’t sit right with me. And I love your stories! For the light sealer, could I use a shellac thinned with spirits since I don’t have a French polish solution? Thanks again.

@GilboysRestoration 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Wanda. Thank you, Yes you can use a thin coat of shellac, it will work perfectly. Just do a discreet test application first. 🙂 ( to be sure) Cheers Simon

@kellybaker4788 Жыл бұрын

I love the music. Who is the artist. Do they have a channel?

@mamamia9247 Жыл бұрын

Hi, I would like to lime wax a beam (not oak) over my log burner, all of the liming wax’s that I see online say they are flammable. Is there a particular brand that is suitable for using near very hot surfaces? Thank you.

@aok2727 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! I am doing this process on a tired Drexel end table. I hope mine come out as consistent and luxurious as this. Wondering if I can use a hard wax oil Odies Oil) in lieu of your wax as I have it on hand.

@GilboysRestoration Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Yes you can use a hard wax oil. At long last, we now have our own: bit.ly/3IMIw7l

@1959Berre 2 жыл бұрын

Dear Simon, the music is very loud compared to the spoken parts.

@GilboysRestoration 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry I hadn't noticed when I was editing it. I tried to keep it at the same levels. It was a difficult edit due to the weather complications. I hope you are well. Kind regards Simon

@WestonRebornCreW1 Жыл бұрын

Loved this technique... but would love to do an actual lime finish, just has that true chalk look... I'm wondering if the recipe would be the same as the plaster of paris? Or does lime have a hard time staying into the wood grain? Yep want to stay away from LIme wax... you know keep it traditional? ;) Can I also ask the carpet on your sanding block, is that to keep the sand paper in place? Great idea if it is and i'm going to put some carpet on my homemade sanding block...

@wandakowalski7063 2 жыл бұрын

I watched this again so I could use this technique on my antique solid ash dresser. I did use a 2-part bleach solution … still too orange. I missed it the first time but you used methylated spirits and “polish” to seal as the first step. Can you please say what the polish is? Ever so grateful!

@GilboysRestoration 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Wanda. sing two part wood bleach is a time sapping process. In our workshop experience, the bleaching process can sometimes go on for days after you have applied both and neutralised. So be patient. I used a special pale polish, it's not a brand, its the name of the polish. You can use table top polish or white polish, It doesn't really matter as long as its not a tinted polish. You could seal it with diluted sanding sealer. Good luck Regards Simon

@dominictonutti3218 2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks again for the insight into some fine processes. Would this apply to softer woods than oak or would you have to adjust any of the stages?

@GilboysRestoration 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Dominic. It works best on heavily open grained woods, oak being the best. This process can easily be adapted to create a lime-wash effect on most woods. It would be a case of experimenting. For instance I could have sealed the limed oak and then used a white pigment powder, diluted with a little wood oil, to create a translucent wash effect over the surface. I also could have stained the oak to a darker colour, lightly sealing it as I demonstrated and then grain filled it. The result being a stronger contrast between the wood surface and the white highlighted grain. This technique of grain filling has been interpreted in many different ways for centuries. It comes in and out of fashion as with most things. 😀 Kind regards Simon

@karenbevens9163 2 жыл бұрын

Hi. I found this so therapeutic to watch and the steps were brilliant, I’ve got a table that’s oak that I would love to have a go at!!!!!!!! Can I use the Liberon liming wax I’ve used in the past on a mirror? Thanks so much. Karen

@GilboysRestoration 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Karen. Thanks for your kind comments. Yes you can use the liming wax in exactly the same way. 🙂 Good luck. Simon.

@karenbevens9163 2 жыл бұрын

@@GilboysRestoration Im just really nervous at doing it, and having a go, and how much I need to sand it first which is messy in my dining room!!!!!!!!!! It’s just a bit too orange and I love lighter wood……. Am I best putting the liming wax on with wire wool & rubbing off with a cloth. I am such a beginner at 55!!!!!!!!!!!

@GilboysRestoration 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Karen Yes, sanding in your house is always going to be messy. One way of making it lighter (whiter) is by not sealing the surface after you have opened up the grain: By skipping the sealing the liming paste wax attaches itself to the areas outside of the open pores. Giving the general surface area a lime wash effect. (don't use wire wool to apply the liming wax. It may leave wire wool fragments in your finish. Use a cloth instead)

@karenbevens9163 2 жыл бұрын

@@GilboysRestoration Thank you so so much, I wasn’t expecting you to reply again to me!!!!!!!!!!!!! Women have all these great ideas and a picture in my head of how I want it to look!!!!!!!!! But it’s getting that effect I want and not knowing what to get or do!!!!!!!! I’m now thinking more of the driftwood type limed wash effect but didn’t really want to put a stain on it first incase it’s the wrong colour, You know like the light ish brown , white in the grain, farmhouse look. Hahaha. So sorry about me asking you all these things!!!!!!!! Many Thanks again, I really appreciate your time ………..

@TheJewbecca Жыл бұрын

So curious why the traditional method is plaster of paris and not actually lime?

@GilboysRestoration Жыл бұрын

It's a great question. Of which I don't know the answer. 😳 Does anyone else know?

@DomenicoSanna-tn1ym Жыл бұрын

Novice here! For a smaller, less intricate piece, is all that stripping strictly necessary? Can the old finish not just be sanded off with a power sander to achieve the same effect? Just seems that three coats of stripper takes a lot of time for you to then have to sand it afterwards as well.

@qutaybaalmerie683 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice .. I felt as if I am with you in the workshop.. many I ask if I need to change the colour to grey when can I apply it ? Would it be varnish ?

@GilboysRestoration 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Yaman. When you say change the colour to a grey? You can paint it, once its stripped and you've opened up the grain. ( be careful not to fill the grain with excess paint) and then lime wash it for a contemporary finish. ✅

@user-cq3oh8eq3n 9 ай бұрын

"Liming wax" sounds like you would not be able to apply any top finishes over it. Is there any type of Liming Paste that would allow that? In other words, anything that would be compatible with further staining and nitro or other top coat for sealing everything.

@philippakipling4860 Жыл бұрын

Can this be done with pine doors too?

@GilboysRestoration Жыл бұрын

Yes you can limewash pine but it has no open grain for the plaster of paris to fill. So it's more like a limewash effect. (I wouldn't use the wire brush technique on pine) ✅

@carolinasuarezdominguez3974 Жыл бұрын

Please ,polish ??????? No encuentro traducción Es para limpiar ,es una cera ?????? Estoy desesperada Lo entiendo todo menos el sellado Es goma Laca clara y ?????? 😅🙏

@elainebutterworth8051 Жыл бұрын

Hi Simon, I recently acquired an early Ambrose Heal oak chest which originally had a limed finish but there's nothing left of that now. If I wanted to re-lime it would I need to strip it back to bare wood as you have done with the fireplace surround? and are there risks for a beginner? (I understand this is quite a valuable piece) Thank you again for sharing your knowledge. 😊

@GilboysRestoration 11 ай бұрын

Hi Elaine. Can you send me a few images of it. simon@gilboys.co.uk. ✅

@fy_ldn 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video and the most detailed online! Thank you. The finish is superb. Would you recommend the same polish for a dining table or would you use something else (that is perhaps even more durable)? Thanks again

@GilboysRestoration 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Frederick. Thank you. on a dining table I would apply a few coats of clear hard wax oil and then wax it. It will make it much more durable. :-)

@fy_ldn 2 жыл бұрын

@@GilboysRestoration Thank you for your advice :)

@jomercer21113 2 жыл бұрын

I have to turn up the speakers to hear your narration, but then get blasted out of my chair when the music starts! it's aggravating to have to keep turning the volume up and down.

@GilboysRestoration 2 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry that the video aggravates you. Sorry.

@Codydoggy 2 жыл бұрын

Why don’t you use sanding machines🤔

@GilboysRestoration 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Cathy. Because I wanted control of the sanding direction. I’ll explain.. When I sand with a block I’m following the direction of the grain with the sandpaper. Mechanical sanders tend to sand in a circular motion and I was avoiding this by hand sanding. I start with a relatively course paper but because I was sanding in the direction of the grain it is far less aggressive than an orbital sander. I have much greater control of my actions. I hope this helps to explain. Cheers Simon.