How to Refinish Your Mom's Old Dining Table

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How to Refinish Your Mom's Old Dining Table - Golden Oak to Modern

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Күн бұрын

In this video, I bring new life to a tired, old oak dining table that had been discarded. I repair a broken leg, remove the old finish, sand, stain, paint, and apply polyurethane. If you've ever considered refinishing an old piece of furniture, this video will help!
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@gabriel432 Жыл бұрын

Lost my mind when I say you spray painting right next to your car.

@jessesmithchannel Жыл бұрын

No worries. It's my wife's car 😉

@kristiball8045 5 ай бұрын

🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️

@kimcavagna2082 10 ай бұрын

I like how you did the project with the basics and still as beautiful as someone using expensive air sprayer.

@jessesmithchannel 10 ай бұрын

Thanks! I've used sprayers in the past for other projects. For me, they're not worth the hassle to set up and clean up, unless the project is much larger.

@motosnav339 Жыл бұрын

Nice video, not sure I would spray paint right next to my car though 😅

@jessesmithchannel Жыл бұрын

I make sure to keep a fine coat of dirt on the car, so no paint can stick to it 😂😬

@motosnav339 Жыл бұрын

@@jessesmithchannel I assumed there was a method to the madness lol

@Frank020 5 ай бұрын

No worries: That falls under the Comprehensive part of your insurance policy. 😁😁Minus the deductible.

@sarahdee374 Жыл бұрын

Holy table Batman! I think this is my exact oak table. I bought it unfinished 20 years ago and finished it with poly (or something similar) and have used it every day since. It's been great. The leaf mechanism has broken though, one of the cogs is jammed . I'm preparing to downsize and will sell or donate it. It looks identical.

@jessesmithchannel Жыл бұрын

It seems like EVERYONE has owned this table or lived in a house with it at some point. I bet you could fix that cog pretty easily.

@sarahdee374 Жыл бұрын

@@jessesmithchannel Thanks for the vote of confidence. I'm aging a bit and can't work underneath or safely turn it over to figure it out. Thus the downsizing, and plans to move to an apartment. It's OK, I live in the woods with lots of wildlife, coyotes, bears, raccoons, turkeys, rats etc. I'm ready to be in a less challenging situation. Want a twin back up table? Nice job refinishing yours.

@jessesmithchannel Жыл бұрын

I think we are all set with this one, but thanks for the offer. Best of luck with the downsizing.

@sarahdee374 Жыл бұрын

@@jessesmithchannel Just jokin' Jesse. Take care.

@SandraWheeler-ku5bk 3 ай бұрын

I just got a solid oak table similar to this one for free off market place and I think this is exactly how im going to refinish it.

@jessesmithchannel 3 ай бұрын

Love it! Hope the video helps.

@johnmayleas5614 22 күн бұрын

Great job. I like your helper!

@jessesmithchannel 22 күн бұрын

Thanks! She's pretty cool

@darrienmayfield4158 Жыл бұрын

This transformation came out great! Great job man

@jessesmithchannel Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words!

@rockshot100 Жыл бұрын

At first I thought the mocha was entirely too dark, but it came out a good brown, not the orange undertone. It cover all those stripes or minimized them. If you wanted to give this a hand rubbed finish, you could buff with a very fine steel wool and then use a paste wax, like Johnson's paste wax. Can't prove it but the wax helps safeguard against water marks, and adds a nice sheen. Great job.

@jessesmithchannel Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I do like a good hand rubbed finish, but I've already hit this one with multiple coats of triple-thick polyurethane.

@rockshot100 Жыл бұрын

@@jessesmithchannel It will still look hand rubbed, I only use poly, then very light rub with fine steel wool, and then finish with the wax. It will work. I do it all the time. There is a very slight difference, but you will notice the feel and sheen. Thanks for a great vid.

@eastern_box_turtle 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing. ❤

@jessesmithchannel 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 😁

@KhaledEladem-vj3un Жыл бұрын

Ur a real master I give u 10/10

@jessesmithchannel Жыл бұрын

🙏🏼🙏🏼

@flytheskymyway 2 ай бұрын

Wife: Honey, I can seem to clean this road grime of the side of the vehicle. Husband: you need to be careful not to drive on fresh white painted road lines! 😮

@jessesmithchannel 2 ай бұрын

🧐🤔🤐🤷🏼‍♂️

@chicka0160 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for the tutorial! I need advice about the top coat. I’ve applied one coat, now do I need to sand with 220 and apply another top coat? Repeat as necessary?? I’m using the same poly as you did.

@jessesmithchannel 3 ай бұрын

I believe that I did three coats, with a very light sand with 220 between (hand sanded, not with the random orbital power sander)

@cdavenpuerto1 9 ай бұрын

Love that! I was wondering if you had to sand and or prime the legs before you spray painted?

@jessesmithchannel 9 ай бұрын

Thanks! I could have, but I opted not to sand them. I only used one coat of the spray paint, and it's held up surprisingly well... Even with abuse from my kiddos.

@gingerdunn6590 Жыл бұрын

It is very nice but I liked it better when it was natural wood I've always wanted a table like that.

@jessesmithchannel Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ginger. Everyone has their own preferences. It was pretty beat up originally. It could easily have just gotten a coat of polyurethane after stripping/sanding and looked great.

@lethamorris9612 Жыл бұрын

The spray paint (over spray) painted your hub cap and back corner panel of your car dude

@jessesmithchannel Жыл бұрын

Nah, that's dirt from my in-law's farm roads. Does look like white paint tho. I've washed the car since, and there's zero paint residue.

@try44 Жыл бұрын

Never considered taking a table apart to work on the tabletop on my hands and knees. I imagine it is easier to scrape and sand a tabletop when it's at table height. But I've never tried it on the floor so what do I know.

@jessesmithchannel Жыл бұрын

Didn't want to add stress to the newly-repaired base. Plus I was working on the table and leaf, and painting the base.

@Lecon60 Жыл бұрын

I have a Keller table. I stripped it 5 years ago. Doing it again, just to see.

@jessesmithchannel Жыл бұрын

Love to hear it. Best of luck.

@makaratep3674 Жыл бұрын

Could you list down all the paint you used for this project. Thank.

@jessesmithchannel 10 ай бұрын

I'll have to go back and put a list together.

@sarahjaneguralski1644 4 ай бұрын

Did you have to sand the legs and the base or did you only spray paint those

@jessesmithchannel 4 ай бұрын

I lightly sanded, to help the paint adhere better, but I didn't strip them down.

@ajohnsonhpseagles Жыл бұрын

How long do you leave the stripper on before you scrape it off? I'm in the process of gumming up a bunch of sanding disks and this looks like a better option!

@jessesmithchannel Жыл бұрын

I don't honestly recall how long exactly. I followed the directions on the bottle and added a few minutes because I got distracted. 😅

@livylou227 4 күн бұрын

You can also use a lacquer thinner and steel wool after scraping your stripper to take off extra residue

@sheilafae Жыл бұрын

I’ve never used spray chalk paint. Does it need a topcoat? If so, what did you use?

@jessesmithchannel Жыл бұрын

I don't think it needs a topcoat... However, since I have two small kiddos, I used the water based polyurethane on the table base as well.

@christopherperry4494 7 ай бұрын

What is your think using waterbase vs oil base?

@jessesmithchannel 7 ай бұрын

I don't like the ambering effect of oil base polyurethane. I prefer the color to remain clear, which the water base option offers.

@jlemmink 6 ай бұрын

Did you get white spray paint on your red car????

@jessesmithchannel 6 ай бұрын

Definitely not... That's my wife's car ;)

@kathyrobertson4493 3 ай бұрын

How much did that free table cost you after you had to repaint your car?

@jessesmithchannel 3 ай бұрын

It's my wife's car, so no worries 😅

@kathyrobertson4493 3 ай бұрын

@@jessesmithchannel Good one.🤣

@jameselloko6365 Жыл бұрын

@Jesse smith do u really have to put paint stripper can I just sand it

@jessesmithchannel Жыл бұрын

You can just sand, but stripping off the top layer saves from gumming up a bunch of sanding discs with the old topcoat.

@jameselloko6365 Жыл бұрын

@@jessesmithchannel kool thank you

@jameselloko6365 Жыл бұрын

Oh I forgot to tell what grit u used to sand

@jameselloko6365 Жыл бұрын

And on the stain did u wipe off with rag

@jessesmithchannel Жыл бұрын

@@jameselloko6365 80/120/220 grit progression, and wiped the stain on and then the excess off, per the instructions on the can

@aprilsue7072 Жыл бұрын

Very nice. But you need a work bench so you don't have to on your hands and knees.

@jessesmithchannel Жыл бұрын

I've actually built a really cool work bench, with a flip top miter saw and integrated table saw. Unfortunately, it's covered with junk at the moment 😅

@bonniewanhala432 3 ай бұрын

is that an oil-based stain?

@jessesmithchannel 3 ай бұрын

Yep. Oil based stain, allowed to fully cure, and then water based polyurethane (doesn't turn yellow, like oil based polyurethane)

@justinburris4077 9 ай бұрын

what grit did you sand with?

@jessesmithchannel 9 ай бұрын

I believe I used 120 grit after stripping the old finish. I may have also hit it with 220 to finish.

@isaactungate6669 2 ай бұрын

Thought was a diy video and then you start trying to sell me a T-shirt!

@jessesmithchannel 2 ай бұрын

Gotta get that swag. Easy to skip ahead if you're not interested.

@eldachaparro9809 9 ай бұрын

Explain ur process more than just doing it

@jessesmithchannel 9 ай бұрын

What part would you like more explanation for?

@ultimatefeat Жыл бұрын

I love how the stripper did fuck all, as is tradition.

@jessesmithchannel Жыл бұрын

Pretty much. Just made a goopy mess, but it did save me from a few hours of gumming up sanding disks.

@jim_ward 6 ай бұрын

You blew it when you painted the base white.

@jessesmithchannel 6 ай бұрын

What would you have done with the base?

@jim_ward 6 ай бұрын

@@jessesmithchannel Left it natural

@jessesmithchannel 6 ай бұрын

Golden oak base with a dark top? Stripping the finish off the curvy base and sanding well enough for stain would have taken a ton of extra effort.