How To Strip and Refinish Ercol Furniture

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4 жыл бұрын

Professional antique furniture restorer Simon Gilboy describes in detail how to strip the old finish off of an Ercol coffee table, refinish and polish with a beeswax wood polish.
The table has been varnished and over-french-polished. The finishes have deteriorated to such an extent that the only remedy is to strip it all back to bare elm wood and refinish it from scratch.
YOU WILL NEED:
- Protective gloves, glasses and mask
- Solvent or paint stripper
- An old cut-down 2" paint brush (to apply the stripper)
- Roller tray (to catch the waste finish)
- Wallpaper or cabinet scraper (Buy from Gilboys: bit.ly/47Hriky)
- Grade 4 coarse wire wool
- 100, 120, 180 and 320/400 grit sand paper
- Methylated spirits/denatured alcohol and acetic acid/pickling vinegar (to neutralise the surface)
- Household sponge
- Finishing oil - ( Buy online :bit.ly/3IMIw7l )
- Gilboy's 'pure gold' beeswax wood polish: bit.ly/2LRC3ds
- 0000 grade ultra-soft wire wool: bit.ly/31XBmVq
- Pure cotton buffing cloth with an open weave: bit.ly/31WRYgi
SECTIONS
Stripping: 0:49
Cleaning Back: 4:32
Sanding: 10:30
Neutralising: 16:25
Flattening the grain: 19:22
Oil Finishing: 21:00 ( Buy online :bit.ly/3IMIw7l )
De-Nib: 24:40
Waxing: 29:13
Buffing: 31:55

Пікірлер: 210

@binghobson7122 3 жыл бұрын

A joy to watch a skilled craftsman at work!

@Bangkokguitar Жыл бұрын

Well ,you certainly have the life where you're at. Going to work in by an old train station, working on old furniture and just enjoying your passion in an atmosphere that augments your day. Good for you! Makes me happy to watch you.

@lochlainnmacneill2870 3 жыл бұрын

Another great video. I'm a retired upholsterer/ French polisher worked in an antique dealers for years, now 72 years old and love you approach.

@kerrymcilwaine 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant, I have exactly the same coffee table to restore (and sideboard and dining table and 6 chairs) which my parents bought in 1958 and which my father varnished many years ago.

@tracy6998 2 жыл бұрын

Great videos Simon.

@posytilly5726 2 жыл бұрын

After watching this video for 2 years I finally have my hands on an ercol coffee table like this. I cant wait to follow the video

@buzzbee1251 Жыл бұрын

It is an absolute pleasure to watch a craftsman as work.

@edhook2239 3 жыл бұрын

Seeing how it looked at the start of the show and how it looked finished amazing

@MarkGarth 4 жыл бұрын

Really enjoy your videos. They are entertaining as well as informative and educational in the real world sense.

@RozaMariaMavromati 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the very informative video, it's great seeing someone enjoying their work so much. What a great result, too!

@davidvestey6014 Жыл бұрын

Superb advice. Our table now looks fabulous again!

@andrewrayner9339

Picking up ercol table chairs and sideboard, from damp garage, table fairly OK, sideboard, drawers swelled blackened. Never done any wood restoration before but your channel gives me the confidence to have a go. 👍🏻

@stevemichael8458 2 жыл бұрын

Came to KZfaq looking for general refinishing tips. This is the exact Ercol table I am wanting to refinish! Thanks for making it easy for me!

@roseenglish7923 2 жыл бұрын

I thoroughly enjoyed watching you do all that hard work. Finished table is beautiful.

@grantmiles649 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Simon, amazing video. I picked up a 1959 Ercol chair during the week, from an antiques warehouse. The condition made me think it’d been used in a school for years, as it was covered in all sorts of stuff and had multiple finishes that had let go. Didn’t think it would be salvageable but followed all of these steps and it looks great now! Totally worth the time. It’s made me want to do more as well 😃👍🏻