Breaking out my new LS130 on a resotration Project - Midcentury Modern

[anthonyz]

Picked up this Mid-century modern piece the other day and it was fully Painted red with a brush. Underneath is Oak, Walnut and Burl. What were they thinking? This will be a rewarding project. Just picked up some walnut veneer to repair damaged and chipped veneer on sides. The LS130 has been great for cleaning up this unit.

This is how it came to me.
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Laying it out to start working it.
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The Drawers the painted, which is in the next phase of stripping down.
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The Dresser carcass after stripping off Red paint.
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[copcarcollector]

Without that paint, its a beautiful piece. Looking forward to seeing the final project. Thanks for sharing--

 

[bkharman]

Curious Anthony. What did that set you back to pick up?  I have been thinking about hitting up some estate sales lately and looking for gems like this.

I am not a shopper, so I have no clue what to look for.

Cheers. And look forward to seeing the rest of your updates. Bryan.

 

[anthonyz]

Curious Anthony. What did that set you back to pick up?  I have been thinking about hitting up some estate sales lately and looking for gems like this.

I am not a shopper, so I have no clue what to look for.

Cheers. And look forward to seeing the rest of your updates. Bryan.

I think I paid a great price. was $125 but needs a lot of TLC.

 

[TheMarvelousOne]

Awesome! What's your method on stripping the paint? Products too? My wife ruined an awesome midcentury piece while I was gone on vacation and I'm thinking bringing it back to normal.

 

[anthonyz]

Awesome! What's your method on stripping the paint? Products too? My wife ruined an awesome midcentury piece while I was gone on vacation and I'm thinking bringing it back to normal.

I used Blue Bear Soy stripper (formally Sol-Gel), Works great and not toxic. Then fine sanding. It can be a little pricey at up to $27 a quart, but was enough to finish a 6' credenza. Here is the Final Piece.

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[Jamestoolie]

Awesome! What's your method on stripping the paint? Products too? My wife ruined an awesome midcentury piece while I was gone on vacation and I'm thinking bringing it back to normal.

Project turned out great.  Was this purchase a total gamble or did you suspect awesomeness under the red paint? 

I used Blue Bear Soy stripper (formally Sol-Gel), Works great and not toxic. Then fine sanding. It can be a little pricey at up to $27 a quart, but was enough to finish a 6' credenza. Here is the Final Piece.

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[ear3]

What were they thinking indeed!  Great job with the restoration.

 

[anthonyz]

What were they thinking indeed!  Great job with the restoration.

I know, totally crazy. Since posting this on my Facebook, have had 4 people interested. But decided to keep this for myself for now.

 

[Tayler_mann]

Why would anyone ever paint that piece. I don't understand how the term restored means painted with extremely bad visible brush strokes.

That is one cool old dresser, where did you find it? That would have been expensive in its day I bet it has an awesome history.

 

[anthonyz]

Why would anyone ever paint that piece. I don't understand how the term restored means painted with extremely bad visible brush strokes.

That is one cool old dresser, where did you find it? That would have been expensive in its day I bet it has an awesome history.

I found it on a local Modern Furniture group I belong to on Facebook. Found a similar one on a Modern Furniture sales site for about $2500. With the cost of the New LS130 I got to work on it, and other materials to clean up and refinish, total I paid was about $600. Circa 1960's about a 50 year old piece.

 

[JeremyH.]

It looks so nice that it's hard to imagine why it was painted red [mad].

Although some legs that are not 1960's would be nice. Something square, probably at the edges.

 

[mike_aa]

[member=34574]anthonyz[/member]

Do you have any idea when it was actually made and/or a maker?  What I find curious is the blond accents.  I was wondering if it was more of a transitional thing where they borrowed from the blond furniture of the 50's and added the walnut and form of the 60's. 

It's a great piece and you did an excellent job restoring it.  Thanks for all the pictures!

Mike A.

 

[anthonyz]

[member=34574]anthonyz[/member]

Do you have any idea when it was actually made and/or a maker?  What I find curious is the blond accents.  I was wondering if it was more of a transitional thing where they borrowed from the blond furniture of the 50's and added the walnut and form of the 60's. 

It's a great piece and you did an excellent job restoring it.  Thanks for all the pictures!

Mike A.

It's a Lane Furniture piece from the 1960's. I have no idea what year. I think the blond wood was probably stained so it wasn't as contrasty as it is without stain. I like the contrast, as the elements of the woodwork standout.

 

[bobbobbob]

I found one pic of your model... Just think if it wasn't for some knucklehead with red paint, you wouldn't have the two gems, the Lane and the LS130! Great job!

 

[mrFinpgh]

This is a fantastic restoration.

[member=34574]anthonyz[/member] - I may need to bug you with some questions about how you finished this and touched up the veneer.  I just picked up a Lane highboy of a similar era and it needs some TLC.  At $50, I won't complain.  8)

 

[anthonyz]

This is a fantastic restoration.

[member=34574]anthonyz[/member] - I may need to bug you with some questions about how you finished this and touched up the veneer.  I just picked up a Lane highboy of a similar era and it needs some TLC.  At $50, I won't complain.  8)

I started with a soy based finish remover Light sanding. Then I pieced in some veneer to repair those areas (best I could). Post your project, Always nice to see how people tackle a refinishing project.

 

[mrFinpgh]

I've got about 1/4 of a gallon of that stuff in my basement after stripping a few windows.  I don't know if I'll need it for this one.  It's not painted, just in rough shape.

Did you have any trouble with sanding through the veneer?  I've got a Lane Acclaim coffee table that I'm hesitant to refinish because I've read the veneer is extremely thin on those.

What did you use for a finish? 

Somehow, I've got a lot of different projects in motion right now.  In addition to my non-woodworking,income-producing job.  I should be picking the dresser up on Friday, so hopefully I'll get some photos up this weekend!

 

[anthonyz]

I've got about 1/4 of a gallon of that stuff in my basement after stripping a few windows.  I don't know if I'll need it for this one.  It's not painted, just in rough shape.

Did you have any trouble with sanding through the veneer?  I've got a Lane Acclaim coffee table that I'm hesitant to refinish because I've read the veneer is extremely thin on those.

What did you use for a finish? 

Somehow, I've got a lot of different projects in motion right now.  In addition to my non-woodworking,income-producing job.  I should be picking the dresser up on Friday, so hopefully I'll get some photos up this weekend!

Take care not to sand through. The Soy stripper took up most of the original finish, then only needed a light sanding so I didn't take off much, just cleaned up the surface. I refinished with a clear lacquer.