pkinneb Posted July 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2022 Used 220 sandpaper and steel wool on the first coat Then vacuumed up the table and took the chair out to blow of the residue After wiping everything down I put on the second coat Next up I will steel wool again and then the first coat of black 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted July 13, 2022 Report Share Posted July 13, 2022 I haven’t seen blue-line prints in a longtime. What’s the story behind these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pkinneb Posted July 14, 2022 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted July 14, 2022 On 7/12/2022 at 10:58 PM, Coop said: I haven’t seen blue-line prints in a longtime. What’s the story behind these? Those are for a boat that I have been wanting to build but have yet to...some day After a light going over with steel wool in preparation for the black I saw a couple of imperfections that were bugging me on the back spindles. While the chair was comfortable it was not as comfortable as the one Greg had in his shop so I got out a scraper and cleaned them up ultimately perfecting the round portion and I am really glad I did as now the chair feels perfect to me. The bad news is it has pushed back the first black coat a day but oh well. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pkinneb Posted July 15, 2022 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted July 15, 2022 First coat of black on tonight Oh and an oh SH$% moment!! Luckily I had made enough for both coats and caught the container with enough to finish this coat On another note I am really starting to appreciate my Fuji Sprayer this is a lot of work, not hard, but i'll probably have 12 to 15 hours in on the 7 coats of finish alone. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted July 15, 2022 Report Share Posted July 15, 2022 Are you planning 7 coates of paint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pkinneb Posted July 16, 2022 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted July 16, 2022 On 7/15/2022 at 9:13 AM, Mark J said: Are you planning 7 coats of paint? 2 coats red, 2 coats black, and 3 coats mineral spirts/boiled linseed oil/varnish mixed 1/1/2 for top coat I am following Peter Galbert's process. He has a series on Vimeo for like $35ish 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pkinneb Posted July 17, 2022 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 Got the first coat of black knocked down with a pad then blew it off with compressed air before applying the second coat. This process makes a much smaller mess if you do it outside. Second coats on. Everything but the pine seat looks good may have to do a third coat of black on it, I'll know for sure tomorrow. Then I mixed up the top coat so that its ready to go. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pkinneb Posted July 18, 2022 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 So decided to do a 3rd coat on the seat and a couple spots on the continuous arm Here is what I am going for Here are pics where I am not quite satisfied Ok now I am really done with the milk paint BTW you really need anti foam additive to get a good finish, this is what it looks like when you forget it. Just a couple drops mixed in and all the bubbles disappear One final light wipe down with 3000 grit ...and now the first coat of top coat Definitely pops in person definitely better then in this pic. I will try to get some better pics when done which should be in a couple days. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pkinneb Posted July 19, 2022 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 Man what a difference a day and another coat make... All the prep work is paying off this chair is really starting to look good! Tomorrow I will buff it out with 0000 steel wool before I apply the final coat 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 WOW! You nailed it! You finessed the milk paint perfectly. Will you be sharing the note to your aunt with us? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 The difference between the first and second topcoat. It is really starting to show some beauty. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pkinneb Posted July 19, 2022 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 On 7/18/2022 at 9:36 PM, Coop said: WOW! You nailed it! You finessed the milk paint perfectly. Will you be sharing the note to your aunt with us? Pretty straight forward and simple but here it is. More just so those in the future know who it was made for and by who. I can't wait for her reaction she is going to flip, hopefully I can get a picture of that Her and my uncle are two of my biggest role models and always have been, they are great people who set by example. They basically taught me how to treat people without ever saying a word about it. On 7/19/2022 at 11:21 AM, Chet said: The difference between the first and second topcoat. It is really starting to show some beauty. Thanks Chet! Not going to lie I was a bit down after the first coat but man now it really looks good and I can't wait to finish it up over the next couple days. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pkinneb Posted July 4, 2023 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted July 4, 2023 Continuous arm Windsor rocker take two... I went back to Greg Pennington's school and made another Windsor rocker this time for our house. While I was really proud of the first one definitely some improvement here mainly just quicker to the finish now that I had a little experience. One area that turned out much better was the grooves in the continuous arm my first one was ok but not great this one is much better. I will finish this the same as the first but will wait to finish my shave horse seat as so I can finish them both at the same time. Oh and it was 100 degrees and 80% humidity so to hot to leave the chair in the car I got a couple strange looks in the hotel lobby but whatever 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chet Posted July 4, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 4, 2023 On 7/4/2023 at 2:22 PM, pkinneb said: I got a couple strange looks in the hotel lobby You should of just told them that you wanted something that was well made and comfortable to sit in while you were in your room. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Immortan D Posted July 5, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 5, 2023 On 7/4/2023 at 7:12 PM, Chet said: You should of just told them that you wanted something that was well made and comfortable to sit in while you were in your room. Or just talk to the chair, pretend your grandma is sitting on it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chestnut Posted July 5, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 5, 2023 That is a great looking chair. Good choice on not leaving it to it's fate in the car. The odd looks weren't judgement just admiration of a fine piece of furniture . 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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