Happy Birthday, Griff!
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Happy indeed!!!
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Happy birthday! and a pat on the back from me (also for the cat) :-\
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Thank you! I got a chair from Herself, which is revolting to look at: somebody painted a Victorian Captains Chair white and covered it in "patchwork" velvet very, very badly. I'm really looking forward to ripping that cr@p off and seeing what is underneath it all ... then recovering it sympathetically, and reworking it to be my new office chair! It's really comfortable, but hideous to look at! This is the original advert picture: Please don't vomit over your keyboard[^] All the studs are fake, the "Buttons" in the back are plastic "crystal", the colours are vile, and the upholstery itself is pretty amateur. The cat likes it though: I think it's the feel of the velvet under his claws! But ... it's a heavy, solid frame, with a spring and horsehair seat, so I'm hopeful there is a good chair under that lot ... only time will tell ...:-D
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt -
Thank you! I got a chair from Herself, which is revolting to look at: somebody painted a Victorian Captains Chair white and covered it in "patchwork" velvet very, very badly. I'm really looking forward to ripping that cr@p off and seeing what is underneath it all ... then recovering it sympathetically, and reworking it to be my new office chair! It's really comfortable, but hideous to look at! This is the original advert picture: Please don't vomit over your keyboard[^] All the studs are fake, the "Buttons" in the back are plastic "crystal", the colours are vile, and the upholstery itself is pretty amateur. The cat likes it though: I think it's the feel of the velvet under his claws! But ... it's a heavy, solid frame, with a spring and horsehair seat, so I'm hopeful there is a good chair under that lot ... only time will tell ...:-D
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
Sadly Nitromors is not what it once was but even so a liquid / gel based stripper will be kinder than a heat gun, after which a progressive rub down with finer and finer wire wool (to at least 000 or even 0000) and finally a good application of wax will bring the wood up beautifully. I'd, be tempted to re-upholster in leather although that wouldn't be cheap.
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Sadly Nitromors is not what it once was but even so a liquid / gel based stripper will be kinder than a heat gun, after which a progressive rub down with finer and finer wire wool (to at least 000 or even 0000) and finally a good application of wax will bring the wood up beautifully. I'd, be tempted to re-upholster in leather although that wouldn't be cheap.
White spirit to start with, it looks like domestic wall paint rather than anything proper. Nitromors is a bit heavy duty if there is still any patina under that. Leather is what I was thinking - I've got about a hide and a half left in Burgundy but I've never tried to do the traditional "Button back" work and I suspect it'll be a challenge! It depends what I find when I take the base fabric off - it'd be really nice to find mahogany or oak under there and the weight plus the original looking castors makes me suspect I might. But anything has to be better than that velvet! :laugh:
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Thank you! I got a chair from Herself, which is revolting to look at: somebody painted a Victorian Captains Chair white and covered it in "patchwork" velvet very, very badly. I'm really looking forward to ripping that cr@p off and seeing what is underneath it all ... then recovering it sympathetically, and reworking it to be my new office chair! It's really comfortable, but hideous to look at! This is the original advert picture: Please don't vomit over your keyboard[^] All the studs are fake, the "Buttons" in the back are plastic "crystal", the colours are vile, and the upholstery itself is pretty amateur. The cat likes it though: I think it's the feel of the velvet under his claws! But ... it's a heavy, solid frame, with a spring and horsehair seat, so I'm hopeful there is a good chair under that lot ... only time will tell ...:-D
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
:wtf:
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Thank you! I got a chair from Herself, which is revolting to look at: somebody painted a Victorian Captains Chair white and covered it in "patchwork" velvet very, very badly. I'm really looking forward to ripping that cr@p off and seeing what is underneath it all ... then recovering it sympathetically, and reworking it to be my new office chair! It's really comfortable, but hideous to look at! This is the original advert picture: Please don't vomit over your keyboard[^] All the studs are fake, the "Buttons" in the back are plastic "crystal", the colours are vile, and the upholstery itself is pretty amateur. The cat likes it though: I think it's the feel of the velvet under his claws! But ... it's a heavy, solid frame, with a spring and horsehair seat, so I'm hopeful there is a good chair under that lot ... only time will tell ...:-D
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Thank you! I got a chair from Herself, which is revolting to look at: somebody painted a Victorian Captains Chair white and covered it in "patchwork" velvet very, very badly. I'm really looking forward to ripping that cr@p off and seeing what is underneath it all ... then recovering it sympathetically, and reworking it to be my new office chair! It's really comfortable, but hideous to look at! This is the original advert picture: Please don't vomit over your keyboard[^] All the studs are fake, the "Buttons" in the back are plastic "crystal", the colours are vile, and the upholstery itself is pretty amateur. The cat likes it though: I think it's the feel of the velvet under his claws! But ... it's a heavy, solid frame, with a spring and horsehair seat, so I'm hopeful there is a good chair under that lot ... only time will tell ...:-D
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
:omg: The things that people do to an innocent chair!
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Happy birthday Griff and many more
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Thank you! I got a chair from Herself, which is revolting to look at: somebody painted a Victorian Captains Chair white and covered it in "patchwork" velvet very, very badly. I'm really looking forward to ripping that cr@p off and seeing what is underneath it all ... then recovering it sympathetically, and reworking it to be my new office chair! It's really comfortable, but hideous to look at! This is the original advert picture: Please don't vomit over your keyboard[^] All the studs are fake, the "Buttons" in the back are plastic "crystal", the colours are vile, and the upholstery itself is pretty amateur. The cat likes it though: I think it's the feel of the velvet under his claws! But ... it's a heavy, solid frame, with a spring and horsehair seat, so I'm hopeful there is a good chair under that lot ... only time will tell ...:-D
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
Happy birthday, mr. Chairman! :D
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Happy Birthday Griff! (chiming in late from the left side). The chair: Sometimes ugly is really beautiful. Keep it like it is, maybe just spill some tea on it.
>64 Some days the dragon wins. Suck it up.
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Thank you! I got a chair from Herself, which is revolting to look at: somebody painted a Victorian Captains Chair white and covered it in "patchwork" velvet very, very badly. I'm really looking forward to ripping that cr@p off and seeing what is underneath it all ... then recovering it sympathetically, and reworking it to be my new office chair! It's really comfortable, but hideous to look at! This is the original advert picture: Please don't vomit over your keyboard[^] All the studs are fake, the "Buttons" in the back are plastic "crystal", the colours are vile, and the upholstery itself is pretty amateur. The cat likes it though: I think it's the feel of the velvet under his claws! But ... it's a heavy, solid frame, with a spring and horsehair seat, so I'm hopeful there is a good chair under that lot ... only time will tell ...:-D
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
Happy birthday, Paul.
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Sadly Nitromors is not what it once was but even so a liquid / gel based stripper will be kinder than a heat gun, after which a progressive rub down with finer and finer wire wool (to at least 000 or even 0000) and finally a good application of wax will bring the wood up beautifully. I'd, be tempted to re-upholster in leather although that wouldn't be cheap.
I bet he'd have preferred a "stripper" if herself would have let him... :laugh:
Mardi Gras!
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Yes. Happy birthday to a good guy :)
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Indeed, have a happy birthday! :)
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Thank you! I got a chair from Herself, which is revolting to look at: somebody painted a Victorian Captains Chair white and covered it in "patchwork" velvet very, very badly. I'm really looking forward to ripping that cr@p off and seeing what is underneath it all ... then recovering it sympathetically, and reworking it to be my new office chair! It's really comfortable, but hideous to look at! This is the original advert picture: Please don't vomit over your keyboard[^] All the studs are fake, the "Buttons" in the back are plastic "crystal", the colours are vile, and the upholstery itself is pretty amateur. The cat likes it though: I think it's the feel of the velvet under his claws! But ... it's a heavy, solid frame, with a spring and horsehair seat, so I'm hopeful there is a good chair under that lot ... only time will tell ...:-D
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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:rose: may your flesh be as eternal as your spotless mind !
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