Mid Century Dining Set Restoration - Part 2 - The Table

Refinishing a heavily damaged MCM dining table including handling difficult stains, open grain and color issues.
The chairs are restored here • Mid-Century Dining Set...

[@MrZavy08]

Such a beautiful job! It gives me inspiration! I have a nearly identical set, inherited from my inlaws. They bought it after their home was destroyed by a tornado in 1966. The table is in near-perfect condition--two of the leaves are drop-leaves and then there are three more leaves. But the chairs--oh my! I've re-covered the seats once in the 20 years we've had them, but they now need a total overhaul. I had considered buying new ones, but you've given me new hope! Heck, I'm only 70--I could get another 20 years out of them!!

[@pearlllg]

Lovely job! I’m always amazed when I see a piece of furniture that I think is way beyond saving and you make it look fabulous!

[@jill552]

👍🏻 I always think I want to refinish furniture until I watch the process. I’ll just watch you do it. Not enough patience. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@LostMountainRestoration]

Believe me, I understand. This one took it out of me to be honest. I was glad when it was done.

[@ginawhite4548]

Just looking at the table and thin veneer from the beginning YOU DID AN AMAZINGLY AWESOME JOB!

[@edcrego396]

Must had missed this one well done man we miss you I hope all is well

[@martinebangs6520]

Great work Larry...

[@misterfinerthings]

Terrific work as always Larry. I didn't understand why someone would want to keep the table until your explanation at the end :-)

[@alanatolstad4824]

I've been watching the weather report for your area.

[@jamestongas3554]

Awesome job as always. Great skill to blend and feather in the color. 👍👍👍

[@czeidman8908]

Wow! 2 videos in 1day,fantastic!! You did an incredible job on the chairs and table. Talk about tedious though!

[@LostMountainRestoration]

I'd be lying if I didn't admit this one took it out of me.

[@vtran1978]

As usual - nice job. The dining set is not by Broyhill but part of the Perspecta line by Kent Coffey - similar lines but not exactly.

[@bluedragon0123]

Nice use of the word "ameliorated!"

[@ellisc.foleyjr9778]

great save Larry. gotta love oxalic acid. it did a good job on that urine stain. . Thanks for shaoreing

[@shaynelowther8893]

Nice job.

[@bubba8]

Such a gracious man and excellent craftsman.

[@helenaneumann1872]

Great job!

[@markschumacher4172]

Nice job! Glad to see you back with a new video.

[@LostMountainRestoration]

Thank you. The shop got very busy over the last 6 months or so and I really needed to put my head down and get to work. I'll post new videos as the projects allow. Best regards.

[@GaryCantello]

Hey Larry good to see you back again. As usual a awesome 👌👍 job

[@kathysims8124]

Looks great!!!

[@52memor]

SUPERB Larry !!!!!!!! stay safe

[@stevesteves8915]

Excellent job, Larry! Look forward to the next one!

[@kaybonette]

So nice to see you back. A great job as always.

[@ldianehigley3287]

Been waiting and watching for you to return--love your work! You give so many wonderful pointers, thanks.

[@petestaint8312]

Holy crap! Fantastic job. 👍

[@LostMountainRestoration]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@bradpatterson1325]

G'day mate , you did a top job there , can't wait to see what you do next 😎, take care mate

[@LostMountainRestoration]

Thanks 👍

[@anthonychavez3742]

larry thank you for sharing knowledge wth us, keep them coming....

[@eladbagan7932]

Great job (as always). I also tell clients when I restore their furniture that I will do the best I can to make it look good and close to original, but there are some things that you can't make them disappear.

[@danpiekarek1488]

more please

[@Yellow.Dog.]

Very nice work. It's nice to see the compassion you show in your restorations. Thanks for posting. ATB, Bill

[@ceb964]

Fantastic work Larry, I love watching the miracles you create with these disastrous pieces; be well and stay safe, all the best from Bodrum Turkey.

[@juliewohlfarth9627]

You did an incredible job restoring the table! I'm new at this - but wondering if it would be possible to stain the top darker to conceal the stain completely? I understand keeping it lighter esthetically but wondering if this is even possible? Love the finished product!

[@corydriver7634]

Peroxide will significantly reduce pet urine odor from fabric, I don’t know how it would work on wood or how it would react with any oxalic acid residue. Just a though.

[@SuzanaBehmer]

Congratulations!!! Such an amazing job! Good to see your posts again !!!

[@LostMountainRestoration]

Thank you so much!!

[@bobcrabb2310]

Really enjoy watching and learning from your video's , I'm restoring a 1956 Lane cedar chest and I'm attempting to color match the "Blonde " color.. Just wondering if you have a video on this ? Thank you in advance !

[@LostMountainRestoration]

I don't, however I did a set of Heywood Wakefield tables using a prepared product. Take a look at those videos and if you contact the folks at werefinish.net, they can help you with that.

[@bobcrabb2310]

Thank you so much !!

[@ricksolari9570]

Great job, but I have to ask: given the weakness of the used furniture market, would you ever put that kind of time into a similar project and expect to turn a decent profit? Even if the set cost you only, say, $100?

[@LostMountainRestoration]

This set would have produced a profit as it was MCM. MCM style furniture still has a relatively strong demand here. Thanks for watching!

[@ttall6136]

Just found your channel ☺️ I bought a Broyhill 1966 something?? It's a table with 3 leaves and 4 chairs. It needs refinished in the middle of the table is a small 1/2 inch burn mark into the wood. It appears someone tried sand it because I can feel a slight indentation. Hope I can fix that ? Anyway HOW do I tell what model of table I have ? It's oval ? The chair look sorta like the cane back ones but no cane just wood. I've looked everywhere !!! Hopefully I can get maybe even a small clue from you ? Thanks new sub

[@wileycoyotesr8623]

Absolutely fascinating transformations. Question: how much would it have cost to remove the veneer and put new veneer on the entire table top and leaf, factoring in costs of how you did refinish?

[@LostMountainRestoration]

Re-veneering was my fall back option. Notice the grain runs across the table, not lengthwise. It would have required two 4X8 sheets of walnut veneer as well as some kind of edge banding which I would have been able to conform to the curved and slanted edges of the table. I decided to move forward with refinishing based on those factors as well as the fact the grain in the new veneer probably wouldn't have been as nice as what was on the table. Had I experienced any further trouble in the refinishing process, I would have suggested re-veneering. As far as labor cost it would have been similar or even more time consuming to re-veneer and finish than to do what we did. Great question, hope this helps. Thanks for watching.

[@wileycoyotesr8623]

@@LostMountainRestoration Thank you for the thoroughly explained answer. I don't build or refinish but suspected new veneer was an option, if the original veneer could be completely removed. I think the reason for my question was based on perhaps one day eating a meal at the table and suddenly smelling urine. Seems like you've eliminated that possibly with sealants. I'm sure the young couple owning the table have watched the video and appreciate your time and extra efforts on their behalf.

[@lifeslittledelights8455]

Great job as usual! I have a question an I hope someone here might know the answer. Does oxalic acid work on mahogany? I have a mid-century french dining set and I would like to lighten the table top as it has become almost black. Many thanks and have a lovely day!

[@stjamm]

Apologies if you've dealt with this before, but how do you set the volume control knob on your gun when spraying lacquer? I've read from others that as lacquer doesn't easily drip they leave their volume control knob fully open at all times, but I've recently had mixed results with this. I'm back to having it more closed and then opening up gradually if I feel I can comfortably spray more volume without causing clouding and overspray. Just wondered what your methodology is (almost everything else i've learnt about restoring furniture has come from this channel so thought I'd ask!)

[@LostMountainRestoration]

I just do it by feel now. I really don't think about it. There are a ton of videos on KZbin regarding setting up a spray guy, perhaps they could be helpful?

[@stjamm]

@@LostMountainRestoration Thanks Larry - it's less the mechanics on setting up the gun, I've done a lot of spraying, I was more just interested in your take on set up for what is quite a specific task. I did however forsee your answer being the one you gave me! Appreciate you taking the time to respond.

[@LostMountainRestoration]

@@stjamm Sorry if my reply missed the mark. I leave the 2.2 nozzle in the gun and my flow adjustment is about 3/4 open. Again, I don't pay much attention to it and adjust what I'm doing based on how the lacquer is spraying that day. I truly feel the "recoil" of the gun and based on that feel and what I see going down I adjust from there. As long as the lacquer is going on smoothly (no "snow" and no runs), I think you will have it licked. Thanks again and best regards.

[@stjamm]

@@LostMountainRestoration It's taken me a while to see this response, but thanks so much for the insight! Very very very much appreciated. James (from the UK)