What Did You Do In The Garden?

[flowerbug]

Steve it can be cleaned try it, goop cost under $4

also, remember for some antiques the major part of value is the original patina...

 

[digitS']

Well, ya know ... I was commenting on the difference between tar and nicotine ...

Nicotine is an alkaloid, which Wikipedia tells us is a word derived from the Arabic for "ashes of plants." Tobacco ashes have nicotine and other alkaloids in them. I could be wrong but it probably isn't the nicotine in tobacco smoke that is staining. It's the tar.

Other alkaloids are things like strychnine and morphine ...

Tar is tar, although tobacco tar might special. Goop is for external use, of course.

Steve

 

[Nyboy]

Good point flowers you need to know difference between patina and dirt

 

[Nyboy]

It is very interesting how old money vs new money treat antiques. Old money wants the age to show peeling paint, starches, dings and dents left alone. New money wants the piece to look brand new no matter how old, they will totally refinish the piece to look perfect

 

[ducks4you]

also, remember for some antiques the major part of value is the original patina...

I think it's a matter of choice. Our family enjoys keeping and using family antiques. If you are looking for the highest value you need to treat the piece like it lives in a museum.
@Nyboy, thanks for the link!

 

[flowerbug]

when rescueing furniture from the dumpsters sometimes you do come across some actual worthy antiques. nothing i ever rescued deserved fine treatment, so i'd scrub off the dust/dirt, fill in the scratches with wood filler and then sand and paint it. for a few $ new looking furniture.

all this talk about furniture reminds me i need to fix some wobbly chairs... while i'm thinking of it...

 

[ducks4you]

These pieces were office furniture, all used but not really abused. The SA doesn't see their value and was suggesting that they be thrown in the trash. DD disagreed.
Only the wooden coat rack has any real damage, on the bottom and it needs 3/4 metal hooks replaced.
I will try to get some pictures.

 

[Nyboy]

For a year I had my eye out for a coat rack, can not touch for under $100 here yard sale find $35 needs lot of work

 

[ducks4you]

OMGosh!! IT looks identical to my DD's coat rack! I will have to post pictures after they clean theirs up.

 

[Nyboy]

If you look on ebay they go for a couple hundred dollars. This one was priced $90 I talked them down got to love a good yard sale