Chair Restoration

                                        This is what the seats looked like before the restoration.

                                                

 When I got he chairs the were a pretty bad shape. I removed the seats and had to sand the chairs down. They were wobbly, so I made a few extra hole on the inside of the chair to stabilize them better.

                             I then put wood filler in the hole and sanded the rough parts smooth.
When sanding, make sure you use two types of sanding paper. Make sure one is rough to remove any unwanted rough spots and to get the majority of the old paint off. The other is a high grit level. The higher the grit level the smoother it will be, the lower the grit level the rougher it will be.

For wood, you generally want to start with 120 to 200 grit level to smooth out the surface of the piece. To finish use 320 grit for a nice smooth surface. Also, the small indentations in the surface collect dust from sanding, so when you are finished with the 320 grit take a damp cloth and wipe down the entire surface. This will remove any unwanted dust and you will find that the surface may need to be sanded again. Repeat this process until the surface is smooth after the wipe down.