My F/T Job (not detailing)

[psynx]

Eat your heart out Art :hungry:Im the MAN

So my F/T job is a furniture repair/ re finish, this is where I acquired my Rotary and sanding skills.
Brief background started off as a warehouse worker promoted to warehouse manager and then learned Furniture Repair and Refinishing from my mentor in life and work, my pops. been doing it for 13 years now.
When i first started "detailing" cars i actually did everything with my makita 9227 RB and wool pad since thats all i do at work working with Piano finish High gloss finishes and other styles. i had to learn how to use a DA instead of the other way around (RB) .

Well heres some pix of a side job i did tonight after my 10 hours of my FT job and another 4 with the side job. Customer wanted the dining table top to re finish with the same sheen and wanted the skirts (apron) of the table and legs a Satin black finish.

Nice chunk missing

http://i1144.photobucket.com/albums/o496/UltimateCarDetailingOC/20130627_172248.jpg (http://s1144.photobucket.com/user/UltimateCarDetailingOC/media/20130627_172248.jpg.html)

Surface scratches

http://i1144.photobucket.com/albums/o496/UltimateCarDetailingOC/20130627_172231.jpg (http://s1144.photobucket.com/user/UltimateCarDetailingOC/media/20130627_172231.jpg.html)

Deeper scratches that went into the wood

http://i1144.photobucket.com/albums/o496/UltimateCarDetailingOC/20130627_172114.jpg (http://s1144.photobucket.com/user/UltimateCarDetailingOC/media/20130627_172114.jpg.html)

I told the designer that the deeper scratches cannot be removed unless the table gets stripped down to raw wood and re stained re sprayed etc
So the cheaper alternative is to blend it in with the rest of the table which is called "distressing" man made nicks and dings created by man to make it looked "aged" old.

Sanded down with 320 then 400 and then 600

http://i1144.photobucket.com/albums/o496/UltimateCarDetailingOC/20130627_172053.jpg (http://s1144.photobucket.com/user/UltimateCarDetailingOC/media/20130627_172053.jpg.html)

http://i1144.photobucket.com/albums/o496/UltimateCarDetailingOC/20130627_172100.jpg (http://s1144.photobucket.com/user/UltimateCarDetailingOC/media/20130627_172100.jpg.html)

The legs and apron before

http://i1144.photobucket.com/albums/o496/UltimateCarDetailingOC/20130627_172141.jpg (http://s1144.photobucket.com/user/UltimateCarDetailingOC/media/20130627_172141.jpg.html)

After

http://i1144.photobucket.com/albums/o496/UltimateCarDetailingOC/20130627_175617.jpg (http://s1144.photobucket.com/user/UltimateCarDetailingOC/media/20130627_175617.jpg.html)

Before

http://i1144.photobucket.com/albums/o496/UltimateCarDetailingOC/20130627_172135.jpg (http://s1144.photobucket.com/user/UltimateCarDetailingOC/media/20130627_172135.jpg.html)

After

http://i1144.photobucket.com/albums/o496/UltimateCarDetailingOC/20130627_175605.jpg (http://s1144.photobucket.com/user/UltimateCarDetailingOC/media/20130627_175605.jpg.html)

Heres the table all done

http://i1144.photobucket.com/albums/o496/UltimateCarDetailingOC/20130627_211336.jpg (http://s1144.photobucket.com/user/UltimateCarDetailingOC/media/20130627_211336.jpg.html)

http://i1144.photobucket.com/albums/o496/UltimateCarDetailingOC/20130627_211317.jpg (http://s1144.photobucket.com/user/UltimateCarDetailingOC/media/20130627_211317.jpg.html)

The table had 2 leaves "extenders" which had to be preped and sprayed the same.

Tomorrow after i detail a Chevy Colorado i gotta do all the dining chairs that go with this table. 2 Arm chairs and 8 side chairs.

So thats a lil something about me and what i do all day hope you enjoyed it and comments are welcomed bad or good thanx for looking :computer2::coffee:

[Phathooddetail]

i always admired carpentry work nice job

[hernandez.art13]

IMO wood is harder to work with. (Props)

[Vegas Transplant]

Nice work :props:

Would you say that wood is more forgiving than paint, or the other way around?


Just wondering...

Thanks for the peek inside your world.

[cartman57]

Another form of art restoration that's not being taught anymore.
You learned well from your Dad, beautiful work on the table.

[JSou]

Talented fellow you are. Props good man. :xyxthumbs:

[RTexasF]

I admire that you can put in such horrendous hours! Your wood work is exemplary.

[psynx]

i always admired carpentry work nice job
Thank you, i was intrigued at first but then cars became my passion lol


IMO wood is harder to work with. (Props)
Gracias!

Nice work :props:

Would you say that wood is more forgiving than paint, or the other way around?


Just wondering...

Thanks for the peek inside your world.

Definitely wood if i sand too deep or mess something up its easy to stain or paint and re do it instead of taking it to a body shop for tons of money lol.

Another form of art restoration that's not being taught anymore.
You learned well from your Dad, beautiful work on the table.
Thank you for the kind words, my pops is on a different level and its hard to get a compliment from him lol


Talented fellow you are. Props good man. :xyxthumbs:
thank you, i try to be lol

[dlc95]

That's awesome work! Very interesting as I like to work on my drums, which have some type of polyurethane finish - I think. I haven't used a buffer yet, but I picked up a set with a lot of swirls and abrasions which I hope to get to soon.

Again, nice work, and thanks for sharing!

[Mike Phillips]

Very nice!

Thanks for sharing your background. Takes a lot of skill, knowledge, experience and even passion for the craft to do this type of work.



:xyxthumbs:

[Dogfather]

Maybe someday you'll get to use those skills inside a'65 Riviera.
Beautiful work.

[psynx]

I admire that you can put in such horrendous hours! Your wood work is exemplary.
lol im still sorta young so my body can handle it, im starting to get burned out though lol i get the work ethics from my pops :xyxthumbs:

That's awesome work! Very interesting as I like to work on my drums, which have some type of polyurethane finish - I think. I haven't used a buffer yet, but I picked up a set with a lot of swirls and abrasions which I hope to get to soon.

Again, nice work, and thanks for sharing!
no prob thank you for reading and looking, yea definitely shine those drums up really nice.

Very nice!

Thanks for sharing your background. Takes a lot of skill, knowledge, experience and even passion for the craft to do this type of work.



:xyxthumbs:
thanks Mike but i still think automotive Paint has more to offer and harder puzzles to figure out than wood lol
maybe cause i been doing it for so long its easier for me to say that.
But thank you for the kind words ;)

[psynx]

Maybe someday you'll get to use those skills inside a'65 Riviera.
Beautiful work.

i looked it up and some do have quite a bit of wood interior, that would be a different challenge definitely :dblthumb2: