Restoring furniture colour

[Steve Bullman]

This has been sat out in my conservatory for a couple years and has faded badly. What's the best thing to use to restore it to its previous colour? The wood is sheesham

Thanks

[se7enthdevil]

dalbergia sissoo is the wood in question here and will fade badly if put in the sun.

 

i don't know what restoration techniques would bring it back but presuming it is solid timber sanding it would do the job fine.

 

if you decide to put it back out in the sun the finish it with the strongest UV inhibitor you can find.

[TGB]

As above - make sure you only sand with the grain. It's a finished surface, so any cross grain scratches put in by cross-sanding, would take a lot of wood to clear and re-finish.

[TIMON]

This has been sat out in my conservatory for a couple years and has faded badly. What's the best thing to use to restore it to its previous colour? The wood is sheesham

Thanks

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Steve. I'll see if I can get you a bottle of whatever our guys use in the restoration workshop. Or at least find out what is your best course of action. I know we've had loads of sheesham prices through.

[Steve Bullman]

Cheers!

[TIMON]

Pieces not prices...

[Woodworks]

Don't think there will be any miracles in a pot Steve. You can probably get some colour back through sanding but will just fade again with direct sunlight.

[Steve Bullman]

Don't think there will be any miracles in a pot Steve. You can probably get some colour back through sanding but will just fade again with direct sunlight.

It wont be going back into the conservatory again

[Woodworks]

It wont be going back into the conservatory again

 

Then there is hope

 

As said sand with grain unless you can get your hands on a good random orbit sander.

[Steve Bullman]

Not sure what a 'random' orbit sander is. I do have a black and decker orbital sander though