Antique light mahogany finish.
Mahogany wood is very popular in the wood furniture industry. Many furniture
products in various types and items are made from mahogany wood. With the right
model and finishing, mahogany wood can produce very interesting
furniture products. Mahogany wood is usually finished in the dark brown or
reddish brown color, according to its basic color. The basic red-brown color
of the mahogany wood makes it quite difficult to produce a light finishing color.
finishing step panel for antique brown mahogany
- Bleaching
We mixed 1 part hydrogen peroxide and 1 part sodium hydroxide and sprayed it on the wood surface until the wood was wet entirely with the liquid. Then we put the wet wood under sunlight for about 3 hours to let bleaching chemicals react and oxidize the wood. After about 3 hours under sunlight, the wood was dry and a white wood surface was obtained. But we had to wait for about 24 hours to ensure the reaction was perfectly done.
- Physical distress.
The process of distressing damaged the furniture and made some sharp and rough surfaces. We sanded the surface to clean the roughness from the distressing to make a smooth surface. The sanding was also done to cut the arisen wood fibers caused by the wetting of the wood at the bleaching process. Sanding also continued to break the sharp edges. The antique finishing didn't allow the sharp edges. The antique object should be used for a long time, and every sharp edge has to be worn and smooth. Any sharp edges should be sanded to become smooth and ware.
- Applications of wood stain.
- Wash coat application.
After the wash coat was dry, I did the sanding on the wash coat to cut the arisen wood fibers. Scuffed sanding with # 280 was done to the overall surface until a smooth surface was obtained.
- Glaze application.
To make a more lifelike appearance of the grain, we highlighted the glaze. The steel wool was used to wipe the glaze layer in some parts to enhance the wood grain.
We let the glaze sit for about 1 hour to make sure the glaze was thoroughly dry.
- Sealer application.
- Antiquing with glaze.
The glaze was also applied to make spatter and cowtail marks to make it more dirty and antique-looking.
The next process was the second sealer. The sealer was applied by spray as the first sealer.
After about 30 minutes, the NC sealer was dry, and we sanded the sealer to
make a smooth surface for the top coat application.
- Application of top coat
After the top coat dried, we continued the finishing process by sanding the top coat layer. We sanded the top coat layer with # 280 grade sandpaper to make a smooth and even surface. Then we repeated the top coat application. A ten-sheen NC top coat was sprayed evenly to the overall surface. We let the finish dry for 24 hours to ensure the top coat was fully dry.
- Rubbing.
antique light mahogany finish
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Very good article, i always like mahogany furniture just because of the look of it, you can say that it is looking very retro. by the way thanks for sharing this steps for making our furniture more bright.
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The detailed description you shared here are very helpful to give the furniture a brand new look. Such finishing also enhances the life of the wooden furniture and helps to keep away termites. In fact a variety of different material furniture in market ia available like cane, steel, fabric and leather but wooden furniture looks very elegant. In offices also wooden office tables & tables with glass top is mostly used. Thanks for sharing such a helpful post.
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