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The trunk pictured below is a
Flat Top Steamer trunk of one of our restoration projects for a
customer. The trunk was his grandmothers trunk, and is in very
nice condition for it's age. The owner requested we strip the
canvas off and refinish the trunk with fresh paint, clear coat,
and finish. After the process, the trunk has a new beautiful
finish, but is now ready to continue on it's legacy with his
family........ |
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Before we started on this
trunk.......
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| The Front of the trunk with
some damage, canvas covered, and in need of refinishing |
The bottom has
rust on the metal, and discoloration in the wood |
Before stripping the inside
notice the oil stain on the inside of the lid |
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| This side needs a new handle,
small repairs, repainting, and canvas removal |
This side needs a
new handle, small repairs, repainting, and canvas removal |
The top is the real issue with
this one. There is a Large oil stain in the top, and serious
discoloration in the wood. |
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The trunk has been stripped of
the canvas covering and interior lining...
No more old trunk smell !!!
The trunk is now ready for the finish stage
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The front is now stripped,
cleaned, sanded and repaired. The trunk is ready for a
good finish to be applied.. |
The bottom has
been cleaned and sanded to remove the discoloration and rust. |
The top has been stripped,
sanded, and the oil stain removed. This requires experience to
know what to use and how to remove it. |
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The interior has been stripped of the lining and the Trunk Smell
is gone. now we will seal the wood and hand beeswax the
interior. |
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This side is stripped and
ready for a new
handle and finish. |
If you are going
to have the trunk lined, we will leave it in this condition.
We do not line trunks. |
This side is stripped,
repaired and ready for a new handle and finish. |
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Here is the Restored / Refinished
Trunk.....
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| Refinished to a wonderfully
beautiful new look with gold accent hardware and lock |
The bottom still
shows the trunk model although it has been refinished |
The top has had the stain
removed and finished to a nice smooth and great look |
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The interior has been stripped, sanded, and finished with
hand rubbed oil and beeswax |
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| The side has been refinished
and a new handle installed. Simply a great transformation |
We built a
new tray for this trunk which is one of our restoration
services.
Click here to see about having a new tray built for your trunk |
The side has been refinished
and a new handle installed. Simply a great transformation |
Now, Here's an Amazing
Transformation.......
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| Before...layers of
green paint hiding a truly beautiful trunk |
Now the true
beauty of this trunk comes to life.... |
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trunk took many, many hours of paint stripping, rusty removal,
and repair including a salvage lock. This was followed with
several finishing techniques, and finally a great Lacquer
finish. The owner says he Never would have believed we could
make it look like this! We agree, this one took a long time, but
was worth it! |
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Building a new tray for your
Antique Trunk
Original trays are $100.00 to strip
and refinish. We can also build you a New Tray for $100.00
Custom designed trays will need to be priced individually
based on the tray design.
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| New tray
constructed for customer trunk. This one has 5 1/2" tall sides,
we also trays with make trays with 3 1/2" tall sides. |
Bottom of the tray made of 1/4" - 3/8"
Plywood based on the type of tray |
The side of the
tray has a round handle to easily remove it from inside the
trunk. |
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Refinished original
tray..... |
The tray below
was covered in canvas which was badly stained. We stripped the
canvas, and in this case were able to save the original edge
paper decorative trim and the original Victorian print. This
trunk and tray turned out so nice that they were purchased a
fashion designer to be used in their New York Fashion Week show!
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Simply incredible trunk tray stripped to wood and refinished. We
were lucky to be able to save the original edge decoration and
Print. |
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Rare to find trays in this condition. The tray was covered in
Very dirty canvas material and had to be re-glued as it was not
very solid. |
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