painting an old violin
Ralph Hybels
Hello:
I'm wondering what is the best technique for getting an old violin ready
that I want to paint white. It has been kept good looking for the past
300 years or so with annual coats of "tung" oil. Now I want to paint it
white so it will match the furniture I got at Montgomery Wards.
How do I strip off the "tung" oil? Should I bring it to a place to have
it dipped in stripper over night? Or should I just use my Craftsman
circular sander on it? That worked great on the "Hepplewhite" chest of
drawers that I inherited when Aunt Gerty Jefferson passed on.
Last weekend I bought some old planes and stuff at a yardsale. I
already painted them white and they look real good out in the garden
nailed to the wall of my garage next to the lady bending over that I
learned how to make in the woodworking class I took at the community
center.
By the way, if anyone's interested, I've got an old lathe for sale that
has all kinds of complicated gizmos I don't understand. I mean, what
should I make with a lathe? It was made by somebody called Hopzfalten
or something like that. I got it from at an estate sale for somebody
who had claimed to be the neice of the Czar. Anyway, it's supposed to
be for making all kinds of ornamental "turnings" and I like the way it
came out after I stripped it with 5F5. I had some polyurethane left
over from when I redid the kitchen floor so I put on TWO coats. That
took a long time. Maybe I should have bought a new brush. But I don't
want it anymore cause it doesn't go with my new furniture so I've put it
out in the front yard with a for sale sign.
Any advice any of you nice people has for me I'd sure appreciate.
Sincerely,
Mr. Troll
Brian Gordinier
innocent might actually follow suit.
vrajc...@vnet.ibm.com
In <3246E4...@uic.edu>, Ralph Hybels <rhy...@uic.edu> writes:
>Hello:
>
>I'm wondering what is the best technique for getting an old violin ready
>that I want to paint white. It has been kept good looking for the past
>300 years or so with annual coats of "tung" oil. Now I want to paint it
>white so it will match the furniture I got at Montgomery Wards.
>
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>Mr. Troll
I hope you are joking both about what you did with the planes (especially if they
were old Norrises, Stanleys etc) and what you intend to do with the old violin.
Please, please check first if it has any other value then sentimental and if you are
so keen to have a white violin to match your furniture buy a crapy one from a junk
shop, sand it lightly and use a spray can with white enamel.
Oh well, flame me now I had to say this.....
Vladimir
KngSlmn
Ralph wrote:
>'m wondering what is the best technique for getting an old violin ready
>that I want to paint white. It has been kept good looking for the past
>300 years or so with annual coats of "tung" oil. Now I want to paint it
>white so it will match the furniture I got at Montgomery Wards.
>How do I strip off the "tung" oil? Should I bring it to a place to have
>it dipped in stripper over night? Or should I just use my Craftsman
>circular sander on it? That worked great on the "Hepplewhite" chest of
>drawers that I inherited when Aunt Gerty Jefferson passed on. <snip>
Ralph,
I found that the best thing to do here is to use a white laminate right
over the old finish. It can be difficult to get all the layers of old
finish off a piece like this, so I usually go right over top of it. When
I did this, I got some simulated wood grain stuff. It still looks like
wood but without the annoyance of real finish!!! I even cut out a spot so
that the factory name shows thru: Strada something or other.
Hope this helps,
Chris
paul royko
In article <3246E4...@uic.edu>, Ralph Hybels <rhy...@uic.edu> wrote:
> Hello:
>
> I'm wondering what is the best technique for getting an old violin ready
> that I want to paint white. It has been kept good looking for the past
> 300 years or so with annual coats of "tung" oil. Now I want to paint it
> white so it will match the furniture I got at Montgomery Wards.
>
> How do I strip off the "tung" oil? Should I bring it to a place to have
> it dipped in stripper over night? Or should I just use my Craftsman
> circular sander on it? That worked great on the "Hepplewhite" chest of
> drawers that I inherited when Aunt Gerty Jefferson passed on.
>
> Last weekend I bought some old planes and stuff at a yardsale. I
> already painted them white and they look real good out in the garden
> nailed to the wall of my garage next to the lady bending over that I
> learned how to make in the woodworking class I took at the community
> center.
>
> By the way, if anyone's interested, I've got an old lathe for sale that
> has all kinds of complicated gizmos I don't understand. I mean, what
> should I make with a lathe? It was made by somebody called Hopzfalten
> or something like that. I got it from at an estate sale for somebody
> who had claimed to be the neice of the Czar. Anyway, it's supposed to
> be for making all kinds of ornamental "turnings" and I like the way it
> came out after I stripped it with 5F5. I had some polyurethane left
> over from when I redid the kitchen floor so I put on TWO coats. That
> took a long time. Maybe I should have bought a new brush. But I don't
> want it anymore cause it doesn't go with my new furniture so I've put it
> out in the front yard with a for sale sign.
>
> Any advice any of you nice people has for me I'd sure appreciate.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Mr. Troll
April 1st seems to come earlier every year.
--
paul royko
Toronto, Canada
Ralph Hybels
Brian Gordinier wrote:
>
> >
> > Mr. TrollYou really ought to "qualify" your humor. you never know whem some poor
> innocent might actually follow suit.
Right you are.
From now on I will post the following after my sig:
WARNING: This message is intended only for humorous consumption by those
with the requisite knowledge to consume it safely.
Or:
WARNING: This is not a real message. Had this been a real message you
would have been informed of the emergency precautions to be taken in
your area. I repeat: This is not a real message.
Incidentally, I own neither furniture from Montgomery Wards nor a 300
year old violin. I also do not own a Hepplewhite chest of drawers
passed down in the Jefferson family. Nor do I own a lathe of any kind,
though I would like one.
I'll try to be more careful with my humorous discharges in the future.
A few people did misinterpret it, though I tried my best to make it just
completely unbelievable and signed it with a name that was obviously not
my own.
Sincerely (really),
Ralph
Wolf Lahti
If you have to explain a joke, it isn't necessarily the
fault of the joke or the way you told it.
Donna Barr's disclaimer: "Those who take this seriously deserve to."
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Dan Schkolnik
Sorry, PACCAR
John Nicklin
Brian Gordinier <jib...@teleport.com> wrote in article
<32474E...@teleport.com>...
> Ralph Hybels wrote:
> >
> > Hello:
> >
> > I'm wondering what is the best technique for getting an old violin
ready
> > that I want to paint white. It has been kept good looking for the past
> > 300 years or so with annual coats of "tung" oil. Now I want to paint
it
> > white so it will match the furniture I got at Montgomery Wards.
> >
> > How do I strip off the "tung" oil? Should I bring it to a place to
have
> > it dipped in stripper over night? Or should I just use my Craftsman
> Mr. TrollYou really ought to "qualify" your humor. you never know whem
some poor
> innocent might actually follow suit.
Well, when a guy signs his message with Mr. Troll and his email address is
rhy...@uic.edu I'd say that we should be suspicious.
Myself, I would just give the violin a quick once over with some lacquer
thinner
followed by 80 grit paper to clean it up and give the surface a tooth to
hold
the paint. Whether you use latex or oil paint would depend on how cheap
you new furniture is, in this case, interior flat latex is probably
appropriate.
I was also wondering what kind of nails Mr Troll used to attach the planes
to the wall. I tried reqular ardox but found that the plane bodies split
pretty badly.
john
Steve Wallace
Mr Troll wrote:
>
> Hello:
>
> I'm wondering what is the best technique for getting an old violin ready
> that I want to paint white. It has been kept good looking for the past
> 300 years or so with annual coats of "tung" oil. Now I want to paint it
> white so it will match the furniture I got at Montgomery Wards.
Instead of painting with an opaque coat of paint, have you thought about
"pickling" it instead? That will give an even nicer effect than just painting
it. Besides, if you do it right, notbody will ever be able to tell that
it isn't brand new! And it should still match your nice new furniture.
I have a fiddle that I picked up at a yard sale for $10. The guy wanted $20,
but I talked him down. I filled the inside where some Eye-talian had
engraved it...Stradi something. Anyways, I got it painted real nice (I
painted mine pink with poodle appliques...fits nicely in the rec room--'50's
decor), and then I saw this really nice bookshelf at Walmart. When I asked
the high school kid who worked there what you call that finish that was on
it, he called it "pickled". It looked really nice. I wish I'd done that
instead to my fiddle.
Yes. Pickling. That's the way to go. Definitely. Definiteley.
Later.
Mr. Arrogant Elitist Exclusivist Tool Snob(tm).
Ralph Hybels
I'm having trouble finding a pickle jar big enough. Any of you kind
people know a good mail order source for large (say 10 gallon) pickle
jars?
Mr. Troll
Patrick Olguin
Ralph, Now you've got me confused. I thought you were supposed to
reassemble the violin *inside* the jar. Boy, this job is getting harder
and harder.
LEE WARD
Jest use the Bath tub!
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John Nicklin
Ralph Hybels <rhy...@uic.edu> wrote in article <32527C...@uic.edu>...
> I'm having trouble finding a pickle jar big enough. Any of you kind
> people know a good mail order source for large (say 10 gallon) pickle
> jars?
>
> Mr. Troll
>
If you go to a big Greek restaurant, you might be able to pick up a
45 gallon plastic olive barrel, not pickles per se, but a close second.
Then, you could do a cello if you happen to come across one.
john
BeauC29743
I'd like to post my objections to this thread :). My sides are sore and I
can't see thru the tears. Images of Pat Boone and Liberachi keep dancing
thru my head.