Refinishing the dining table

Kiwi January 16, 2016

Let’s face it: After 8 years of heavy duty our colonial style dining table didn’t make a good picture in our new home. The red-ish color clashed with the brown timber floor, some hot pots and pans left a series of white marks in the lacquer and the corners looked like some baby nibbled around them. Hey, wait! That actually really happened!

So we decided to turn the bite-marks into history and started to sand the whole thing.

Oh-kay.. That takes far too long and requires hundreds of sanding paper sheets...
Oh-kay.. That takes far too long and requires hundreds of sanding paper sheets…
So we went to Mitre10 in town to get a nice 5-in-1 random orbital sander.
So I went to Mitre10 in town to get a nice 5-in-1 random orbital sander.
I admit I underestimated the amount of time needed to do that.
I admit I underestimated the amount of time needed to do that.
After a couple of hours of hard work and sweating, the old laquer is finally gone (also on the legs)
After a couple of hours of hard work and sweating, the old laquer is finally gone (also on the legs)
Applying some leftover black stain from the timber floor and 6 layers of clear oil.
Applying some leftover black stain from the timber floor and 6 layers of clear oil.
The result is a slightly overcooked roast beef on a brand new dining table
The result: A slightly overcooked roast beef with broccoli and potatoes from the garden on a brand new dining table

Kiwi

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