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benedicth
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20/02/2009 7:34 pm  

Hi, I'm looking for advice about repairing a small chip to the black laquer of my desk. It's a Pierre Paulin for Thonet -- an original version of what Ligne Roset now call the Tanis desk, that has a mahogany drawer unit on one side.

If someone can explain how I put up a web image I would be happy to show anyone the chip, but it's about half the size of your little fingernail (small, yes, but noticeable on the desk's front edge). My girlfriend dropped a pair of scissors!

Incidentally, I've found laquer to be a very fragile (if thoroughly repairable) surface material, that I wouldn't particularly recommend although it can look great. I have already chipped the desk once myself, more dramatically when mopping, and had to have it expensively and completely relaquered. This time I'm open to maybe concealing the chip myself.


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 SDR
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20/02/2009 7:52 pm  

Every city
has a piano finish repair business. Check the Yellow Pages (or your local equivalent) for a source. I don't know what this might cost; if you were trying to save an original finish the expense would surely be justified.
The alternative might be to look for black nail lacquer. The process would include masking the damaged area, applying successive coats of lacquer until the damage is filled above the surrounding area, then sanding with successively finer grits of paper and finishing with a polishing routine. I'm not a finisher; consult an expert before proceeding.


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benedicth
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27/02/2009 11:38 pm  

Thanks. I'll try the nail...
Thanks. I'll try the nail laquer.


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barrympls
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27/02/2009 11:56 pm  

I know I'll go to hell in a handbasket,
but for a small lacquer repair like this, I'd use magic marker and a bit of clear lacquer spray!!!


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SDR
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28/02/2009 4:56 am  

I'd agree. . .
IF the damage had no texture to it. But I'm assuming there's a divot that needs to be filled. Am I wrong about that, benedicth ?
It can take a number of applications to fill such a dent, but it will happen sooner or later. Let each application dry completely -- whatever the lacquer bottle says -- before another coat. Fifteen minutes should be plenty, I think.


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