Prop conservation
This is what I suggest you do with your prop.
1, Clean it. Do a small test patch with turps, if the finish does not react clean the whole prop. If it does react try Liberon furniture cleaner or warm water with some dishwashing liquid. You might as well remove whats left of the material (there doesn’t appear to be much left anyway).
2, Once the prop is clean, let it fully dry. Seal any areas where the finish is missing with shellac applied with a soft brush. 2 coats will be fine. Once the shellac is dry go over the whole prop with fine steel wool (0000).
3, Then wax with Liberon dark oak wax. This wax is tinted dark brown and should even out the colour ( follow the instructions on the tin)
You should NEVER apply oil or wax to unsealed timber unless you want to match a fully oiled or wax finish - these finishes basically died out with the introduction of shellac finishes. Once the timber is sealed you can easily removed what you applied on top if you are unhappy with the results. If it is unsealed the applied product will have seeped into the grain and it will be differicult or impossible to remove. If the wax doesnt even out the finish as you might like, wipe it down with turps, mix some brown umber or vandyke in a soulition of shellac (you dont need much tinting medium). Apply the tinted shellac in thin coats until you get the desired effect. Go over whole prop with very fine steel wool, then reapply the wax.
Hope this helps,
Regards,
Adrian.
This is what I suggest you do with your prop.
1, Clean it. Do a small test patch with turps, if the finish does not react clean the whole prop. If it does react try Liberon furniture cleaner or warm water with some dishwashing liquid. You might as well remove whats left of the material (there doesn’t appear to be much left anyway).
2, Once the prop is clean, let it fully dry. Seal any areas where the finish is missing with shellac applied with a soft brush. 2 coats will be fine. Once the shellac is dry go over the whole prop with fine steel wool (0000).
3, Then wax with Liberon dark oak wax. This wax is tinted dark brown and should even out the colour ( follow the instructions on the tin)
You should NEVER apply oil or wax to unsealed timber unless you want to match a fully oiled or wax finish - these finishes basically died out with the introduction of shellac finishes. Once the timber is sealed you can easily removed what you applied on top if you are unhappy with the results. If it is unsealed the applied product will have seeped into the grain and it will be differicult or impossible to remove. If the wax doesnt even out the finish as you might like, wipe it down with turps, mix some brown umber or vandyke in a soulition of shellac (you dont need much tinting medium). Apply the tinted shellac in thin coats until you get the desired effect. Go over whole prop with very fine steel wool, then reapply the wax.
Hope this helps,
Regards,
Adrian.
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