I cannot believe that this walnut finish was under that original yellowy stain. Being able to look past what is to envision what could be is one of the most important skills I’ve learned doing refinishing.
Materials:
- Wood sealant: Osmo Wood Wax Finish in Walnut
- Wood sealant: Osmo Polyx-Oil Clear in Matte
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- Paint accent: Country Chic Paint – Leather Bound
- Rustoleum Krud Kutter
- Elmer’s tinted wood filler in walnut
- 2 – 1X8 spruce boards (purchased at Turkstra Lumber)
- Coconix Furniture Repair Paint
Tools used:
- Dewalt 5″ random orbit sander, variable speed
- Dewalt cordless vacuum
- Dewalt jigsaw
- Dewalt multi-tool
- SurfPrep 3″X4″ electric ray sander (for those curved front edges)
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- Zibra round brush (using this link will directly support Animal Angel Rescue Foundation)
- Elite small round (ring) brush
- Elite washi tape
- Osmo microfibre roller
- Osmo roller tray
- Osmo Superpad
- Osmo pad holder
- Mozart precision knife
- Tack cloth
- Safety gear- respirator, ear protection, anti-vibration gloves, Suadex safety boots
- 2000 grit sand paper and sanding block
How I refinished this piece:
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I started by putting on Suadex safety boots (I’m trying to get better at this!) 
Filled the missing veneer pieces with Elmer’s wood filler in walnut
Removed the front piece and cut down the front bottom frame with my Dewalt jigsaw & multi-tool
Removed the hardware
For the other flat surfaces of the drawers and frame with my Dewalt random orbit sander using a 100 grit- To build a support base for the new legs I was going to be installing, I first headed to Turkstra Lumber to buy the lumber I needed (spruce); they even cut it to size for me!
I secured it with wood glue and clamps
There were a lot of veneer & filler repairs so I used wood glue and tape- When done, I smoothed out the surfaces with 150 grit
Cleaned the insides of the frame and drawers with Rustoleum’s Krud Kutter
Removed the wood dust with a tack cloth- Because I was doing a paint accent over the repaired areas, I taped the areas with Elite washi tape
I applied 2 coats of Country Chic Paint’s Leather Bound using a Zibra 2” round brush- Applied Osmo’s Wood Wax Finish to ensure that the glue that was stuck right into the grain would be covered; let dry 12 hours
Sealed the paint & wood with Osmo’s Polyx-Oil Clear using a Elite ring brush for the edges and a microfibre roller for the flat areas; I waited overnight between coats (but only 8-10 hours required)- Sanded with a 400 grit foam pad between all coats; removed dust with a tack cloth
- For coat
, applied Osmo’s Polyx-Oil Clear in matte; waited overnight but only 8-10 hours required - For coat
, buffed in Osmo’s Polyx-Oil Clear in matte using an Osmo Superpad; this means that I did gentle circles with the oil until it was all absorbed into the surface; waited 8-10 hours for the finish to dry - Cleaned the hardware by boiling in a 1:1 mixture of water & white vinegar; seeing that brass sparkle again was SO GOOD
- 👴🏻 Finished the surfaces with Grandpa Ernie’s method; let me know if you need a further explanation 😃
This dresser gave me a chance to flex my base building skills and I love how it turned out!
I'd love to know what you think!