Refinished Rubber Wood Kitchen Suite

by Fab and Pretty

This set is made of rubber wood which has great qualities for being a fast growing wood, very hard and durable. It is however hard to penetrate which is why the spray lacquer finishes chip easily. Also being mass produced not prepared properly is why the finishes fail.

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table and four chairs, leaf out

Thanks to the internet and some q and a I came up with a plan to refinish our set which at 9 years old was due. With 4 kids and a busy house we opted for the pub style table and seating so that the extra leaf could be added, chairs swung around from counter to table and easy versatility. So oh my....8 chairs and a table hand-finished plus recovering...big job.

All of the painted area's were

deglossed

spray paint primed black

2 coats of Annie Sloan Paris Grey

sanding distressed

1 coat Annie Sloan Lacquer

light sand

top coat Annie Sloan Lacquer

Table Top

-Sanded touch more than lightly

-General finishes Black Gel stain 3 coats www.interiorstoinspire.com has a great video tutorial-light sanding after first

2 coats of general finishes satin oil top coat *watch a video...buffing does not mean the way you would buff with wax etc. You have to work with the grain as with the gel stain

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dark lacquer rubber wood

kitchen nook and counter before

What more...our set was very dark, and with dark cabinets brightening up with paint was a welcome choice.

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kitchen nook and counter after

I tried to take this in the same light to show how much just changing the dark to light helps our space. The second photo is 2 months later...you can see how much lower the sun is!

chair before ...pretty beat up!

New fun fabric!

and a newly covered place for pooch!

After 2 chairs I was really wondering what I was into. I'm so glad I did it, good furniture with new life, and for the helpful advice found here. This project isn't on my blog because I was really going where many have before, however I will probably do something on refinishing rubber wood!

You're all welcome to visit my blog to see many other projects!

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Pam Stark Heck on Dec 29, 2017

I may try something similar and I am a bit terrified of it, but you have inspired me that I can do it. About how long did it take to do all of the painting of the chairs

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Carol Cole on Oct 07, 2018

Absolutely beautiful. I love it.

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- Fab and Pretty on Oct 07, 2018
  
  Still going strong and looking good.
  
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