Hi Bethany, I stumbled across your video while I was enjoying my coffee this morning. As a professional wood worker and furniture refinisher and restorer, I am very pleased to see that you are using high quality Mohawk products. They are absolutely the best products you can use. Your detail touch up was nicely done. I have a preferred method for starting with repairs and this is to use a "yellow" wash. I do this by using keda dye sunflower yellow and based on the substrate it can be the water base dyes or the solvent base dyes. I have found that starting with a yellow base substrate the blending happens more seamlessly. It also adds warmth to the area that you are color matching which often times allows you some forgiveness when blending. Any time you are using pigments they will re-wet to correct before using sealers, which can allow you to not have such a high buildup of pigments in the piece. I have used denatured alcohol with a lot of success on the powdered pigments. The denatured alcohol does not have as high an evaporation rate as acetone, or isopropyl alcohols. Drying is a key factor, too fast and the pigment won't penetrate, to slow and you are waiting long periods between applications. The important thing to remember is the re-wetting factor. I would suspect that is how you ended up with pudding the first time. After each application and ONLY after sufficient drying time wipe the area with a soft WHITE terry cloth. If you have color transfer to the towel when its dry, when the area is re-wet it will muddy. It important to remove residual pigment before moving on. All in all, well done.

Great job ,Bethany

@madelinejeanantiquesrestor9074

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

HI Bethany. I am going to apologize for kind of laughing about the ring light accident right off the bat. I am glad you picked up on the clear glass trick. That is why I didn't mention it on what the plate was for on your FB post. I did freak out when you used acetone though. You know about the 2 minute product. Another trick is, It is always better to start off with the lighter hades first and work up to the darker. The final product looks pretty good. I do like the inclusion of the puppies as always. I loved your daughter in the background. He is like me how many time can I say I messed up. I usually go to my room and think about what I have done😂😂

@madelinejeanantiquesrestor9074

4 ай бұрын

I’m glad it gave you a bit of a chuckle! It was funny! Yes the glass clear trick works great. Using acetone was a big blunder on my part. I read on a woodworking forum that someone recommended it as a carrier. Live and learn right? I didn’t know about starting off with lighter colors. Makes total sense. I will definitely remember this the next time. Thank you for the tip! My daughter cracks me up with her facial expressions. She doesn’t hold back. It was funny to watch that part back and see her in the background. I had to be extra hard on him on camera because he usually hates to filmed. It was entertaining to see him squirm a bit. He feels awful about the bench and I’ve been joking “just burn it. It’s okay. It’s worthless now”. Haha!

Great work Bethany, big thanks for sharing. I find that putting the least amount of pigment powder on as possible helps a lot. Too much and it looks like mud. Using shellac as a carrier also works well but you have to be careful not to wipe this off when you seal it, very light touches needed. Keep em coming, it's a big learning curve for us all. So satisfying when you get right.

@madelinejeanantiquesrestor9074

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!! I truly appreciate the encouraging comment and the tip on less pigment. I intend to keep on learning (and making mistakes).

KZread tip: Position your ring light at 30-40 degrees off axis from the camera so that your glasses don't reflect the light. That's a beautiful old bench!

@madelinejeanantiquesrestor9074

4 ай бұрын

Great advice! I’m going to try that!

2:42 if you want to skip the chit chat and go straight to instructions.

Chihuahua snorts...They're like little piglets.

@madelinejeanantiquesrestor9074

4 ай бұрын

Haha! Our Bacon definitely sounds like a pig at times.

@H0kieJoe

4 ай бұрын

@@madelinejeanantiquesrestor9074 My friends have always had Chihuahua's. Every one of them have been good little dogs

@madelinejeanantiquesrestor9074

4 ай бұрын

@@H0kieJoe Biscuit and Bacon are phenomenal dogs. Spoiled rotten and they bring us an enormous amount of joy. Yes yappy at strangers but the sweetest demeanor if they know who you are.