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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: Gaterader on August 31, 2007, 03:52:13 PM
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I have an old square post civil war bed with square spindles, I have asked a few antique stores this question and I'll ask you. I want to sand blast the bed and repaint it. It has three or four layers of paint on it and I was told that stripping it and painting it would not affect the value of the bed. Is this true?
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During that era, furniture generally wasn't painted-strip it down (CAREFULLY!!!) and see what the woos underneath is. If it's a fancy or figured wood, no one in their right mind would have painted it in the first place.
My 2 cents,
Mike