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Post by brentator on Jun 12, 2013 16:50:17 GMT -5
I need your advice! My father and I built this wooden castle together about 25+ years ago. It means more to me than I can explain, and I want to restore it. The problem is that looking up information on how to go about this hasn't been very definitive. I was thinking about applying some sort of sealing coat (I'm not sure what kind), then using primer and repainting it. It needs to be re-glued as well, but I'm not certain on what type would be best. Any suggestions at all would make me EXTREMELY GRATEFUL. Thank you all so much! The wood is similar to the type used for the do-it-yourself dinosaur kits with the slide-in pieces. The wood itself feels dry and has texture. This is my first post in a forum linking images, so I hope I got it right. If the images don't link, my flickr account is here: www.flickr.com/photos/97382251@N07/
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Post by madladdesigns on Jun 12, 2013 16:56:37 GMT -5
How attached is it to it's base? personally, looking at it I would remove the castle from the base, clean off all the old glue and possible use a glue gun to glue it back to the base.
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Post by brentator on Jun 12, 2013 16:59:50 GMT -5
One of the corners has become detached from the base, but the rest of the castle is on there pretty good. I could probably rip it from the base board, but I think there could be a lot of damage done.
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Post by leolad72 on Jun 12, 2013 17:25:01 GMT -5
Excellent set piece! As far as gluing it back down, Elmer's White should do, it's worked plenty well for my dollhouse projects. Simple can o' Krylon (or whatever your budget allows) to prime it, and for painting tips, you're definitely in the right place: I can't pick a single member that contributes to this forum that isn't aces when it comes to skill. Best of luck on the restore and when you get it put back together, you gotta post pics; it'll be great to see it restored!
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Post by brentator on Jun 12, 2013 17:27:44 GMT -5
Thank you so much MadLad and LeoLad! I really appreciate it!
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slurpy
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Post by slurpy on Jun 12, 2013 19:14:29 GMT -5
Get a stiff nylon brush to clean off loose paint and the debris that has accumulated over the years, something like this grout brush, or possibly a tile brush since you have a lot of area. Repaint it with acrylics, and get a urethane sealer like this. Put extra elbow grease into removing the old glue on the loose corner, and use a wood glue to reassemble it (before sealing).
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Post by brentator on Jun 13, 2013 15:16:58 GMT -5
Slurpy, that sounds perfect! Thank you so much!
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Post by unclebilly on Jun 17, 2013 18:08:16 GMT -5
As far as using glue on wood I would stay way from white glue and use wood glue. The main difference between white glue and wood glue is wood glue has less water(moisture) in it an is less likely to warp your wood.
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Post by brentator on Jun 21, 2013 1:15:03 GMT -5
That is awesome to know! Thanks for passing that along because I did not know that.
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Post by danielc on Jun 21, 2013 23:57:42 GMT -5
And don't forget to share how the project turns out.
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luciano
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Post by luciano on Jul 15, 2013 19:02:07 GMT -5
Hey Brentator! Nice model! Remembering DanielC "And don't forget to share how the project turns out. " I also would like to see it done.
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