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 | Art Of Junking
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Learn These Repair Techniques That Have Been Developed And Used
For Repairing Chairs |
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Rough or broken legs or parts
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Use wood or metal stock to repair
Use dry wall screws, drill toenails using power drill, where necessary, See Below About Toe Nailing Screws
Use Liquid Nails
Use Seal All
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Loose arms or legs
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Use dry wall screws, drill in at toenail angle at arm or leg base into seat, but first always drill a pilot hole for the screw, using a 1/8 in drill, so the screw won't crack the hardwood...
See Picture Click Here
Use Liquid Nails in joints
Otherwise, remove arms converting to "armless" chair
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Worn, discolored or poor fabric
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Clean with soap and water
Recover with fabric stock, use foam stock for padding if necessary, use staple gun to attach fabric
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Poor appearance
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Use spray can paint to freshen up
Or use regular paint and repaint entire chair
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COMMENT
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Get the chairs mechanically sturdy first, then get them looking better
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Dressers---Tables 