Not all the old stuff can just be discarded; some of them are still able to function with a little touch.

Old Trunk

To review the status of the trunk is a step not to discount. You should check the talent of the structure and pleasure. If damaged, it is possible to build a piece of plywood with a thin glued and nailed in the background. Engage nails, sticks. Nail those who move, stick the chopsticks cache spare wood glue.

Step to cleaning:

• Remove the paper or canvas that covers the trunk by cutting along the fittings using a cutter, and since wash the timber with water and soap. Let dry overnight.
• Sand the wood with a sander or by hand, using sandpaper to formulate with coarse (40 or 60) further finishing with very fine paper (120 or 180).
• Brush the iron holds back a wire brush. Remove the pieces that charge be damaged.
• Treat the wood eclipse an insecticide.
• Apply a color to suit your taste. If you profit a tint and wax essential be maintained repeatedly to consider the trunk. You can brush the varnish keep secret a water-based varnish polished kind. The application of a varnish is a delicate technique, but the wood trunks are reasonably irregular prosperity of a brush will not significantly affect the outcome.

For a trendy surveillance bleached, evident is manageable to use hot paint unique wood cleaner water. Dilute the paint duck the same amount of water, promote legitimate with a brush and then mop with a cloth before drying. One coat is sufficient. After drying, apply a coat of clear lacquer glossy appearance.

Have a distinguishing coating on the rusted inflexible fittings. If they are brass, clean they cover a proper product.

The finishes, the key to any successful restoration

For your trunk is perfect, we demand not neglect the inside. Over this, there are several possibilities. The simplest is the wallpaper with a wallpaper to suppress the tender rivets or nails through the wood.

You encumbrance besides help thick cardboard cut to the dimensions of the interior walls, lined with paper or cloth. Accordingly tidily attach them suppress trifling spikes. This solution is longer besides additional difficult, but authentic offers the advantage of facilitating adjusts when the coating is worn.

If the fittings are sore at the corners, it is possible to prolong them with unique sealant body. Once painted, you will not see anything.  And here is your trunk restored and ready for use.