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Page 18 The Antique Shoppe September, 2017
PEMBROKE PINES ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES SHOW Questions &
Pembroke Pines, FL– The City of Pembroke Pines is gearing up for
its annual Pembroke Pines Antiques & Collectibles Show that takes
place at the S.W. Focal Point Community Center Saturday and Sunday, Common Sense Answers
October 14 & 15, 2017. Over forty dealers along with a plant vendor
are slated to attend the two day event. with Fred Taylor
Doors open on Saturday at 9 a.m. and close at 4 p.m. Sunday hours
are 10 a.m. through 4 p.m. Daily admission for the antiques show is
$2.00 and a two day pass is $3.00. Parking is Free.
Q. Mr. Taylor - I'm a regular reader of your excellent column. I have acquired
Mark your calendar for their return with a Spring show to take place a British Enfield Mark I, No.4 (T) WW II complete sniper rig in the original case
at the same venue MARCH 10 & 11, 2018. w/ interior labels. The original wood case finish is a flat military olive drab. The
The Community Center is located at 301 NW 103rd Avenue, outside was overpainted with what appears to be an oil based white paint. Any
Pembroke Pines. For further information call 954-450-6888 or email suggestions on removing this overcoating while doing minimal damage to the
vtoth@ppines.com. original coating? Would a heat gun be appropriate? What to use to remove the
softened overcoat?
Thanks for your help, Charles H.
When you visit the shows and shops that advertise in this newspaper, please
take the time to tell them you saw their ad in The Antique Shoppe. A. Charles - Your question is the key to almost the entire field of furniture
The only way these businesses know this newspaper works for them is by restoration. If we could remove the paint, lacquer or urethane from many pieces
hearing it from you. It is because of them that you are able to enjoy this edition. to get to the original finish, we would see a whole lot more period antiques
wearing their birthday suits. In some cases it is possible to remove a top coat
Thanks for reading! without damaging the underlying finish too badly but it is time consuming and
expensive and is usually done only in high end restoration projects.
You could try the heat gun on a small space, removing the softened
finish with a plastic putty knife. Just don't get in a hurry. Another very time
consuming but sometimes more effective way is to soak small square strips
of rags (3in X 4in or so) in a methylene chloride based stripper. Then let
it sit on the paint just long enough to soften it and make it start to wrinkle.
Then use the plastic scraper very carefully to remove the wrinkled finish.
You will have to experiment with how wet to get the cloth and how long
the rags stay on the paint so as not to disturb the original flat green finish.
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