Oak roll top desk

There are many options to decor and make your office room looks beautifully. The proper interior is important to increase the trust level between business owners and their clients. One of favorite options to decor a room is by selecting and considering pieces of furniture. These pieces have the significant contribution to determine bad or good of the room’s looking. And if you want to have a simple writing desk and bring it into your office room then an oak roll top desk is excellent choice. It can add an elegantly touch to its surrounding. It is durable furniture pieces and by restoring it is smart idea to make it appears new again and gets the last very long time.

Oak roll top desks are available for kids or adults. They can be found not too difficultly in the furniture store in your local area and via on-line (internet). Like other pieces of desk furniture, they are also equipped some useful features to spoil their users. Most of them come with the medium size (not too large or other hand), around 35 inches for height, 70 inches for diameter, and 25-28 inches for weight. Some extra storage compartments such as pigeon holes and a single pencil drawer. And the oak natural characteristic itself is brighter that useful to create natural extra lighting in your office room. They are also designed practically and can be assembled easily.

Ok… Back to the main topic! So…How to restore and refinish an oak roll top desk? The information below is simply methods that maybe helpful for you:

1. First, remove the previous finish completely from the oak surface of desk! We can use the brush and heavy-coat of chemical-stripper to make easily of the removing process!
2. Perhaps there are several spot of the old finish that cannot be removed easily. Therefore you can use a steel wood to remove those spots, but be careful not to gouge the surface of wood. Don’t miss to use a damp cloth when doing the wipe desk and cleaning the stripper off.
3. Next, use the high quality sandpaper (120-grit) to sand the surface! Make ensure the old veneer is removed completely and the surface is rough! Then use a tack-cloth to clean the surface from sawdust and replay the sanding procedure by using sandpaper (220-grit).
4. Use the grain filler to open gain structure of the oak wood surface! This is also helpful to result a cleaner finish. Let the filler dry completely and then scrape it and sand again the surface with sandpaper (220-grit).
5. Now it is time to brush the desk. Use a clean-brush to brush the heavy coat of ‘sanding-sealer’ and allow it dry! Then once again sand with sandpaper (220-grit), lightly. Don’t miss to use a tack cloth for the wipe. Then ensure the stain absorbs into the surface properly (or completely dry) when brushing a coat of stain. Don’t forget to use a ‘clean’ cloth to wipe-off the excess stain!
6. Protecting the finish, a light coat-polyurethane is so recommended. Then use it to brush the entire oak roll top desk! Make sure the polyurethane dry completely before sanding and doing the wipe procedure with sandpaper (220-grit) and tack cloth! Getting the best result, by applying one more thin-coat is so advisable.

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