Post #297599 by Sneakytiki on Sun, Apr 8, 2007 1:34 AM

It looks like you have 2 major possibilities. 1) If u take the antique don't harm the original finish approach then you can just live with the weathered areas and get an antique restorer to keep the OG finish intact and stabilize the weathered parts from deteriorating further. 2) You can retouch and refinish the weathered areas and/or the rest of the bar. It looks like a 1 off custom piece from the 1960's era. If a restoration/refinish is done well I don't think it's gonna hurt the value much, if at all, as we're not talking about a 1920's designer craftsmen rocker, as a 1 off, no one will know exactly how it was "supposed" to look or be finished straight from the factory.. The only major factor is whether you want to leave the original finish in areas where it's intact an have the whole thing possibly not match exactly or refinish the whole bar an' have it look "new"/match exactly all over.

edit, duh missed the last few posts somehow, whoops, nice resto' job Bamboo Ben!

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[ Edited by: Sneakytiki 2007-04-10 05:08 ]