Well I finally had a chance to put some more time into the bar.The weather and temperature
this past weekend allowed me to get some varnish work done.Since I have put one coat of
varnish on the back of bar , on the storage doors and the shelves , I decided to do one
last in between coats fine sanding with 220 grit sandpaper.Several hours later I had the
sanding done for the back part of the bar.So the whole back of the bar is ready for it's
final coat of varnish.Before you actually apply varnish, use cheese cloth to get all dust
particles and any remaining saw dust that may be on the surface of the rattan.Alot of saw
dust gets in between the rattan while sanding, so make sure all the rattan is blown out
with air before applying any varnish.Clean air and the right temperature is key to getting
varnish done right.
My next task was to flip the bar upside down to get the support legs,the foot rest
and the entire underside sanded.There were cob webs, dirt and who knows what else
under neath.Because I did not have an air compressor handy , I used several cans of
compressed air that you can buy at any Office Depot or Staples to clean your computer
keyboards .I use this to blow the saw dust out in between the cracks and crevices of
the stacked rattan pieces.The cans actually do a great job, they are light weight
easy to use .
So what remains to be done on our bar project is a sealer applied to the bottom of
bar.Varnish the support legs that were stained with golden oak.Apply last coat of
varnish to the storage doors and shelves .Then my next step will be to varnish all
exterior rattan curved facia .Our final step which is a project within it self is-
the construction of the bar top, varnishing of the bar top, steaming and bending
rattan to go around the edge of bar counter top and then the installation of the
bar top.
Got a lot accomplished this weekend , however there is a lot more to be done.
Logging a lot of hours of elbow grease into this bar project if you know what I
mean.The outcome and final results will make it all worth it though.
Stay tuned , I will be back ASAP with more pics,progress, and info on this
dandy little bar project.Thanks for hangin in there with me.
All the old varnish has been sanded off the exterior rattan facia and foot rail
The underside has been sanded and ready to stain and seal.
The foot rail supports have all been hand sanded and ready for stain and varnish
The storage cabinet doors sanded in between coats and ready for their last coat
The shelf tops and inner storage space all hand sanded and ready for last coat of varnish
[ Edited by: 1961surf 2009-11-25 00:47 ]
