Post #775860 by tikitube on Thu, May 11, 2017 12:51 PM

Thanks! Yeah, mold was one of the first things that popped into my head, too. But it doesn't rub off. I have a few kinds of mold removal sprays, but was afraid to use them. It is very dry, and oil should do wonders for the color, too. Just didn't want to "seal" in the white stuff if its something I should remove first. I was even thinking that it might be related to the cigarette smell? :wink:

I've had some amazing luck trying to find items for our upcoming tiki room - on a budget, even. This guy only set me back $40! They had a smaller guy next to him, too, (maybe a third the height) that was soft and rotten, and falling apart with chunks missing and a hole down the center. Sadly, it looked like he had been used as an ashtray.

I wanted to buy the pair - the salesman wanted $60 each, regardless of their size/condition, which seemed silly to me. So I talked him down to $40 for the big guy, which seemed like a steal. But he wouldn't go lower than $40 for the smaller one, which really didn't look salvageable. I went back two weeks later, and offered him $20 again for the little guy, and he still wouldn't budge. A week later, it was gone. Maybe they sold it...maybe they scrapped it. :(

None-the-less, hoping I can bring this one back to life a bit, and maybe someday find out more about it.