This type of restoration is the one that every employee in the job wants to perform once in a while. This is the cleaning of a beautiful bench with macklings treated in mecca. Usually we proceed by degrees to eliminate the old paints or colors that have been spread on the original surface. Someone will wonder how it was possible that such a beautiful lacquering was covered in such a sad color. There are various reasons that led people to cover objects, and not only, from improbable colors.
The wear and tear of the object in daily activities meant that the original colors would lose their intensity and be worn in some places. Renovations or changes to the furniture made it necessary to have a uniform color that the carpenter on duty was happy to perform. Last but not least, the evolution of tastes in successive generations to the realization of the product. What we consider today an ugliness, is actually a panacea. The old paints have a protective function for the underlying color that protects it from further wear and discoloration of time. What is under the beige and blue enamel is just the original color. In this case a beautiful deep blue in the back. In the lower front and side a light blue. The well-molded cornices have lost the mecca; on the other hand, silver is rather in good condition. No part needed to be integrated.
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- Initial conditions
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- Initial conditions
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- Restoration phase
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- Restoration phase
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- Restoration completed
