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This chair came to us full of memories. The Danish owner’s father purchased the chair new in Denmark in the 1940’s and held his children in the chair for story time every night before bed. The owner had immigrated to the United States from Denmark and the chair came along as one of the prized possessions that could not be left behind. His father had recently passed and he wanted the chair restored so that he could carry on the tradition with his own children.
By request, the chair was restored in as close to the original leather as possible. A buttery soft cognac leather was chosen. After countless hours of remolding new foam, highly technical hand sewing, and polishing of the base, the chair was ready for many more lifetimes of memories.
It’s restorations like these that are a true pleasure.
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What you’ll need:
Modern Conscience Fiberglass Shockmount Adhesive
Modern Conscience Shockmount Adhesive Activator
Modern Conscience Shockmounts
Sandpaper (80-grit or 100-grit)
Denatured or Rubbing Alcohol
Modern Conscience Gel Coat Restoration Kit
You will find all of these parts on our website here.
1: Using sandpaper, remove all of the old epoxy.
Helpful Tip: All of the original epoxy must be removed. A bond is only as strong as the weakest adhesive in there, so if you leave any of the old epoxy you’re providing an opportunity for failure of the bond.
2: Use a base and the shockmount “bumps” on the shell to help you determine the exact location of the new shockmounts.
Helpful Tip: Don’t overly tighten the shockmount to the base, leave the screw a little loose so that you can flatten the mounts against the shell in their correct position.
3: Trace the shockmount locations with a marker.
4: Clean the prepared fiberglass with denatured alcohol or rubbing alcohol using a lint-free cloth.
5: Clean the new shockmount with denatured alcohol or rubbing alcohol using a lint-free cloth.
6: Apply Modern Conscience Fiberglass Shockmount Adhesive to the shockmount.
Helpful tip: Your puddle of glue should extend to within 1/4″ (6mm) of the edge of the shockmount. You want enough glue that it will slightly press out from underneath the shockmount on the sides, leaving no air bubbles. You do not, however, want so much that adhesive flows out from under it and runs everywhere.
7: Gently place the shockmount.
Helpful Tip: Do not press hard, you will force the glue out from under the shockmount and create what is called a “starved” joint. The weight of the shockmount plus some gentle pressure is enough to allow the glue to evenly lick up around the edge of the mount.
8: Hold the shockmount in place and use a few strategic drips of Modern Conscience Adhesive Activator to secure the shockmount during cure time.
9: Allow 48 hours for the adhesive to reach full cure strength.
Helpful Tip: After the adhesive has cured check your work. Make sure that the adhesive has a nice bead around the edge. Anywhere the edge of the shockmount is exposed is an opportunity for forces to concentrate and will ultimately lead to failure of the bond. If you find an exposed edge, or just for good measure, you can apply a final bead of adhesive around the perimeter of the shockmount, again using the activator to help control placement of the adhesive.
10: Restore the exposed sanded parts of the fiberglass with a Modern Conscience Gel Coat Restoration Kit.
11: Enjoy your newly restored chair. You’ve worked hard, you earned it!
]]>Someone painted this red aniline LCW brown! With a paint brush!
We’ve restored the red aniline to it’s original gorgeous luster and deep hue. This is pure perfection in the Modern Conscience shop.
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