We had this old scale that was so neat, but in pretty ragged shape. With many antiques, it takes away the value if they are touched, but we decided that it was worth it to us to redo it and enjoy it.
It's a REALLY heavy piece!
We took it out to the garage where my husband started disassembling it. (At this point, my work was done!) :)
He took every single piece apart. There were lots and lots of pieces! (Lots more that didn't make this picture too.)
To remove the paint, he sanded, then used Citrastrip and the paint came off pretty easily.
He then filled in any dings with filler since he was going to paint it glossy and the dings would show.
He sanded the filler down and painted it with Automotive paint.
After getting it all painted, he wasn't happy with the finish on one of the pieces, so removed the paint and repainted it. (He is much more patient than I am!)
He buffed out all of the brass pieces, which turned out so nice and bright.
He brought all of the parts into the basement to dry. He then reassembled it.
And here it is finished! I think it's absolutely beautiful and am SO proud of how incredibly talented he is!!
I will add more pictures when we get the tray and weights added.
Thanks so much for coming by!
Pam
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