Mareta has been sitting on our covered deck for the last couple of weeks waiting for us to clear other stuff out of the way. Today was her day - bath time!
Steel wool is wonderful stuff. Not the "steelo" type you get at the supermarket - go to the paint and decorating section of your hardware store and you will find it in a wide range of abrasive-nesses. The thing about steel wool is that it cleans and removes old paint and scuff marks, but unlike a course sandpaper it doesn't score the timber.
As you can see from the images, Mareta is still in good structural condition, but her surface finish is, franky, knackered. As we scrubbed, layers of dirt, oils and finishing products peeled away revealing a really nice grain structure.
I got a bit excited at the end of all this scrubbing and so I grabbed the squabs that we intend to sell Mareta with and took a couple of images to get an idea of how she will look. Hope you like it - our lady in red.
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