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<p>[QUOTE="Desertau, post: 9830315, member: 86775"]Ok, not exactly a restoration more a refresh. I have this Vernis Martin painted cabinet that was inexpensive French decor for the masses I guess (IKEA of the late 19th century?) and want to refresh the ormolu a lot of it has come off over the years and all of it is deeply tarnished, fortunately I still have most of those ormolu pieces that fell off and all the glass is in good condition.</p><p><br /></p><p>having never taken on this project I’m wondering the best way to accomplish this, should I chemically strip the ormolu and buff it, polish with creams… or don’t even start or you’ll be sorry? </p><p><br /></p><p>Assuming the word is go for it, where the ormolu secures the glass would it be better to remove all the ormolu and glass or work my way around the glass one piece at a time removing and replacing as I go keeping the glass in place. The latter sounds the safest route to me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Desertau, post: 9830315, member: 86775"]Ok, not exactly a restoration more a refresh. I have this Vernis Martin painted cabinet that was inexpensive French decor for the masses I guess (IKEA of the late 19th century?) and want to refresh the ormolu a lot of it has come off over the years and all of it is deeply tarnished, fortunately I still have most of those ormolu pieces that fell off and all the glass is in good condition. having never taken on this project I’m wondering the best way to accomplish this, should I chemically strip the ormolu and buff it, polish with creams… or don’t even start or you’ll be sorry? Assuming the word is go for it, where the ormolu secures the glass would it be better to remove all the ormolu and glass or work my way around the glass one piece at a time removing and replacing as I go keeping the glass in place. The latter sounds the safest route to me.[/QUOTE]
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