Antique Picture Frame Restoration

[Bigband78]

Thanks for the help,I have several old antique frames to repair

[davotheframer]

@Bigband78 You're welcome. good luck and much fun bringing those old frames back to life!

[cudaclan]

Antiques should not look like a new penny buffed to a shine. You have clearly preserved the integrity of this piece. In the words of Gaff, "You've done a man's job, sir!"

[davotheframer]

@cudaclan I thank you kind sir, for your most welcome words of encouragement!

[tgurlplaymate4u]

Very nicely done and informative, I have a Victorian Rococo frame that needs a lot of restoration, but once complete it will look beautiful, this video was a BIG HELP, but I do have one question, what do you do for missing sections of plaster, how do you reproduce what you need to fill in the missing sections? thanks again for posting this very helpful video!!

[davotheframer]

@tgurlplaymate4u

Thanks for the feedback and compliment :)

Ok, if it's a small section, and that section is repeated on another part of the frame, you could just press some plasticine on the repeated section (first apply some kerosene or light oil to the decoration, so the plasticine doesn't stick) that corresponds with the missing piece; once you have the negative mould in plasticine, mix some plaster of paris and fill the mould. Once it's dry, remove the platicine, let it dry some more...>>

[davotheframer]

@tgurlplaymate4u ...and then lightly clean off remaining plasticine traces with kerosene and soft toothbrush.

If the piece doesn't fit where the missing decoration is, sand it with 150 grade sandpaper until it's level and roughly fitting; after gluing it in place with all-purpose glue, you could fill any remaining gaps with wallfiller or some other air drying compound (a lot of purists will use dental filler instead of plasticine, or other traditional materials instead of wallfiller, >>

[glenbeckford]

@davotheframer

[davotheframer]

@tgurlplaymate4u ..for example, but it's more expensive and not necessary for normal frame repairs) If the missing piece is large, you may have to make a more complicated mould with liquid latex or similar. It's a bit difficult to explain, so I'll get around to making a video of the procedure,eventually! (also I'll show how to reproduce the effect of water-gilding on repaired areas without expensive re-leafing with real gold) Hope this was of some help.

[calalily1941]

Wonderful, informative and clear teaching of the gold leaf process. I had a hard time keeping up with the script. solution 1. slow down slide show . 2.Have someone read it while you do the demonstration 3. Put the script in a dowloadable file. There was so much good information...maybe a 4th solution have a slowed down version. ie if this was too fast, go to the slow version .  Sympath.....version 2. Thank you.

[davotheframer]

@calalily1941 Thank you for your kind comment.

sorry you had a hard time keeping up with the script, firstly, I wanted that particular music track to accompany the video; secondly, I didn't want the slideshow to drag on too long, so I think 7 seconds approx per slide is adequate. May I suggest you just click on the pause button on each written slide, until you've fully read it? I Might do the script in a downloadable file in the near future, will let you know if I do. Thanks for watching.

[davotheframer]

@calalily1941 You may also be interested in my other framing video, which is featured further down in the comments, under 'Video Responses'.

I intend to do some more slideshows on gliding/making/restoration, just need some spare time!

[SasaYamaoka]

awesome, do more videos like tnese please !

[davotheframer]

@SasaYamaoka That's very kind of you, - I might do some more in the future, thanks for the encouragement.

[freehee2]

Hi , what do you use to tone down the gold? also do you know how to tone down silver to make it look like graphite?

[davotheframer]

Hi there, there's different methods of toning gold & silver down- a couple of coats of Shellac will give the leaf a more mellow tone; or if you want a heavy antique look, you could oxidise the gold/silver leaf with liversulphate-gives silver a 'gunmetal' look.

These are just a few methods-hope it's of help.

[freehee2]

thanks for the advice. i'll be picking more of your brain soon.

[Duchovicius666]

Wow, it's classic:D Beautiful images and awesome music:) I see that You like Blade Runner;) 10 stars!

[davotheframer]

THANK YOU for your input & rating! (it's extra kind because this subject is probably of little interest to you) Any Bladerunner fan, is a friend of mine :))

[Duchovicius666]

Yeah, I must admit that I'm not really interested in this kind of stuff, but I like when sth looks nice and have great atmosphere:) Hehe yes, indeed, I love Blade Runner:D

[davotheframer]

cheers! :D

[Duchovicius666]

yeah cheers:D

[Duchovicius]

Agree xD