trash to treasure

[trike lady]

It's almost finished. It's the Goldwing table. Someone else's trash became a nice table for me. The table was left in the apartment by a former tenant and the property manager was going to toss it. I told her I wanted it as it would look nice redone. It sat for a long time before I figured out what I was going to do with it. I had to break it down, sand it, wipe it down of all the dust before applying primer and then waiting for it to dry between coats. The original color was to be a bright orange and then I thought to myself its going to look out of place. The white primer looked the best and so it was painted in a satin white. The 12x18" Goldwing pic sat for 5 months rolled up in a tube and while it has two sided tape on the back the real challenge is to get it to stay flat. I had books weighing it down for over a week and so far one corner looks like it wants to lift. Everything you see around the pic is just placed there not fastened. There is a gap between the glass and the base, it does not rest on the base.

Brown pic is before. White is after.

[peteg59]

Nice job TTL.

Way to make some extra $$ on the side?

[rhino 2]

It's almost finished. It's the Goldwing table. Someone else's trash became a nice table for me. The table was left in the apartment by a former tenant and the property manager was going to toss it. I told her I wanted it as it would look nice redone. It sat for a long time before I figured out what I was going to do with it. I had to break it down, sand it, wipe it down of all the dust before applying primer and then waiting for it to dry between coats. The original color was to be a bright orange and then I thought to myself its going to look out of place. The white primer looked the best and so it was painted in a satin white. The 12x18" Goldwing pic sat for 5 months rolled up in a tube and while it has two sided tape on the back the real challenge is to get it to stay flat. I had books weighing it down for over a week and so far one corner looks like it wants to lift. Everything you see around the pic is just placed there not fastened. There is a gap between the glass and the base, it does not rest on the base.

Brown pic is before. White is after.

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[paws]

Looks GREAT Val! The white paint really dressed up that little table and goes so well with the poster.

[Jack Klarich]

Very nice job Val

[trike lady]

Thanks for the complements about my table. The poster was trying to curl up on one corner so I added a little more tape and weighted it down. Will put everything back in place in a few days. It turned out really nice and I'm pleased.

[desertclassic]

Great job. You have a talent, you will be surprised at the people that will pay you for something like that.

[FuzzyWuzHe]

You gotta love someone who repurposes something they love ... great job ... I'll bet that will be a cherished piece in your place for a long time ...

[trike lady]

While the property manager saw it as a rickety piece of junk, I had seen a 'Gem' of a table and a unique one when finished. I have never seen a table made like that before and figured it was old. I need to find the Goldwing logo to place in the upper left of the pic and a few more things to place around the ends. The table gets the spot where everyone will see it and come moving day it goes with me. I like this table its a one of a kind.

[Burnerboy]

There's going to be many jealous folks reading this post, I'm sure, I know I'm going to be one of them............ NICE JOB!

Ronnie

[Zammy]

Great job Val, I like the white paint too.