Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 4, 1994, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free september 1994 b3 antique finish Renews byjoe Howarde new York times news service in decorating circles antiquing is euphemistically referred to As giving furniture an old world it is a traditional decorative finish in paint that is created by applying a dark transparent Glaze Over a Lightc lored base pleasing highlights Are created by wiping away some of the exposing areas of the Light base properly the finish gives furniture a aged look that can be especially effective in transforming a worn piece into an appealing addition to a Homes fairly easy antiquing is relatively easy to even an inexperienced worker can produce professional looking results with a minimum of the tools and materials required Are Basic ones found in Many paint or artists they Are Flat artists Oil linseed plaster of Lin free cloths and a to prepare furniture for remove All hardware like drawer hinges and Metal remove any dirt or Wax by rubbing the surface with a cloth dipped in furniture that has been previously finished does not have to be but it is a Good idea to roughen the surface by sanding it with a medium Grade on unpainted Seal the Wood with sanding sealer or diluted allow the sealer to then Sand lightly with Fine do not worry about minor dents or As they will add to the final prepare the base choose a Lightc lored Flat Light colors like Pale Green and Pale Blue work because they offer effective contrast against the Darker a Good base paint is thicker than regular the extra viscosity helps form textures that add to the aged character of the thicken the enamel by spooning in Small in increments of about a of plaster of Paris until the paint has a thick creamy next Brush on the apply it in Long strokes to the one coat is generally although a second coat May be necessary to cover a previous let the paint when the base coat is you Are ready to apply the Glaze which is essentially diluted artists Oil artists Supply stores sell the color in tubes labelled artist Grade and student the student Grade is less expensive and suitable for the most popular hues for glazing Are the Sienna and the raw umber and raw Sienna create warm and Subtle Burnt Sienna and Burnt umber Are much Darker and used for More dramatic Cobalt Blue and Ultramarine which Are used give a metallic cast to painted Black can be effective with a red base but on White or beige it tends to look prepare the Glaze by mixing 3 parts turpentine to 1 part linseed Oil and 1 part Oil apply the mixture liberally by using a Brush or a Lin free on smaller objects you can coat the entire but on larger pieces like a Dresser or Bookcase it is Best to work on one area at a while the Glaze is still wet wipe it off with a pad made from a Lin free Start from the Centre and work using circular leave More Glaze at the in the Corners and around expose More of the base coat in the Centre of Flat Subtle effects can be obtained by removing most of the More dramatic effects by Only highlighting important areas and leaving the rest enveloped in the transparent warmth of the glazing problems the glazing technique is but some complications can on ornate furniture with intricate carvings the Glaze can Pool up in the pools can be picked out with a Small sometimes the Glaze dries before it can be wiped try dipping the cloth in turpentine and rubbing it on the that will usually loosen up the if you find that the Glaze dries too which can occur working on a Large piece or on a hot add a few drops of linseed Oil to the Glaze that will effectively retard the drying when the desired look is finally allow the piece to dry for 24 now you can try some nuances that will add an authentic look to your genuine Antiques Are Darker around joints and to capture that paint some of the Oil color straight from the tube into those areas and blend it into the surrounding areas with a Gauze the additional color will strengthen the Glaze in those a final technique that will enhance the piece is mix a Small Quantity of dark umber Glaze and dip a Toothbrush into the mixture and hold with the bristles about three inches from the surf Ace of the Rake the thumb across the As they Bend and snap they will throw out a Fine Shower of paint particles that create a Subtle pattern of Large and Small that looks Best on the edges of Dresser and table but practise first on a piece of Plain paper and do not overdo the As the effect is supposed to be splattering is the finishing let everything dry for several Days and apply two Coats of Lowduster polyurethane let that dry then rub it with 000 steel dust carefully and then alarms a new option by David Smith there is a new option for monitored burglar alarms called alarms and this is a locally available method for providing alarm simply alarm verification is a system to dramatically reduce or eliminate false it is a method whereby our Winnipeg based listed Monitor ing station can do a near instant double Check or verification to ensure that the alarm that they Are receiving is not a false alarm before dispatching the in the Case of the two Way audio alarm verification a microphone As Well As a speaker Are located within the users if an alarm is generated from a customers the monitoring station can listen in for break in sounds at the at this if the customer were the Genera Tor of the false he would simply state his key Holder num ber and that would be the end of the false alarm in our testing of this we have found that one microphone and one speaker is adequate to cover a typical the history to Date of alarm verification equipment has proven very successful in lowering the false alarm rate in other comm especially in the United in Edmonton is quickly approaching a Point with their alarm bylaw where they require two Way alarm verification before they will dispatch the police Cruiser to a at this time in this is not the who to say what the City alarm bylaw will be like within the next 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