Pew Restoration
Southern Furniture Restoration Company
is owned and operated by Gene Hefelfinger. He has been refinishing church
furniture since 1969, and understands the value of working with existing
furniture to bring new life to it. We believe he does that very thing... brings
new life to existing furnishings. We know that he does it well. His quality
control measures are stringent and he puts a remarkable finish on his woods. We
believe he is the finest refinisher available in the Southwest.
Project size isn't a problem either. He can deal with projects of all sizes
and puts the same level of skill into each project... small or large, they all
go through the same process.
25-Step Pew Restoration Process
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Detailed layout for precise relocation of furniture
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Number each individual part of furniture components
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Remove and disassemble
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Carefully pack and load truck
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Unload at our plant
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Repair minor and/or major existing damage
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Hand-strip old finish (no vat stripping employed)
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Hand sand and some machine sanding (dry stripping)
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Hand application of stain to change or obtain uniform
coloring
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Rack and dry the pieces overnight
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Apply sealer coat #1
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Rack and dry overnight
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Hand sand
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Apply sealer coat #2
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Rack and dry
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Finish quality hand sand
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Hot lacquer coat #1(finest quality high solids commercial
grade lacquer)
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Rack and dry overnight
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Final finish quality hand sanding
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Final hot lacquer coat rubbed to Satin Finish
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Rack, dry and cure for several days
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Reload on truck in numbered sequence (pieces padded, braced
and boxed)
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Unload at location
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Re-assemble and re-install
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Final inspection
Close quality contros are maintained during the entire process,
and an inspection is performed at the completion of each step along the
way.