So if you re facing rust on the metal or brass sections of an antique trunk roll up your sleeves and take your time to restore the piece to its original state of splendor.
Antique trunk with metal sheeting.
We have brass trunk corners and brass corner caps as well as nickle plated trunk corners and nickle caps.
The hardest part of the entire project is in the preparation of the piece.
Jenny lind steamer trunk dome top trunk barrel top antique vintage trunk.
Metal trunk banding straps and embossed sheet tin trunk nails and tacks trunk screws trunk rivets and screw post paper liners borders and victorian pictorials labels for trunk interiors rollers and bottom studs for trunks slat clamp corner edge clamp for antique trunks slat clamps for antique wood trunk strips straight.
Replacing sheet metal on a trunk.
If you have determined that the sheet metal on your antique trunk is to far gone to repair then you will need to replace the old damaged tin with new sheet metal.
The metal on an antique trunk is designed to protect the trunks corners.
Sheet aluminum sold by the running foot 10.
It is cheap readily available and very soft but not to soft.
Removing the old material covering.
Step 1 set the antique trunk on a drop cloth or old blanket in a well ventilated area.
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Several types of sheet metal for steamer trunk fabrication and repair shop trunks trunk parts metal for trunks sheet metals and.
After years of use the antique metal may develop a characteristic patina.
A metal patina is a change in color that takes place with exposure to oils.
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19th century painted barrel dome top blanket.
Large antique trunk dome round top trunk made of wood metal.
From brass trunk locks antique brass trunk locks to nickle plated trunk locks.
I prefer to work with aluminum flashing for this type of work.
Trunk hinges for your antique trunk.
Restoring a vintage steamer trunk.
Trunk corners and trunk corner caps for antique trunks.
Trunk restoration is a combination of wood working metal craft and leather work so it helps to have some experience in all three fields.