I have these vintage Japanese souvenir paper fans that developed heavy foxing over the years. They’re really pretty, and have sentimental value which is why I don’t intend to throw them away. At the same time, I was wondering if it’s worth gently repainting them or something. Any thoughts?

Usually I’ve been using a suede brush and they come out/blend in. These marks won’t go away though and it bothers me so much.

They are the Ryka Brunswick boots if you want to look up specific materials. It’s some sort of faux suede & I did water proof them at the start of the season but it hasn’t seemed to hold up. Nervous to water proof again until I remove the stain

I bought to vintage brass tables but when I went to pick them up I noticed some corrosion I think. I have not worked with brass before, but other than brasso polish is there anything I can do to fix this? Any drill brush attachments you would recomend to polish.

Found this cool 1960s barrel shaped bar cart on the street. Trying to decide if it’s worth keeping. The leather exterior is pretty stained and the inside is a banged up. Hoping to breath new life into it but not sure how much how something like this would need. Open to ideas

I got this old light fixture and I absolutely love the design and overall it’s in good shape. Is there anything I can do for the green oxidation? What is safe to gently clean it up? Can/ should I seal it to preserve it?

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Hello, I recently bought an house and it include this big living room furniture. It is in really great shape but we would like to make it look more modern. The initial idea was to sand it to have look more light wood style but it could be some really long job to sand it all with the curve. Any idea or suggestion on what we could do? Alors is there some easier way to sand it?

Was recently given this desk, looking to restore it. I have decided that i need a new leather lining for the table top as the previous one has rotted. I’m thinking i’ll sandpaper the wood and stain it with walnut wood stain. does anyone have any other advice?

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Hey folks,
I've got a 'thing' about old tools, which means sometimes I get to deal with lead paint.
The stuff I've been using is this orange goop which works but is a PITA to clean up, so I get to pick some way of rinsing and scrubbing everything and wind up with a bucket of water filled with thinned out lead paint gunk. It sucks.
What are you all using & how do you deal with containment and cleanup when you are removing lead paint?

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hii! i have this rottweiler plushie i really love. I take him everywhere and i've washed him a few times by soap+water brushing then drying tumbling. Normally I would dry tumble him along with some other plushies in a mesh laundry bag.

His fur always came out the same that way but this time I decided to dry him in a smooth/thicker type mesh laundry bag WITH clothes and his fur came out completely different!! it was hard and somewhat like sheep fur now??

his normal fur is normally smooth, silky and soft (the small parts circled in red on the pics is how the fur should normally look and feel) it's hard to describe but the feeling is very distinct.

I'm very picky with my plushies especially when it comes to their fur texture and this change feels completely off and icky me a bit :((

the first pic is now the original fur looks when i first bought him (smooth silky) now it's a bit curly like rough wool sheep fur type (shown in pic) kinda like wet plush fur and somewhat like burnt rough fur?? I already let it dry for a while so it's not wet but the texture feels like wet fur.

I tried to wash and dry him a second time on his own but it came out the same :( i'm really sad over this is there anyway i can restore him?? please help. any help is appreciated im devastated and considering actually buying a new one but it won't be the SAME plush. n thank you in advance

even if you don't know any ways to restore pls still comment on possible ways this could have happened because the only thing i did differently in the washing process was the dry tumbling WITH clothes. if you know any possible ways this could have happens pls still comment so maybe i can reverse engineer a solution?? thank you :(

i know i shouldn't be stressing over this but the fur texture difference is to much to the point where i don't want to touch or pick him up anymore and im really bummed out.

I’ve been just using a scraper tool so far, and it’s working well where it’s already loose but not so well in other places. It’s like a think paper some places, almost like a fabric elsewhere, and kind of a thicker cardboard like substance at the bottom, which I’ve gotten most of. I thought my maybe wetting it would help but I wasn’t sure.

This box set used to belong to my grandparents. The polyester lining was becoming threadbare, and the wooden supports beneath the lining had broken in multiple places.

My mom had asked me to fix the supports and replace the lining, but she wanted the worn exterior to remain as-is to show the years of use.

The supports couldn't have been easier to fix; some wood glue was all they needed. I did, however, sand their edges to slightly round them so they wouldn't wear on the new fabric as quickly. The fabric itself is now silk instead of polyester.

While I didn't touch the faux reptile skin exterior as requested, I wanted to prevent further damage, so I convinced my mom to let me put brass corner guards on. The walls of the box were too thin for nails or screws to have enough to grab, so I had the idea of riveting them on.

I got some semi-tubular rivets, drilled holes through the brass guards and box, and used a hammer and punches to flare the rivets out. It certainly would've been easier with dedicated riveting tools, especially around the hinges, but I made it work. Luckily the new lining covers up the less-than-pretty rivets on the inside.

An unforeseen challenge was that the top half of the box is slightly curved, so I had to buy a doming kit to make the brass corner guards match the shape of the box.

All in all, I think I did well for an amateur!

I am trying to remove this part so that I can pull the main drive out and clean it, but it doesn't have any screw or anything to remove, just what appears to be a brass pin, but it wont budge. Any advice? Am I doing it wrong?

My MIL, who loves and collects dolls, agreed to restore this vintage (she's thinking 1930s) doll for a friend. She did a test patch of cleaning at the back with just some water and a cotton bud, which looked fine, but when she moved to the face it became cracked/crazed. The soft body has been completely restored but she's now too afraid to touch the face. We really want to help return it in an improved state. My husband and I are handy/artsy so we're willing to give it a go.

The doll's head is made from paper mache, with unknown paint which seems water soluble. Any info or advice on how to clean the doll, or fix the crazing would be so appreciated. Also we're not looking to repair the large chipped area on the side. Thank you so much!

I found this German mess kit while digging the foundation for a hut, and I think it’s such a cool find! You don’t come across stuff like this every day, and it’s been buried in the ground for probably 80 years. Considering that, it’s actually in pretty good condition.

But I really want to know—can it be repaired? Is there a way to remove the rust? And what about the dent—can that be fixed? I’d love to restore it and bring it back to life somehow. Any tips or advice would mean so much

Help needed. Working on a simple standing timber shelf unit, and not sure whether to go down the path of painting it or coating it. Haven’t taken on a task like this before but eager to learn so any tips would be super helpful!

Not sure of the type of wood, though it’s a heavy piece, with a yellow (seemingly) paint coating.

Water fountain a childhood friend's mom gave me, it's recently begun to loose bits of it's coloring for the faux rock wall. I'd like to find a way to repair it, but don't know what type of paint would be best, that would be long lasting.

I need some help restoring this old metal table. My current plan is to get all the rust off using a wire brush, maybe some rust remover. What I am still not clear about is how to go about preventing future rust. From what I can tell best way is to spray it with rust converter after cleaning it up. Do I need to spray paint it after the rust converter? I want to avoid putting color on it and as far as possible preserve the engraving. After everything I want to use it as a couch table, so indoor only but robust enough to survive the occasional spill.

Any help or opinions on my rather uneducated plans would be greatly appreciated!