Good Questions: How To Restore Metal Chairs?  Pin it button Lisa
sent us an email...  Help! I spotted these (very dirty) chairs
(4!) being thrown away and thought they might look quirky mixed
with more mod furniture? My husband feels sure he can straighten
out a couple of slightly bent legs, so the rest is up to me to
overhaul.  I'd like to do as much as I can myself, but I want
them ready for early I need to weigh time vs. cost and make
decisions.   1. Best way to clean up/repaint the rusty metal? 2.
If I can't manage this myself—where to send the backs and seats
for reupholstering? 3. What to cover them in? I have kids and
cats to contend with.  They will either surround a mid-century
McCobb rectangular dining table or a minimal rectangular glass
table.  Thanks, Lisa  Pin it button  First, congratulations on
your find! Cleaned up, these chairs could make a great statement
around a more modern dining table. In answer to your questions:
1. Clean the rusty metal by buffing the frame with steel wool.
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