[juneau]

anyone know someone who refinishes wicker? I have a guy coming over tomorrow, Doug Smirti, calls himself the Furniture Doctor, anyone hear of him??or can recommend someone else who won't charge me an arm and a leg??

[Indydealmaker]

Originally Posted by juneau

anyone know someone who refinishes wicker? I have a guy coming over tomorrow, Doug Smirti, calls himself the Furniture Doctor, anyone hear of him??or can recommend someone else who won't charge me an arm and a leg??

You could try the DIY approach. Go to this link on the web:http://www.ehow.com/how_5459545_refinish-wicker.html

Even if you don't want to do it yourself, reading about the process may give you a new appreciation of what is involved and allow you to better judge whether or not you are being quoted a fair price.

[JenAjd]

Years ago I had some pieces that were in dire need to be refinished and tried to do the DYI thing with them....as i'd re-finished other non-wicker pieces of furniture and thought it wouldn't be a huge deal. Well it was and I soon gave up. It's extremely difficult and the mess to me wasn't worth it. Think I ended up either junking them or sending them on to a GoodWill type place.

[juneau]

thanks for the reply. I thought of DIY, then read about the procedure, and don't know if I have the energy for it. I'll see what this guy quotes me. thanks for the input.

[CarolSells]

I'm a dyed-in-the-wool DIYer. Really somebody needs to stop me! Anyway, I did repaint a settee and two chairs about 7 yrs ago. It was labor intensive but I only spent the price of a quart of paint and they looked great!

If your estimates are too high pm me and I'll be more detailed.

Good Luck.

[Another 65er]

Originally Posted by juneau

anyone know someone who refinishes wicker? I have a guy coming over tomorrow, Doug Smirti, calls himself the Furniture Doctor, anyone hear of him??or can recommend someone else who won't charge me an arm and a leg??

Did you use his services? He's coming to estimate some refinishing work at our home today?