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| First Project - The Steamer - Before restoration |
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Above and below:The
wooden Steamer SS BEAR - before restoration. 20+ years of grease and dust are encrusted on this poor ship, and she's lost
all her vibrant colors.All of these ships were hanging in a very high class German restaurant in Washington,DC called "Old
Europe". It is an excellent restaurant with fabulous authentic German Cuisine, located at 2434 Wisconsin Avenue Northwest,
Washington, DC 20007. The owner is a friend and client of mine. The ships had not been cleaned or taken down for over 20 years,
and the restaurant just underwent a renovation, so the ships came down and I am restoring them.
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And here she is after 14 hours of work, using
a power air compressor, lots of cotton and cleaner and much TLC. I sanded down the sails and restained them, as well as the
masts. Fixed the rigging, added a little paint here and there but was careful to not lose the "charm" of the original
paint job. I also added a few brass parts to "liven" her up a bit. The seemingly random wires are the wire cable
used to hang the ship.
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