After years of use the antique metal may develop a characteristic patina.
Antique trunk with metal sheeting.
We also have trunk lock keys too.
Trunk hinges for your antique trunk.
Jenny lind steamer trunk dome top trunk barrel top antique vintage trunk.
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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.
Replacing sheet metal on a trunk.
Several types of sheet metal for steamer trunk fabrication and repair shop trunks trunk parts metal for trunks sheet metals and.
Give yourself plenty of room to walk around it with ease.
Removing the old material covering.
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.
I prefer to work with aluminum flashing for this type of work.
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Black corner metal for steamer trunk repair or new construction 15 your choice.
We have brass trunk corners and brass corner caps as well as nickle plated trunk corners and nickle caps.
From brass trunk locks antique brass trunk locks to nickle plated trunk locks.
It is cheap readily available and very soft but not to soft.
Sheet aluminum sold by the running foot 10.
A metal patina is a change in color that takes place with exposure to oils.
The hardest part of the entire project is in the preparation of the piece.
The metal on an antique trunk is designed to protect the trunks corners.
Trunk corners and trunk corner caps for antique trunks.
Decorative pressed metal for covering antique trunks 15.
Large antique trunk dome round top trunk made of wood metal.
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.
Restoring a vintage steamer trunk.
Trunk restoration is a combination of wood working metal craft and leather work so it helps to have some experience in all three fields.
Metal brass steel and iron were often used to make the latches corners and edges of a vintage style steamer trunk.