This has been one of our most demanding projects to date. Here were a few of the problems, some before and after pictures and how we were able to meet the challenges.

The problems:
When you look at the wood panels you see two different colors. They are indeed different woods. The panel is East Indian Satinwood and the trim is an engineered veneer of Anigre. The original design called for the panel to be slightly darker than the stiles and rails. The stiles and rails were to "complement" the panel. As you can see the stiles and rails are significantly lighter than the panel. Originally they almost matched.
Secondly and more difficult to see the sheen on these panels was very inconsistent, shiney and dull and very dirty

The cause of the problem:
Ultra-violet light, the source of that light comes from the unfiltered large glass windows in lobby.
Also the panels were poorly maintained using large amounts of lemon oil both attracting dirt and dust and leaving an uneven sheen.

The challenge:
Clean the panels, and color the stiles and rails to match the panels. Do it in the high traffic lobby with no odors and minimal impact on traffic.

The solution:
•  Thoroughly solvent clean the panels, stiles and rails.
•  Apply barrier coats
• Apply a Low odor, UV resistant, custom colored, finish to match the panels.
•  Apply a low odor, low architectural sheen finish, to match the original intent.

Challenges faced once the project was started:
• The level of contamination from furniture polishes was underestimated but the barrier coats and new finish were custom manipulated to compensate.

•  It was decided the panels had suffered from UV damage as well but not to the severity of the stiles and rails, so we applied some custom colored finish to the panel as well.

•  The project scheduling was changed one-third of the way through the project. The client wanted to shave one-third off the end of the project.

Outcome:
All of the problems and challenges were met and or exceeded without one complaint of odors for this large interior restoration project.

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