Refurbished Vintage Glider

I found this beautiful vintage glider in an alley while on a walk with my grandson. I took a picture of it and made a mental note to go back and grab it. It had weeds growing around it and it was in bad shape, so I knew it was free for the taking. It looked like it had had many years of use and abuse. After wrestling it free from the vines, I somehow managed to get it into my little Nissan Leaf, and together we drove home. Finding things in alleys is magical!

Once back in the shop, I used heavy duty scissors to remove the webbing. The seat portion of the glider was rusted and broken, so I had to remove that. I sprayed the screws with WD40 and let it do it's work. The next day, I came back and used an allen wrench and a ratchet to loosen the rusted out screws. I was able to easily remove the entire seat portion, which went into the trash.

The vintage glider was rusty and dirty. After removing the webbing, which was basically the seat, I could see that the base of the seat was completely rusted out and broken. I removed the webbing and the metal seat and used a wire brush to get all the rust off of the entire glider. After that step, I took a cloth and completely wiped down the entire seat.

I used a cloth to wipe down the entire glider after hitting it with a wire brush. I then used Rustoleum Rust Reformer to prep the metal. It comes in a spray paint. I only sprayed the rusted out parts, which was basically 90% of the glider. It only took one can.

Next, I spray-painted the glider yellow, and primed the boards for the seat. Since this will be an outdoor piece of furniture, it was important to protect the seat from rain, wind, and snow. I had to screw the boards into the metal, no easy task. I then purchased a cushioned seat from Amazon...around $56. The glider works great. This will go in my garden.