If you can share a couple of pictures, we can recommend you. It's quite difficult to tell without seeing the pictures.
You may also contact thechessschach.com, Alan. He might help you!
Chips in chess pieces -> lacquer only
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You'll have to strip the piece to bare wood then apply a semi-gloss or satin polyurethane spray finish. I did this with two products on some chess sets that needed just that stripping and lacquering. Here are the products I used they worked well. You can find both of these products at your nearest home repair center. I went to the Home Depot for mine.
This should make your rook piece look as good as newly purchased. It comes in a spray lacquer format as well from the same company also at the Home repair center of your choosing.
Aug 1, 2020
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Just make sure you really need to patch that piece of lacquer. I read that if a chess set has any collectible value it’s best to leave it as is with any scratches or damage instead of trying to fix it. It can reduce its value
Drawgood wrote:
Just make sure you really need to patch that piece of lacquer. I read that if a chess set has any collectible value it’s best to leave it as is with any scratches or damage instead of trying to fix it. It can reduce its value
I agree. I do not see any reason to own a set that needs that much refurbishing unless you plan on keeping it. Rare sets that have been reconditioned professionally can increase their value but I would not recommend a armature attempt it. If there is a chip in the lacquer here and and not in the wood a coat of brushed on lacquer will blend nicely with the old lacquer.. Just lightly clean the piece with a little acetone before applying the lacquer.
I have a set of chessmen here that I really like. Vintage and beautiful color. There's a big lacquer chip on one of the rooks but there is no damage to the wood or anything. Is it possible to just touch up lacquer in way that is not too obviously noticeable?