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Conference moira::parenting_v3

Title:	Parenting
Notice:	READ 1.27 BEFORE WRITING
Moderator:	CSC32::DUBOIS

Created:	Wed May 30 1990
Last Modified:	Tue May 27 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1364
Total number of notes:	23848

102.0. "Help--new crib!" by TRACTR::MAZUR () Mon Jul 02 1990 12:22

    
    Hi All!
    
    	I'm due with my first baby in September, and we just 
    bought a brand new crib and set it up yesterday.  It is white,
    and so there are a few scrapes and scratches that happened
    in shipping and also when my husband assembled it.  
    	I'd like to touch it up -- my concern is the paint.  Has 
    anyone ever done this before?  Does anyone know of a non-toxic
    white enamel paint I could use to touch it up?  If so, where
    can I find it?
    
    Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
    
    Thanks,
    
    Sheryl

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
102.1	new crib should be unscraped!?	TIPTOE::STOLICNY		`Mon Jul 02 1990 12:25`	5
	Hmm, we exchanged the first crib that we bought because it had some imperfections in the finish. I wasn't willing to pay close to $400 for imperfections! Is exchange an option? cj/
102.2	decisions, decisions!	TRACTR::MAZUR		`Mon Jul 02 1990 12:42`	12
	Hi CJ-- Yes, exchange is an option, and my husband and I are debating about what to do. Was yours white? I'm just wondering if they are all going to be somewhat banged up because they are white-- one part of the wood actually looks like it was dented and then painted over. I really don't know what to do... Sheryl
102.3	sorry, ours is oak	TIPTOE::STOLICNY		`Mon Jul 02 1990 12:51`	5
	No, ours is an oak finish. I guess that you may be right to expect some chips with a painted finish. We'll have to see what the white crib owners have to say! cj/
102.4		RDVAX::COLLIER	Bruce Collier	`Mon Jul 02 1990 12:56`	4
	Is it worth the bother? It will probably have plenty of new whacks and dents in the next year, anyway. - Bruce
102.5	white nail polish	USCTR2::PNOVITCH	PAM	`Mon Jul 02 1990 12:57`	8
	I also just bought a white crib and it had minor scratches on it. To me it wasn't worth breaking down and returning it. I just applied a little white glossy nail polish and you can't notice it at all. Hope this helps! Pam
102.6	original cost?	TLE::RANDALL	living on another planet	`Mon Jul 02 1990 13:05`	6
	A lot of it depends on how much you paid for it and the store you bought it from. I'd expect a lot more from a $400 crib from a quality store (gee, my bed didn't cost that much new!) than if I bought a $179 crib from Child World or a discount store. --bonnie
102.7	DECISIONS, DECISIONS	TRACTR::MAZUR		`Thu Jul 05 1990 10:46`	18
	Hi All! Well, my husband and I finally made our decision and we exchanged our new white crib (with the scratches and dents) for another of the same kind. This time, we opened it in the store and checked it out thoroughly. I was so much happier with this one--maybe one or two little tiny scratches--nothing like the first one. Thanks to all of you for your advice. We really appreciated it--we're first time parents and we didn't know if we were being too fussy!!! Thanks, Sheryl
102.8		CLOSUS::HOE	Hurray, Sammy's back!	`Fri Jul 06 1990 11:13`	7
	I can understand all the "perfectness" of anything for that first child. I have the same feelings about that certain something for our Sammy. May the child of light be shining in that crib SOON!. calvin