What can i do to restore this table?
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Need some advice, this table is about 5 years old and has seen better days. In that time kids have come along and it has gained some undesirable marks from little fingers and toys etc. The wife also managed to rub it with a cloth that has lifted some colour out of it.
When i clean it with a damp cloth the table comes up a treat and this got me thinking surely if i rubbed it down and waxed/ varnished it then it would come up ok.
What's your advice, pic added below.
When i clean it with a damp cloth the table comes up a treat and this got me thinking surely if i rubbed it down and waxed/ varnished it then it would come up ok.
What's your advice, pic added below.
Rubbing it down with sandpaper to remove marks is fine in principle, however the chances are the centre panel in the table is veneer, so maybe 1mm thick, if the stains have penetrated through this then the stains will be virtually impossible to remove.
I would recommend sanding down, hoping to remove some stains and dents, and varnishing with a satin sheen, 2 coats, with a gentle sand of the first coat, but just be careful, don't sand down to hard because if you go through the veneer, its f**!*D.
I would recommend sanding down, hoping to remove some stains and dents, and varnishing with a satin sheen, 2 coats, with a gentle sand of the first coat, but just be careful, don't sand down to hard because if you go through the veneer, its f**!*D.
I would take all the current finish off with Nitromors. ( varnish remover NOT the paint stripper ) Neutralise with white spirit.
I would then lightly sand (200 Grade)Be careful with veneer!.
Coat of cellulose sanding sealer.
Rob down with 400 grade paper.
Another coat of sanding sealer.
Rub down again with 400 grade.
Apply clear wax with very fine wire wool.
Polish off
Repeat.
Keep waxing until you get the sheen you want.
I used this process on a 70's sideboard in rosewood that I was restoring recently and it came up lovely. As they say.
I would then lightly sand (200 Grade)Be careful with veneer!.
Coat of cellulose sanding sealer.
Rob down with 400 grade paper.
Another coat of sanding sealer.
Rub down again with 400 grade.
Apply clear wax with very fine wire wool.
Polish off
Repeat.
Keep waxing until you get the sheen you want.
I used this process on a 70's sideboard in rosewood that I was restoring recently and it came up lovely. As they say.
Is it oiled solid oak ? It looks very similar in design/construction to our kitchen table which goes through some abuse.
The normal resurrection procedure for that is to to scrub it with soapy water using a soft plastic scourer, let it dry, then re-apply some furniture oil, then another coat on the sections that need it.
The normal resurrection procedure for that is to to scrub it with soapy water using a soft plastic scourer, let it dry, then re-apply some furniture oil, then another coat on the sections that need it.
Personally, I would give it a couple of coats of danish oil. Not too much per coat, knibbed back between coats with fine, warn out sand paper once the oil has dried. Once the oil stops soaking in, give it a couple of coats of wax.
This is based on you saying it you get it damp, it looks great.
One or two dinks in the top just go to show it gets used / loved. I wouldn't worry about them. A lot of our customers want a small amount of distressing as it helps disguise marks accuring in use.
If the above fails, then get the stripper out, but better go easy first.
This is based on you saying it you get it damp, it looks great.
One or two dinks in the top just go to show it gets used / loved. I wouldn't worry about them. A lot of our customers want a small amount of distressing as it helps disguise marks accuring in use.
If the above fails, then get the stripper out, but better go easy first.
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