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I have several pieces of nice The scratch polish that you
Dade City & San Antonio Q. older furniture that are A. used is merely mineral oil
with some stain in it. The oil will not
really not antiques but they are not
new either. Some of them are family penetrate an intact finish and will
Park your car in the treeshaded city lots and stroll pieces that I really want to keep. not adhere to the surface. It will
only be effective where the finish
While they are generally in good
among our antique and collectible shops. Enjoy our condition structurally they could is broken and the stain has access
use a little “freshening up.” They
to raw wood. In all the other areas
small town charms. We’d love to have you! are a little dull and there are some the oil will remain on top until it
hairline scratches and small dings evaporates and the stain will sit
spread over some of the surfaces. there too and come off on your
Celebrating
23 Antiques A friend told me about a polish that hands and clothes.
YEARS! on the covers scratches. I used it on a small A more drastic solution is to
MAin street 1 piece but it left the surface oily and “recondition” the pieces. In this
process you clean the furniture well
some of the color came off on my
hand. I don’t want to refinish all with a solvent like mineral spirits or
Specializing these pieces, just brighten them up vulpex soap, light sand the existing
in a bit. Is there a good way to improve
Primitives finish and repair any major dents,
2 the look of the furniture without scratches and breaks and then
3 spending a fortune and harming the apply a couple of coats of new
furniture? I appreciate your help and finish directly over the stain after
enjoy your column. —M.S.U.
Peggy Capps, Proprietor it dries.
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