kevin hawkins Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 The woodwork on the cupboards/doors on my 1991 Autosleeper Ford Frisky is now looking a little bit tired. Does anyone know what to use to bring it back to its near original condition? (lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will86 Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 French Polish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pelmetman Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 That's the advantage of real wood, it can be refurbished with a little bit of elbow grease B-)................try that with the sticky back plastic used now days ;-).................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Hi the woodwork on the Frisky is solid wood not MDF and will be varnished not polished if you try polish you will not be able to treat with varnish later. Try rubbing down with fine grade steel wool on a unit end by the rear doors and use a quick dry Satin varnish. Alf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithl Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 IMO varnish is the worst finish ever invented for wood! The slightest chip or knock and then a little bit of damp and it starts peeling and is then a proverbial PIA to refinish. I use Chestnut Finishing Oil (Link to Chestnut) to touch up the woodwork in our AT and it really is easy to blend in any marks and give the whole worktop edging a wipe along to bring back an 'as new' look. Since discovering Finishing Oil I have thrown out all my old tins of varnish! Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Yes this product looks good but the OP would need to remove all the original varnish to use this would he not Alf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithl Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 It depends how the original wood was finished. My suggestion would be to try a small inconspicuous area first. Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly58 Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Give the wood a light sanding then a coat of thinned down Ronseal Satin Coat ( 10% white spirit ) this will seal the wood grain , a light rub down with fine wire wool , then finish with two top coats , again light rub down with wire wool letting each coat fully dry between coats . Although it may feel dry to touch , you need to give each coat time to harden off . Very time consuming but well worth the effort . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinlanclarke Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 There are various types of wooden furniture ,but the only problem with the wooden furniture is that you need to maintain it properly.But now a days we find so many other types of furniture also which do not require much maintenance.You can check for file cabinets Miami for such office furniture designs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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