I have a fairly expensive dining room table with a highly polished
surface, polished almost to what I might called a "mirrored finish".
Over time I have notice some very faint hair line scratches in the
surface. Is there any way to restore the surface to a scratch-free
finish? Remember, it's polished almost to a mirror condition.
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> I have a fairly expensive dining room table with a highly polished
> surface, polished almost to what I might called a "mirrored finish".
> Over time I have notice some very faint hair line scratches in the
> surface. Is there any way to restore the surface to a scratch-free
> finish? Remember, it's polished almost to a mirror condition.
>
This is safe to try:
http://www.vandykes.com/product/02006063/
Tibet Almond Stick has been around for ever because it works good. Should
you attempt to use an abrasive polish on your table top, it will be easy to
screw it up and have to completely refinish the table.
--
Roger Shoaf
About the time I had mastered getting the toothpaste back in the tube, then
they come up with this striped stuff.
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> I have a fairly expensive dining room table with a highly polished
> surface, polished almost to what I might called a "mirrored finish".
> Over time I have notice some very faint hair line scratches in the
> surface. Is there any way to restore the surface to a scratch-free
> finish? Remember, it's polished almost to a mirror condition.
I'd try polishing out the scratches starting with with the finest
abrasive I could find.
Here's a link to some polishes and glazing compounds:
http://www.properautocare.com/polish.html
--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
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Nicsand makes 3,000, 5,000, and 10,000 grit polish. I've got only the 3
and 5, but the instructions mention 10k for "mirror" finishes. You'll
need a buffer, too.
David
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> I have a fairly expensive dining room table with a highly polished
> surface, polished almost to what I might called a "mirrored finish".
> Over time I have notice some very faint hair line scratches in the
> surface. Is there any way to restore the surface to a scratch-free
> finish? Remember, it's polished almost to a mirror condition.
>
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> I have a fairly expensive dining room table with a highly polished
> surface, polished almost to what I might called a "mirrored finish".
> Over time I have notice some very faint hair line scratches in the
> surface. Is there any way to restore the surface to a scratch-free
> finish? Remember, it's polished almost to a mirror condition.
>
I'd try buffing it out with regular furniture paste wax. If that doesn't
work, you may want to try one of the mild automotive polishes. I've had
good luck with Meguiar's brand to make a mirror finish on polished shellac.
Try the Cleaner Wax product -- wax with a very fine abrasive. Only if the
scratches are very severe, you could try a more aggressive product (such as
their ScratchX product), followed by the Cleaner Wax.