If nothing else works, you could try stripping the finish then try some
light sanding, followed by a new finish application.
Depends on size and depth of scratches and whether these are just scratches
in the finish or wood?
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"Smith" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I bought Thomasville living room set over a year ago. It has a cherry
> veneer finish which is already getting scratched up from everyday use.
> You can see the scratches in the glare, but not looking directly at
> the surface.
>
> What is the best way to remove them? Furniture polish doesn't seem to
> do anything.
Hmmm... How about 60 grit sandpaper on an oscillating sander? You
wouldn't be able to see those small scratches anymore. (As an extra
bonus, you wouldn't have to worry much about future scratches either,
particularly if you uniformly sanded the entire table with 60 grit.
Brilliant! :-)
Darin
(Just for the record, I'm KIDDING. Don't sue if you follow my advice and
don't like the result -- free advice is worth what you paid for it :-)
Smith wrote:
> I bought Thomasville living room set over a year ago. It has a cherry
> veneer finish which is already getting scratched up from everyday use.
>
> What is the best way to remove them? Furniture polish doesn't seem to
> do anything.
"Mike Marlow" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Smith wrote:
> > I bought Thomasville living room set over a year ago. It has a cherry
> > veneer finish which is already getting scratched up from everyday use.
> > You can see the scratches in the glare, but not looking directly at
> > the surface.
> >
> > What is the best way to remove them? Furniture polish doesn't seem to
> > do anything.
>
> Your description makes it sound like the scratches are only in the finish.
> I would try a little fine cut rubbing compound applied somewhat gently at
> first - try a small area without a lot of hand pressure. Scratches in the
> finish will generally rub out this way as long as they're simply in the
> finish. Since you describe this as only visible in the reflections of the
> finish, I'd suspect the scratches to be superficial finish scratches.
I think I'll try this. Thanks for the tip.
Darin <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Hmmm... How about 60 grit sandpaper on an oscillating sander? You
> wouldn't be able to see those small scratches anymore. (As an extra
> bonus, you wouldn't have to worry much about future scratches either,
> particularly if you uniformly sanded the entire table with 60 grit.
> Brilliant! :-)
>
> Darin
>
> (Just for the record, I'm KIDDING. Don't sue if you follow my advice and
> don't like the result -- free advice is worth what you paid for it :-)
>
> Smith wrote:
> > I bought Thomasville living room set over a year ago. It has a cherry
> > veneer finish which is already getting scratched up from everyday use.
> >
> > What is the best way to remove them? Furniture polish doesn't seem to
> > do anything.
LOL!! I think I'll pass on this one!
[email protected] (David Hall) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> [email protected] (Smith) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> > I bought Thomasville living room set over a year ago. It has a cherry
> > veneer finish which is already getting scratched up from everyday use.
> > You can see the scratches in the glare, but not looking directly at
> > the surface.
> >
> > What is the best way to remove them? Furniture polish doesn't seem to
> > do anything.
>
> It sounds like these are scratches in the surface of the clearcoat
> finish, not in the piece itself. First thing that I would do is buff
> on a couple of coats of a good paste wax and see how it looks. However
> before I would go any further than that and really before using any
> abrasives, I would contact Thomasville for their advice. They might
> suggest buffing with a buffing compound, pumice or rottenstone as last
> resorts.
>
> Dave Hall
Dave, good idea, I'll see what Thomasville has to say.
[email protected] (Smith) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> I bought Thomasville living room set over a year ago. It has a cherry
> veneer finish which is already getting scratched up from everyday use.
> You can see the scratches in the glare, but not looking directly at
> the surface.
>
> What is the best way to remove them? Furniture polish doesn't seem to
> do anything.
It sounds like these are scratches in the surface of the clearcoat
finish, not in the piece itself. First thing that I would do is buff
on a couple of coats of a good paste wax and see how it looks. However
before I would go any further than that and really before using any
abrasives, I would contact Thomasville for their advice. They might
suggest buffing with a buffing compound, pumice or rottenstone as last
resorts.
Dave Hall
Smith wrote:
> I bought Thomasville living room set over a year ago. It has a cherry
> veneer finish which is already getting scratched up from everyday use.
> You can see the scratches in the glare, but not looking directly at
> the surface.
>
> What is the best way to remove them? Furniture polish doesn't seem to
> do anything.
Your description makes it sound like the scratches are only in the finish.
I would try a little fine cut rubbing compound applied somewhat gently at
first - try a small area without a lot of hand pressure. Scratches in the
finish will generally rub out this way as long as they're simply in the
finish. Since you describe this as only visible in the reflections of the
finish, I'd suspect the scratches to be superficial finish scratches.
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-Mike-
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