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ANTIQUE FURNITURE RESTORATION DISCUSSION BOARD
Posted By: roger demuth <fero@sbcglobal.net> (adsl-68-72-217-40.dsl.akrnoh.ameritech.net)
In Response To: Re: Wood finishes (Greg Scholl)
Date: 3/27/5 15:00
I don't know about the idea of not using poly on dining room tables. I use it quite often in that application. Granted lacquer does give a finer finish, but I replaced the laquer on my dining table with poly and love not having to worry about cleaning it. Soapy water and a buf with a dry cloth does the trick. Poly of course is more difficult to touch up than lacquer. I recently discovered a rather nasty scratch on my table, so when I have time to fix it I'll find out how hard a job it is to do.
As far as gloss poly I agree with Greg. Lacquer or shellac looks a lot better, but i do have customers want it, so I will use gloss poly if I can't talk them into lacquer. A few years ago I dug a cherry dresser out of the trash and did it in gloss poly as an experiment. It sits in my foyer, and anyone who comes in always comments about it positively. Of course i love telling them where it came from! Gloss poly just slapped on furniture basically looks like hell, but with proper (and time consuming) rubbing out it is quite acceptable.
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