Bill Simpson
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Need some quick and easy suggestions....
Okay, a simple solution....
Alright, a crappy alternative...
Mom has a bedroom set that is about 60-70 years old, handmade Cherry and I believe finished in Shellac. (I took some Denatured Alcohol and a cloth, rubbed down a piece of the inside of the carcass and it softened the finish, for a while)
The finish scratches so easily and leaves white scars when it does. I know it needs to be refinished but.... Mom is 88 and reciently moved to a New Home, he older home of some 40 years was so dark you could not see any flaws and such, but this is one set she wanted to move to her new Patio home where the window allow great light as well as vaulted ceiling can lights that illuminate everything so well. A whole new world.... for her and her furnishing. So, taking the pieces out and refinishing would be too much of a chore and doing it in the house would be even worse. but I did wipe one of the scars down with the DA and the white scratch feathered out and was less noticable. She would love to have the pieces cleaned a bit to hide the years of ware. W/O the usual wealth of info about how there is no shortcut to correctly doing a job, or chastizing me for wanting to quick-fix, do any of you Shellacers have a suggestion to improve the looks of mom's Bedroom set.
I visit her every few weeks and spend the evening, (she is some 200 miles away) Is there is some safe and simple solution that I could do a little each visit till the whole set is improved. Is that asking too much?
Merry Christmas and thanks for all the info supplied in the past year.
Okay, a simple solution....
Alright, a crappy alternative...
Mom has a bedroom set that is about 60-70 years old, handmade Cherry and I believe finished in Shellac. (I took some Denatured Alcohol and a cloth, rubbed down a piece of the inside of the carcass and it softened the finish, for a while)
The finish scratches so easily and leaves white scars when it does. I know it needs to be refinished but.... Mom is 88 and reciently moved to a New Home, he older home of some 40 years was so dark you could not see any flaws and such, but this is one set she wanted to move to her new Patio home where the window allow great light as well as vaulted ceiling can lights that illuminate everything so well. A whole new world.... for her and her furnishing. So, taking the pieces out and refinishing would be too much of a chore and doing it in the house would be even worse. but I did wipe one of the scars down with the DA and the white scratch feathered out and was less noticable. She would love to have the pieces cleaned a bit to hide the years of ware. W/O the usual wealth of info about how there is no shortcut to correctly doing a job, or chastizing me for wanting to quick-fix, do any of you Shellacers have a suggestion to improve the looks of mom's Bedroom set.
I visit her every few weeks and spend the evening, (she is some 200 miles away) Is there is some safe and simple solution that I could do a little each visit till the whole set is improved. Is that asking too much?
Merry Christmas and thanks for all the info supplied in the past year.
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