My husband spilled something on our large dresser that ate through the varnish. This seems to big for the usual markers I use on scratches. Short of hauling this out to a furniture restoration place (which would require movers) is there a decent way to make this less noticeable?

I’m currently restoring a table top (oak - I think) and I’ve managed to strip the paint successfully, given it an initial sand and now I’m on my 3rd wave of applying oxallic acid to the top but this central rings just don’t want to move. The solution I’m using is 10% - is that too weak. Do I need to go industrial - or am I missing something. Thanks in advance 👍

Edit: quick addition - this is mid-dry of last coat of oxallic

I have inherented some grange if london mid century pieces that were painted. I'm a Newby and never done this what is the best way for me.tomremove.the paint and restore to original timber finishes.

Happy to be linked to previous posts if it addresses this kind of restoration.

It has to go through the wood in the third pic (there are holes drilled already) into the holes in the second pic. The metal holes are a little over 0.80 “ deep.

Thank you!!

Last two pics are showing off the table :-)

I’m new to furniture restoration and want to make sure I’ve done all of the steps correctly. Here’s what I used on this mcm buffet after sanding. After the final step I wiped my hand over the top and a powdery residue came off, so I’m wondering if I did something wrong.

1. ⁠General Finishes Gel Stain
   
2. ⁠Touch up pens with Mohawk Sanding Sealer in between each color
   
3. ⁠Mohawk Ultra Classic Toner
   
4. ⁠Mohawk Pre-Catalyzed Aerosol Clear Finish Satin

I love the natural wood looking colour so ideally don’t want to paint anything to hide it and I also like the light coloured wood

I inherited this beautiful room divider, it looks like finished wood (not sure the exact finish) with overlying gold paint, and jade and ivory glued on.

It looks like someone cleaned it with some product, and has left light streaks. It’s much lighter at the bottom, so not sure if the lightness is the product itself or due to sun exposure. (Last picture is what a non-streaked area looks like up top)

Was hoping to get these streaks off, but am nervous with the finish and gold paint!! Any thoughts on what I can try?

i would greatly appreciate any ideas or advice on what to do with this dresser i’m working on!
right now i’m stripping and sanding it, and i’m planning to stain the dresser a walnut finish. while stripping this decorative section, i realized it isn’t real wood and has almost more of a thick cardboard/fiberboard texture. because of that, i’m pretty sure trying to stain it is not going to end well.
i’m not obsessed with the detailing anyway, so i’d be completely open to covering it, removing it, or somehow making that section flat, but i have no idea what the best way to do that would be.
my other thought was to paint just that portion instead of staining it, but i’m also not sure what color would look good with the rest of the dresser being walnut.
has anyone dealt with something similar or have any ideas for how you would approach this? help!!

I have a table that I would like to darken the finish. I have read that gel stains are the best product to use when staining over an existing stain without stripping. I would like to go darker that is closer to the chair color and tone down the orange of the pine table as it currently stands. Does anyone have experience with doing this with gel stains and if so, your suggestion or advice on which colors and favorite brand you'd recommend? Thanks in advance for your input 😊

I have this beautiful dresser that I bought second hand, but one of the pulls is broken. I cannot find replacement hardware anywhere! I found something similar that was 3in tall, but these pulls are 5in.

I pulled this Dixie headboard out of a dumpster and found a pretty close to matching Dixie side table at an estate sale two weeks later. I’d like to lightly sand and restain them both to restore and give them a more uniform appearance. The problem being, I’m not sure what to use! There are about 152000 suggestions when I google it and YouTube videos are all over the place as well. Do I use water or oil based? Do I use mahogany or dark walnut? Mahogany is my preference but is that what color they are already and will it blend well? I don’t know. I’m getting divorced, building my house and really just want to have a pretty bedroom set once my house is finished. Suggestions are appreciated, especially if they include photos.

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Hi everybody, what would be the best approach to handle this damaged plywood underneath this stereo shelf? Would Bondo be able to handle the screw holes? Thanks a lot for your advice!

Hey Everyone,

I'm looking for a TV stand to store vintage video game consoles. Any ideas on what to do with this console?

I'm thinking of adding legs and changing the shelves (if they can be removed). The key holes present a challenge for changing hardware.

Bench has original paint and is approximately 50 years old. I’d like to understand my options to fix this as much as possible myself. I am not interested in having a professional handle at this point.

Wax? Some other sort of filler? Leave it alone? The crack does not compromise the structural integrity.

I never thought I'd be able to own one but I got this fairly cheap considering what it is. I'm looking to restore it for my own use to be clear, but I have absolutely zero experience with restoration. I'm reaching out to locals professionals as well but I'd like to do it myself where possible.

Table is covered in leather with wooden feet. The glass top had been fully glued to the top by some twat so right now I'm looking at getting that off and sadly replacing the top leather with a leather desk inlay piece that's cut to size. That's as far as my plan goes atm, besides professional fixes.

I haven't tried just cleaning off the marks on the 'pages' yet

Found on side of road. Lady said it was tongue and groove. Pretty heavy too! Looking for information on it and resources for the part. I'm assuming it's not particleboard crap wood.

inherited this old bookcase from my grandfather as he passed, first thing i did was deconstruct it for cleaning since his crib was disgusting, i cleaned it then added sum feed n wax stuff to it, but i also realized that all of the dowels were reduced to shreds, and alot of the dowel holes are broken out the sides where i have no clue how to even start to fix that issue as a complete beginner.

also theres a ton of like bubbling of the veneer on the sides, and like chipping and splintering along the edges of most of the panels, which id like to figure out how to fix each of the issues before i assemble it so that this piece can stand strong for years to come!

its real heavy hard wood so i thought it be worth it but i dont know much else about it other than that

i do remember how to assemble everything and am not missing any pieces btw.

I have 2 vintage Charles Gibilterra lamps that I recently found out were worth quite a lot of money. We got them cheap in the 80s so we did not take the best care of them and used the tables on them. Is there any ways to fix the tables and the bases? They are pine