How to Repair Furniture Scratches : Polishing in Wood Scratch Repair

Applying finishing polish to grain repair. Learn about fixing scratches in wood furniture in this free home carpentry video.

Expert: Curt Martin
Bio: Curtis W. Martin is a third-generation antiques restorer.
Filmmaker: Reel Media LLC

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• home
• maintenance
• tools
• furniture
• carpentry
• repairing
• fixing
• scratches
• woodwork

[ChowHallCommando]

Is this a part 2? The title doesn't say so. Too bad.

[infokaolinclay]

french polishing is best, for a less expensive

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[fudsgyf]

nice repair as long its not a table top

[szametha]

Pledge contains silicons that change colour over years. It becomes grayish black and can only be removed with stripper. I see this often on church furniture and -sculpture. We have to use a special range of (very mild) strippers specifically designed to remove this gunk without staining the underlaying wood.

If your piece is waxed, remove dirty wax with white spirit and apply a new coat. If it was french polished you can revitalise part of the gloss with a mixture of distilled water and chalk.

[26alexther]

Do u know how to repair it if its burn? I put a towel in the night stand so I could iron a a shirt and when i was done it left this white mark and i don't know what to do can u help me ? thanks i would really appreciated

[Falsitive]

@dougjester What's wrong with Pledge? 

[meme1997]

How do you get rid of the subtitles that takes up half the video screen?

[alexw]

he polishes it with steel wool.

[dougjester]

Yup he wouldn't get within a mile of my shop with Pledge

[palmettohardwood]

great video.