Howard Restor-A-Finish: MAGIC in a bottle
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Use Restor-A-Finish when you don't want to completely strip your furniture project. Works with the existing finish and removes many types of scratches, rubs, small paint splatters and rings.
I buy and resell furniture, and have used Howard's for years. I have cans of all colors. Howards is an amalgamating finish which dissolves and mixes with the original finish. Results are usually stunning. A few caveats, it doesn't work well with urethane finishes, and will soak under the finish and create blotches. Also, it colors, but doesn't fill scratches. The Howards wax and the orange oil and beeswax products are good to have too. I give my antique furniture some of the orange oil and beeswax every year.
Love restore a finish!!! I have used it for over 8+ years. It is amazing and works miracles 😃
Does it work on all types of wood
most important part - what does it look like a month later?
Thank you for this review. Restor-A-Finish is amazing stuff and I like that it 'fills in' and isn't opaque. I used Ebony on the arms and legs of a friend's chair that her dogs and vacuum cleaner had scuffed up that she was having recovered. It turned out FABULOUS. She was so thrilled and I like that it leaves the 'character' of the piece but makes it look awesome.
Howards is always my go-to if I have a piece that needs just a little help to show it's true beauty... the results are always a pleasant surprise. If the piece is so far gone that it's going to need a full restoration (or worse, a couple coats of paint) then no Miracle in a Can is going to help your project but a few decades of neglect and drying? Grab a can of Restor-A-Finish and Polish & Conditioner (or Feed and Protect) and give it a few hours and you might be amazed!
I love this product, love it. It is a miracle worker. I use it all the time. I would recommend pouring some product into a shallow plastic container. It is much easier than going back to the can and it saturates the applicator much easier giving the best possible results.
Absolutely beautiful! Desk isn't bad either. 👍
Restore a finish is a fantastic , I do mix 2 sometimes for the right colour .
Wow nice job 👍 thank you for your help
Great video. I will be taking your advise and renew our RV Kitchen caninetry.
Nice video! Magic is right
I use Howard’s products a lot. You didn’t use enough Restor-A-Finish on the top. The ring on the top started to come off when you hit it with the steel wool, but you quit too soon. Too bad you didn’t get to show the Feed-N-Wax as it is a good product and easy to use. I have found a bunch of furniture restorers on CZcams that also use it inside and all around the outside of drawers. I hadn’t thought of that, but plan to do it in the future.
You speak very well. Enjoyed it
Thank you.
Thanks a lot for the video
Yay!! You posted another vid and it is exactly what I needed. In the process of moving and I will use your advice on some scratches and mishaps.
p.s. you should make more restless mind thoughts and ideas. Welcome Back!!!! ~:o)
Wow! Amazing! I am going to try this on my bathroom cabinet. Wish me luck. Thanks!
Thanks for the video. My only tip would be that you really need to stay with the grain better and leave out any of those circular movements.
Hello, that was very nice watching your technique in repairing the table top. That must have been solid wood. I have a CARB composite table top with little flaking spots similar to your table. I tried the exact same product and technique as you but it did very little for fixing it. It's obviously not the same table top as you have. Does anyone know how to do it. Thanks for your video. Awesome!
FYI...I don’t believe that was a water ring in the middle of the desk. Instead, it looks like someone a long time ago sat a quart can of paint on the desk. I really think that’s either a paint ring, or a stain ring from their cans.
What does this exactly do? Does it stain the wood? Or does it just bring up it’s original wood stain ?
Thanks for this video, well done! I would love to have seen what it would look like when finished off with orange/honey coating.
I have an old Oak school desk. It appears that large areas have the original light oak finish completely worn off (down to bare wood). The piece had an original blond tone.
Would Howard’s do a good job on this desk ?
I will have to clean the dirt off of the desk first.
When it’s wet it looks good. But when dry, it looks like before.😮
Will this take α baking soda stain off of a finished wood floor?
I have a very old cabinet/pie safe that is a family piece. It sat in storage in a basement for decades and the bottom of it about three inches up from the floor has black stains, most likely water damage. My husband is convinced that to refinish it would hurt its value, but I don't think it is very valuable in the condition it is in anyway. It also has very old paint splatters on one side. Do you have any advise on how I can improve it and remove these stains and restore it without sanding it down and completely refinishing it?
Personally, I would try to scrap off the paint by trying to get the paint off with minimal disturbance of the finish. Then I would do the Restor-a-Finish. That should be an improvement if you aren't looking to refinish it.
Nice video..
Great job. I'd do 2 coats since it's old n so dry.
My can says to cover and let it sit for 30 minutes. This demo seems to wipe it off immediately?
3Parts Lacquer thinner/2Parts wood alcohol/1/2 part acetone. Use in a we'll ventilated area.
Little lowkey flexing on the civil engineering background. Nice!
I have a can of this stuff. I tried the 0000 steel wool trick. VERY light rubbing then buffing off. Left microscopic striations on the surface. Don't know what to do next. Probably have to strip the whole table. I don't know whether the table is laminated or not.
Gonna need wet sanding to 1200- 3500 grit
When about in Durban can I get a place like this?
Do you have to sand prior if furniture has a top sheen finish
No. Just apply with some 0000 steel wool. Do it carefully at first or on a test spot. Somehow, the Restor-A-Finish melts into the existing finish.
Would this work on wood that has been stained with nail polish remover?
From my experience, it helps a great deal.. it depends on how much the nail polish remover got into the wood. Once, I accidentally spilt polish remover on a dining table of mine and it completely removed the wood varnish. No amount of restor a finish fixed the issue. I did use the neutral colour and the feed and wax after. As it was completely removed. I suppose I could’ve used the correct colour for the walnut finish but I didn’t. It did make it better though
Does it come in a maple color??
It does!
Do you think this would work on a older piece where the paint was stripped on an area of my dining table where liquid from a glow stick took the paint off down to the wood? I hope I explained it?
No, I do not. It should only work for stains.
The birds are killing me!!
LOLOL, Sorry, not sure what I can do about them.
Would you use this on existing wood kitchen cabinets?
Good question. I am currently looking at options for sprucing up my own builder-grade, 20 year-old oak cabinets. I see people on Pinterest have used Restor-A-Finish on cabinets, but I haven't personally.
Mine are 32 year old solid wood. I'm at a place where I have to get them refinished or painted. They are still solidly constructed.
Lynn P. This is what I hope to use this on
I was going to ask the same question about using this product on wood kitchen cabinets. Anyone have luck with it? What grade steel wool did you use?
@@janemayhewbarnard6958 I had some major life changes so I haven't tackled the cabinets. I would still love to see someone do this though. I got a price for having them painted at $2000.00
Hi question when your using the steel wool...doesn't it leave all steel wool bits behind????
Not that I have seen. If so, they probably come off when you buff the piece.
I love Howard's, but it doesn't last very long..
Would have done two coats
Skip to 6:41....you're welcome
Son wants a gun cabinet? Ugh oh!!! Greetings from Illinois!
Really helps if you follow the directions on the can and actually clean the surface before you start refinishing, that would get rid of your water ring and those deep dark lines a lot better then filling them in with darker finish over the top.
She did clean it
Can you put Restore a finish over a polyurethane finish?
NO
I tried to spot fix a small ring on my dresser left from a perfume bottle lid and it took the original finish off so I'm going to have to strip and restain the top of my gorgeous Amish solid wood dresser :-(.
Also appeared to improve some mild mater marks on other pieces but within 6 months they came right back, the Restor-A-Finish didn't last and cost quite a bit for something that had to be redone so much.
Did you apply Feed and Wax regularly?
Tony Wu yes
Did you apply with a cotton cloth?
What kind of wax was applied at the end? Thanks.
Monir Khan also wondering this
Always sand first before applying restore
did she wash it first???? it needs to be clean first
I always wash down furniture I bring home with vinegar and water as stated in the video.
Can you tell me how you use with vinegar and water? (Sry I posted this question under a wrong video)
I just put a 1 to 1 ratio of white vinegar and water in a small bucket and wipe the piece down.
And always, always wipe down with naptha first!
What is naphtha?
Sanding would be much better
You went much too fast. The maker of the product made a demonstration video in which the product was applied to a small spot at a time and really rubbed in using a light touch. He did the same with the steel wool. And if the first pass didn't do it, he repeated the process until he got the result he wanted.
Oh -- it also needs to sit for a couple of minutes before you wipe it off so it can penetrate the wood.
All in all, this isn't a great "how to" video.
when making a tutorial video it’s wise to use a mic or have camera with mic CLOSE enough so we can hear you u sound far away and echo in room garage or wherever you are ty
@La la 😂😂
This isn't a studio production, calm down. It's just a random lady demonstrating a product. I can hear her just fine off my phone speaker.
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