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title: "Howard Products Restor-A-Finish, Wood Stain to Restore a Finish for Wood Surfaces, Golden Oak, 16 Fl Oz, Pack of 1"
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price: "$32.19"
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# 9 versatile color matches Restores original wood finish Quick wipe-on, wipe-off application Howard Products Restor-A-Finish, Wood Stain to Restore a Finish for Wood Surfaces, Golden Oak, 16 Fl Oz, Pack of 1

**Brand:** howard
**Price:** $32.19
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🪄 Bring your wood back to life—no sanding, no stress, just stunning finish!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Howard Products Restor-A-Finish, Wood Stain to Restore a Finish for Wood Surfaces, Golden Oak, 16 Fl Oz, Pack of 1 by howard
- **How much does it cost?** $32.19 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- howard enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted howard brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Effortless Wood Revival:** Swiftly erase scratches, white rings & watermarks with a simple wipe-on formula.
- • **Preserve Authentic Value:** Enhance and polish without stripping—maintain your furniture’s original charm and worth.
- • **Safe & Smart Restoration:** No stripping or sanding needed—just restore, polish, and flaunt your wood’s natural beauty.
- • **Tailored Tone Perfection:** Choose from 9 rich shades to seamlessly blend with your wood’s unique finish.
- • **Trusted by Pros & Enthusiasts:** Over 40 years as the go-to solution for antique dealers and DIY refinishing aficionados.

## Overview

Howard Products Restor-A-Finish in Golden Oak is a 16 fl oz wood stain designed to restore and blend minor blemishes on finished wood surfaces. With a unique formula trusted for over 40 years, it removes white heat rings, watermarks, and oxidation while preserving the original finish. Available in nine colors, it offers a quick wipe-on, wipe-off application that revitalizes wood’s color and luster without stripping or refinishing, making it a professional-grade solution favored by antique dealers and DIYers alike.

## Description

Product Description In 1969, Douglas G. Howard set out to solve this dilemma: what methods can you use to eliminate blemishes in wood finishes and restore the original color and luster without removing any of the existing finish? Unable to find a suitable wood repair kit at his local hardware store, he went to work in his garage to create his own product. His goal was to make something that would be much more than a surface treatment, yet nothing like a stripper or a refinisher. The key was to develop a formula that could clean and polish the surface, rejuvenate and penetrate the finish with stain, and leave the original finish intact and the wood polished. The end result was Restor-A-Finish, Doug Howard's first in what would become a complete line of wood care products. For over 40 years, Howard Restor A Finish has been a standard in the antique industry. Almost any existing wood tone, from a Birdseye Maple to a Jacobean, can be closely matched using one of the nine available finish colors. After trying it on just about everything with a traditional wood finish, antique dealers, refinishers, and homemakers find it to be a safer and easier alternative to stripping and refinishing. Scratches, oxidation, white heat rings, watermarks, smoke damage, and sun fade disappear, restoring the wood's original beauty. From the Manufacturer For over 40 years, Howard's Restor-A-Finish has been a standard in the antique industry. Because Restor-A-Finish preserves the original wood finish it also helps preserve its authenticity and value, whereas stripping the finish may literally strip the piece of its value. Almost any existing wood tone, from a Birdseye Maple to a Jacobean, can be closely matched using one of the nine available finish colors. Trying it on just about everything with a traditional wood finish, antique dealers, refinishers, and homemakers have found it to be a safer and easier alternative to stripping and refinishing. Scratches, oxidation, white heat rings, watermarks, smoke damage, and sun fade simply disappear. In 1969, Douglas G. Howard set out to solve this dilemma: how can you eliminate blemishes in wood finishes and restore the original color and luster without removing any of the existing finish? Unable to find an answer at his local hardware store, he went to work in his garage to create his own product. His goal was to make something that would be much more than a surface treatment, yet nothing like a stripper or a refinisher. The key was to develop a formula that could clean and polish the surface, penetrate the finish with stain, and leave the original finish intact. The end result was Restor-A-Finish, Doug Howard's first in what would become a complete line of wood care products.

Review: Makes old furniturte almost new - Nothing except total refinishing will make old, scratched, damaged furniture look new. But some products have the ability to make it look really good, and this one of those products. I used the suggested 0000 steel wool pads and poured the restorer on the pad. Wiping with the grain of the wood, applying various amounts of pressure depending on the severity of the damage. Once the first round was applied and then wiped off with a clear cotton cloth, I waited 30 minutes and repeated the process. Then did it again a third time. The product really works well, but again, it's no miracle worker. Several thoughts on the product. First off if the finish is chipped or gouged to bare wood, this will not improve that area. You need a furniture color pen to darken the wood, or use a filler and then a furniture pen and blend the area to match. Also start with a light color restorer, (I used the Golden Oak), and if that doesn't work as well as expected you can also go to a darker shade, but you can't go from dark to light. Finally the rags you use as well as the steel wool will be hazardous due to the solvent they retain. Rags with solvent can self-combust so please dispose of them properly. I suggest either soaking them in water before placing them outside in a closed garbage can or in a metal can with the lid tightly closed. I usually have a few empty paint cans from a big box store just for such purpose. The photos speak for themselves. A good product for easy refinishing to a much better finish.
Review: This is now my first choice refinishing technique. - I've been a hobby refinisher of old (some actually antique) furniture for many years. I had mostly used three techniques: (1) strip/stain/varnish, or (2) soften/clean the old finish with a product like Formby's, or (3) fill, sand, and paint. Restore-A-Finish added a fourth option. You just wipe it on over the old finish. It doesn't strip it or soften it or cover it; it blends with the old finish, evening out splotches, white rings, and even scratches. I've been truly amazed more than once at how easy it is to work with and how well it works. It is now my first choice technique. In fact, my garage sale scrounging is now mostly focused on finding pieces that look like they will come back to life nicely with Restor-A-Finish. So far, I have four of the nine colors. It goes a long way, but I'm on m second can of Golden Oak. It's great stuff!

## Features

- RESTORES FINISHES: Unique formula that restores wood finishes while blending out minor blemishes, helps with both light and dark wood stains,
- EASY APPLICATION: A simple wipe-on, wipe-off process swiftly restores most finished wood surfaces, offering quick wood repair
- VERSATILE COLOR MATCHING: Available in nine colors to match almost any wood finish tone; Neutral, Maple-Pine, Golden Oak, Cherry, Walnut, Mahogany, Dark Walnut, Dark Oak, and Ebony Brown
- REMOVES BLEMISHES: Removes white heat rings, watermarks, and oxidation; Howard Restor-A-Finish is also a great wood polisher for furniture and makes for a great addition to your wood furniture repair kit
- PRESEVES ORIGINAL WOOD: Trusted wood restorer for furniture and wood scratch remover, preserving the original wood finish and enhancing it with polish, maintaining value without stripping or refinishing
- For all golden brown shades of oak
- Eliminates white heat rings and water marks
- Blends out scratches and blemishes
- Restores color and luster to faded finishes
- This item is not for sale in Catalina Island

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | B000C0182W |
| Best Sellers Rank | #20,141 in Health & Household ( See Top 100 in Health & Household ) #21 in Wood Conditioners, Waxes & Oils |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (4,225) |
| Date First Available  | July 23, 2008 |
| Department  | Unisex-Adult |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer  | No |
| Item model number  | RF3016 |
| Manufacturer  | Howard Products |
| Product Dimensions  | 3.9 x 1.8 x 6.5 inches; 12.17 ounces |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** HOWARD
- **Color:** Golden Oak
- **Material:** Oak
- **Model Name:** RF3016
- **Surface Recommendation:** Wood

## Images

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Size** options.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Makes old furniturte almost new
*by D***C on April 19, 2024*

Nothing except total refinishing will make old, scratched, damaged furniture look new. But some products have the ability to make it look really good, and this one of those products. I used the suggested 0000 steel wool pads and poured the restorer on the pad. Wiping with the grain of the wood, applying various amounts of pressure depending on the severity of the damage. Once the first round was applied and then wiped off with a clear cotton cloth, I waited 30 minutes and repeated the process. Then did it again a third time. The product really works well, but again, it's no miracle worker. Several thoughts on the product. First off if the finish is chipped or gouged to bare wood, this will not improve that area. You need a furniture color pen to darken the wood, or use a filler and then a furniture pen and blend the area to match. Also start with a light color restorer, (I used the Golden Oak), and if that doesn't work as well as expected you can also go to a darker shade, but you can't go from dark to light. Finally the rags you use as well as the steel wool will be hazardous due to the solvent they retain. Rags with solvent can self-combust so please dispose of them properly. I suggest either soaking them in water before placing them outside in a closed garbage can or in a metal can with the lid tightly closed. I usually have a few empty paint cans from a big box store just for such purpose. The photos speak for themselves. A good product for easy refinishing to a much better finish.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is now my first choice refinishing technique.
*by B***Z on January 28, 2026*

I've been a hobby refinisher of old (some actually antique) furniture for many years. I had mostly used three techniques: (1) strip/stain/varnish, or (2) soften/clean the old finish with a product like Formby's, or (3) fill, sand, and paint. Restore-A-Finish added a fourth option. You just wipe it on over the old finish. It doesn't strip it or soften it or cover it; it blends with the old finish, evening out splotches, white rings, and even scratches. I've been truly amazed more than once at how easy it is to work with and how well it works. It is now my first choice technique. In fact, my garage sale scrounging is now mostly focused on finding pieces that look like they will come back to life nicely with Restor-A-Finish. So far, I have four of the nine colors. It goes a long way, but I'm on m second can of Golden Oak. It's great stuff!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Works well in refreshing wood furniture, but don't expect miracles.
*by S***R on April 28, 2022*

This product works well on refreshing wood furniture. It adds "matching" color to scratches, scraps and dings the furniture may have picked up over the years while adding a bright shine. With some steel wool it also gets rid of stubborn superficial blemishes. The steel wool work well around all the legs/feet of furniture. I used it on my 20+ year bedroom set (bedframe, 2 nightstands, 2 oversized dressers, desk and chair). The whole set looks great. The set only had minor problems but for 2 areas. This is where don't expect miracles comes in. I did not expect this to work on my issues and it did not. One night stand has water damage and the desk has an area where the finish has worn down to bare wood (from arms resting on it while doing computer work.) I will need to sand and refinish these the traditional way. Also if you have a deep scratch/ding, it will not fill it in. It will only add color to it so it is not a noticeable. Hope this helps. This is something to use before problems get out of hand.

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