Howard Restor-A-Finish Cherry RF9016 Restore the Original Finish Remove Heat and Stain Marks on Wooden Furniture 473ml

Super easy and quick to apply - I did it with fine steel wool and marigold on, just rubbed it in and dried it off and it made such a difference, no sanding necessary. Note: please do it in a well ventilated area, as I didn't and got light headed fast

Used this to cosmetically restore a pair of vintage Celestion Ditton 120 loudspeakers. The veneer had significant bleaching, rings and scratches but after watching a couple of how to videos on youtube I decided to give it a go. Used the Cherry finish, applied with 0000 gauge wire wool, gently rubbing in the direction of the grain and was blown away by the difference, the speakers look as good as new...!

It does what it says - restores furniture. Leaves a nice glossy shine. Some superficial marks disappear but others remain. I don’t have the time at present to use wire wool to get rid of deeper marks.

Great better than expected

The before doesn’t do justice to how dry & grey parts of the mantle were from water damage. A little sanding on some bits and gentle hoover all over was all that was needed before using Howard’s. We used the Cherry colour to add a boost of warmth, which has worked really well. It’s so, so easy to use, just follow the instructions and in half an hour you have a new bit of furniture!

brilliant stuff! Removed white damage caused by my daughter spilling acetone all over the coffee table.

Got a lovely finish after two coats on an old dining table. Easy to apply using a cloth, much easier than staining/varnishing with a brush, when the odd bristle always manages to fall out! The only thing I dislike intensely, hence only 4 stars, is the Press and Turn can top. In my experiences with these tops they always, sooner or later, fail to operate correctly.

We were going to replace our tall unit which displays the various items. The unit is made of cherry wood with a matching large oval table extendable and chairs. Worked out replacement cost having had this unit over 20yrs which would have been silly and not half as nice with the bulky furniture all you can get at the moment. Tried a furniture restorer to buff out minor scratches and chips......but no interested. So after a lot of reviewing sent off for this restor finish. Pouring of rain this afternoon so thought would get to work on the unit. Followed the instructions on the tin and got 0000 wire wool to use if required. and WOW it came up as NEW. There are a couple of deeper scratches to go over again to try and get rid of.....to be worked on as yet.. Then went to work on the oval extending table and it really came up like new with a lovely shine. Have sent off for some feed and wax to coat it in today. Really good stuff well pleased would have no hesitation in saying it was really excellent. Have enough to do the six chairs with it now but will do them when I get them recovered. full marks out of 10.

It works, using a very fine steel wool to apply the Restore finish the scratches surfaces improved with a bit of a sparkle

This is a very good product that performs as promised to restore and clean many wood finishes. Restoration is not the same as refinishing. On some types of wood furnishings and finishes, it will improve the appearance dramatically, remove blemishes and clean the wood. It works best on: -Furniture that is scratched with a dull stained finish -Fine furniture with a shiny lacquer finish It will improve the appearance of badly scratched furniture with the above types of finishes. It does not work well on sealed finishes (polyurethane). I have used this product in all of the above situations. Following are some of the results achieved. First, a small pine table with a dull finish appeared shabby and needed improvement. The surface was severely scratched, with mostly surface level damage. After a five minute simple wipe-on application of the product using a rag, the results were dramatic. If I wanted to fuss over this piece, I would reapply using fine steel wool and touch up some of the gouges with a stain pen. Six months later, the table looks almost as it did prior to using the product, and it needs to be reapplied. Howard's Restor-A-Finish proved it's worth during my second project, the restoration of a high quality solid wood table top with a glossy, lacquered finish. The table had white heat marks the size of a salad plate that would not disappear with any previous methods attempted. Prior to using this product, I attempted to remove the white marks by researching solutions in Google. "Removing white heat marks from wood" yielded several cautious attempts from "applying steam again" to using toothpaste, mayonnaise and other so-called "remedies". The white marks remained in the finish. When I found out about the Howard's product here on Amazon, I read some of the reviews where reviewers claimed they were able to remove white rings by simply wiping the product on with a rag. I tried this and it did not work. I was afraid my money went down the tubes, but decided to try using steel wool. 0000 Steel Wool was too soft and ineffective. With 000 grade, it took some patient effort, but less than ten minutes later the white marks were gone. Replenishing the piece of steel wool regularly increased the effectiveness of the process. Work with the grain, use light pressure and keep checking your results to be sure you don't damage the finish. (See before and after photos.) Howard's is also an excellent product to polish and detail wood furniture that is already in good shape, reviving it a bit and making it look exceptionally clean and shiny. For best results with wood finishes that need cleaning, use steel wool. As mentioned earlier, the product will improve the appearance of some finishes, but does not do anything that I would consider restorative on certain finishes. For example, I wiped it on a small table that appears to have had a polyurethane finish that was in poor condition. It deposited a light stain in the areas that were lighter, but the result wasn't very impressive. The areas where the urethane finish was not damaged was cleaned, but the stain was unable to penetrate the lighter scratches. The only solution for this type of situation is either covering the old finish or removing it. A similar result was obtained on a very old veneer top using steel wool and minimal elbow grease. The result is better than before, but the wood still shows a lot of the underlying damage. Another mediocre result was achieved on a furniture with deep scratches. The product changed the color of the scratches and improved the appearance dramatically. However, the damage was still visible. Better results were achieved by filling the scratches with a wood crayon, and smoothing them out using fine steel wool and a light hand to prevent marring the finish. This is a stop-gap solution for furniture that either should be refinished or painted. All in all, this is an excellent product for cleaning and addressing many wood furniture problems without refinishing.

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Ottimo prodotto facilissimo da usare. Ho risolto tutti i problemi che avevo senza la necessità di spendere soldi per una nuova lucidatura.

Recientemente probé el HOWARD RF9016 RF3016 Restor-A-Finish en color cereza sobre un mueble antiguo y debo decir que estoy impresionado. Este producto realmente restaura y acondiciona la madera, e hizo que pequeños rayones y marcas desaparecieran casi mágicamente. El proceso de aplicación fue fácil y el acabado se secó con un mínimo de residuos, dejando la pieza brillante y nueva. Antes de usar Restor-A-Finish, usé lana de acero fina y un paño de microfibra para eliminar algunas marcas y gotas de pintura rebeldes, y la combinación de los dos realmente hizo maravillas para el aspecto general de los muebles. Si bien no curó por completo los rasguños profundos, definitivamente hizo mucho para salvar esta vieja pieza y devolverla a la vida. En general, recomendaría encarecidamente el HOWARD RF9016 RF3016 Restor-A-Finish a cualquiera que busque restaurar y rejuvenecer muebles viejos. Es un producto fácil de usar que ofrece excelentes resultados.