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Will post some photos when it all arrives.

Think I have sorted it, ordered a soda blaster and compressor, not going down the water route.

The furniture normally French can be both but mainly soft, however I am now researching soda blasting,

Thanks, talking to a guy to day who said its the water that raises the grain, however he's never sandblasted and uses a wire brush. So before I do anything I am going to try stripping and wire brushing a small French pot cupboard.

I have heard of jet washing to achieve a drift wood look, but this is more a bleached look, I have seen furniture with this effect and upon inspection there is fine sand particuls inside, and the grain is raised. But it's the equipment I am not sure about.

Hi wonder if someone can help, my wife wants to change the look of some old French furniture we have. The look is stripped back, almost like it's been bleached, but with the grain slightly raised. Seen some examples and told they had sandblasted it. However when I did some research found...

I would have a look at the damaged items first, we deal in continental furniture, a lot of which as been consigned to markets, car boots and dealers due to some damage. While I could never take it back to showroom condition, which by the way we wouldn't won't to, I can repair it, to a standard...

Years ago, think they only had the one branch, I went to a show they put on in Somerset. Brilliant had a great day out, their offers of course but the interesting thing for me was the demos. Wished they would do it again. Because it's on my door step and the staff are great I do use Screwfix a...

Be careful when buying products on offer, only one at a time, if theirs more than one product on offer that you won't. make separate orders or you will only get one of the products at the offer, even though it allows you to enter the offer codes in the basket. Making you think Alls ok. Talking...

Hi everyone newby here, been lurking awhile. Had my first experience with Rutlands this week, not good they had, an offer on 6 sash clamps which I ordered together with a couple of other bits and bobs, also they was offering a buy one get one free on guide clamps, on the checkout page I had to...