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Thank you so much. I really like part 3 that you have sanded and oiled. It seems to have much more character than 2. Having taken it apart will you have to soak it to get the rings tight? I saw they did this on a 'Repair Shop' recently? :)

Photos would be great if you get a chance. I'd loved to take it apart but my other half isn't too keen on me trying. He's convinced I'd never get it back together :)

Thanks again for getting back. I want to use it more as a decorative item with a plant in a pot placed inside so the inside it doesn't need to watertight. I just want to show off the wood and look it to look less dried out. I like the idea Marcros suggested with the tung oil and wax. What...

Thank you all for getting back. It does seem to have dried out quite a bit. Would using tung oil give a some moisture back? Would I also need to sand before I do anything?

Hiya is anyone able to offer some advice?

Hiya, I was hoping someone may be able to give me some advice on how best to restore/finish a barrel planter I been given. I think it is oak but not 100%. It has a tab with R A & Lister on it. I don't want it shiney and new and was think maybe an oil and wax. Is this the way to go? I'm not...

That could be it. I forgot to say he didn't sand the floor level, so there were and still are a few dips. I did find some photos which may help. Could anyone tell me if there is something I can put on the floor just to nourish it without sanding? It's been years since anything has been done and...

Hiya thank you for giving me another take on things. Could you recommend a wiping varnish? I was thinking of giving it a bit of a sand first, to see if it would get rid or at least make some of the stains less visible but also to close the grain a bit which I'm guessing is because it's so dry.

Hiya is anyone able to help? Even just a possible explanation for the cloudy patches on the floor would be fab.

Hiya after getting lots of useful advice about some furniture I'm restoring I thought I might ask for some help regarding our pine parquet floor. We discovered it about 7 years ago in our newly bought house under a horrendous neon pink carpet in the front room. We also found out we had a massive...

Perfect, thank you for all your help. I'll let you know how I get on :-)

Okay. Think I'm ready to give it a whirl. I'm going to start with this bureau which I'm hoping to get done before Christmas. On looking at it it looks like it's already been stripped. It seems to be really dry. Do you think I'll need to use the reviver? Or just a quick spruce with wax? It does...

Thank you all so much for your replies. The reviver formula makes a bit more sense and I never knew about wire wool causing staining. One other question is there a thing about not using Briwax? In one of the threads, AndyT sent me Briwax seemed to be the enemy. As I eventually want to use a wax...

Hi not sure if I'm walking into a bit of a minefield on this one, but I was hoping someone could explain when to use methylated spirits or white spirits or vinegar or boiled linseed either singularly or as a combination? I'm trying to perk up some furniture my nana and grandpa have given me...

Hiya, I hope someone can help. I'm thinking of doing a wet sand finish on an oak washstand and was just wondering if it would be possible to use Ronseal Refined Danish Oil in Jacobean dark oak? The main sites that I have seen while looking into this tend to be American and they use Watco Dainish...