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I have a large chip in some polyurethane that I need to repair, I need to fill it in, the original has yellowed over the last 40 odd years to a golden honey colour. If I fill with new polyurethane will I have to tint it to get it to match the existing? Im not after an invisible repair, just want...

I bought a guitar on the week end, its got a poly finish over black. On the head stock there is a patch that has gone milky/cloudy white. I don't know how long its been like this or what caused it, the guitar was made in 2002. Is there a way to fix this without stripping it? Its right above a...

Ive got this old record player from the early 60's, my plan is to restore it, Its a lovely old thing and well worth some effort. The lid and plinth are chip board with veneer, the veneer could well be vinyl. At some point the edges of two bits of chip board got wet and have swollen. Without...

I stripped the old polish off an antique chest of drawers by dissolving it in methylated spirit, I used fine wire wool soaked in meths then a cloth to remove. This got most if not all of it off. The drawer faces are mahogany. I didn't sand the wood to try and retain the colour and patina. I...

I know the photos arnt great, sorry, the lighting outside is very poor. This is the top of this antique Mahogany chest of drawers restoring-an-antique-chest-of-drawers-advice-welcomed-t98737.html , I'm stripping off the polish and found what looks like a pine top , any ideas? It looks like three...

Don't know if this has been posted before, I'm watching it now and you might find it interesting. Or it just could be the beer... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7DmkZTYF3o

Its a late Georgian three drawer chest, mahogany sides, mahogany on pine top , oak lined drawers with mahogany fronts and pine dust boards. So far the only issues are worn drawer runners, slightly warn dust boards where the drawers run, this has caused the drawer stops to wear and put wear on...

So I bought some wood dye, I was planning to French polish ontop of it, the back of the bottle says not compatible with French polish or shellac base sealers. Why is that guys? What would happen if I used it? Would the methylated spirits dissolve the dye?

I need to cut a 4mm round nose bead to go around a drawer face, I presume I cut it into a length of wood then cut it through a saw to give me the bead? What are my options? A quick google is bringing up planes from hundreds of years ago.. so I'm not sure if I'm searching for the right thing :oops:

I have a small space that I can work in and I would like to restore a couple of antique chests of drawers. The chests have the usual problems of missing cock beading and worn drawer runners. There are also one or two loose joints to glue. To cut the beading and runners I'm thinking a table saw...