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    Posted by Dr Woodwell on 11/10/2001, 11:06 pm , in reply to "3 questions"
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    1. Almost every product made for the treatment of furniture finishes is flamable, including Wood Elixir. But I will tell you that paper is easier to light on fire than Wood Elixir is. When treated with a flamable product, your furniture does not become more flamable since the volatile ingredients evaporate very quickly. There is a longer answer to this but, trust me, the use of linseed oil and turpentine is a very bad idea.

    2. Since the furniture came from England and France and it is more than 100 years old, we know that the finish is almost certainly shellac which can be restored quickly and easily with Wood Elixir. The wood does not need to be "nourish" the wood with anything. I assume that the furniture is inside where the relative humidity will not vary much from 50% to 60%. You should have no climate-associated problems.

    3. If the wood is not scortched, then it was not a fire that caused the black mark...it was water. An easy test for this is to wipe the area with a paper towel. If the black comes off on the towel, it is fire damage. If it doesn't, it is water damage. Let me know the result and I will help you solve the problem.


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