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--Previous Message-- : Dear Colleen, : I'm going to reprint your question below and : answer it here. : No, you're not doing it wrong. You just : didn't go far enough. I'm glad to hear : there are five coats of finish which gives : you plenty to work with. You're right : about the heat softening the finish : allowing the blanket texture to be : imprinted in the finish. The damage would : have been much worse if the finish was : shellac. : I should mention that Wood Elixir is : formulated to clean and restore and : strengthen the original finish and : although it has polishing characteristics, : it is not a furniture polish. You have : found that coarse steel wool (0), will : dull the finish but all is not lost. : Here's what to do. Using fine (000) steel : wool, apply Wood Elixir rubbing in the : direction of the grain until desired : smoothness is attained. Repeat using extra : fine (0000) steel wool. Wipe dry. Leave 24 : hours to cure. For increased shine, polish : with high quality cream car polish : containing Carnauba wax. Do a small test : area first so you know how much pressure : is required to reduce the imprints. Please : let me know how you make out. : Best Regards, : Murray : : __________________________________________________ : Subject: Am I doing this right? : : > Dear Dr. Woodwell, : > I received your anxiously awaited : product on Monday, : > 1/28/02, and went straight to work. : > I have so many questions so forgive me : if I babble. : > : > To start, my parents gave me their old : bedroom set. : > They bought it brand new in 1954. They : also gave me : > the original sales ad with it so I know : exactly what : > it is. : > It has "selected flat-cut mahogany : veneer" and "all : > exposed parts are mahogany". It : has a "five coat : > lacquer finish carefully hand-rubbed : with wax to : > insure a permanent preservation of the : natural beauty : > of the wood". : > So now that you know that, here is the : dilemma: > I'm one of 13 children to : these same parents and : > needless to say the furniture got beat : up quite a bit. : > The finish is very dull. I know my mom : is a clean : > freak and would polish it everyday with : Pledge. A : > year ago my parents got new furniture : and put this set : > in their garage until my new house was : built and I : > could take it from them. Well, my dad : put those : > packing blankets (you know like from : U-Haul) on top of : > every piece and these blankets left an : impression on : > the furniture. From the right angle, I : can see the : > imprint of these quilts embedded in the : dressers along : > with the feet marks of the nightstands : he set on top : > of the blankets. I applied your product : w/ a clean : > paint brush generously, then let it sit : 15 mins. and : > wiped it off. I saw no difference. So : I re-applied : > it in the same fashion and waited fine : minutes and : > rubbed it with 0 steel wool (i know you : said on the : > web site to use 000 steel wool but this : was all my : > store had) then I waited 15 mins. again : and wiped it : > off. Still no difference, if anything : it's even : > duller. Is this because I was impatient : and used the : > 0 steel wool instead of getting the 000 : at another : > store or is this because the dresser is : still really : > dirty w/ years of Pledge build up? The : directions on : > the bottle say to wait overnight to : buff. What : > exactly is this process? I got up the : next morning : > and rubbed the dresser with a soft cloth : but there was : > no difference. The packing quilt : impressions are : > still there as well. I don't know if : the heat of the : > Chicago summer in my parents garage last : year melted : > the finish on the furniture and left the : blanket : > impression behind or do I just need to : use more : > elixir. I purchased the 1L size and : have 1/3 left : > after doing the tops and sides of 2 : nightstands, 1- : > 64" long x 32" high dresser : and 1- 40" long x 44 1/2" : > high chest. : > If ,in fact, because of the 0 steel wool : I did : > irreversible damage, what do you suggest : I do? I am a : > novice at this so the simplest solution : would be : > appreciated. Thank you for you input in : advance. : > Colleen : :

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