Is there something that you can put on a cherry wood coffee table to hide fine scratches?
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Is there something that you can put on a cherry wood coffee table to hide fine scratches?
You can check the answer of the people under the question at Quora “light cherry wood coffee table“
Cherrywood cover oil comes to mind. There are several brand names on the market in most good hardware stores and household cleaning centers in supermarkets.
Crayons melted into the wood and rubbed in also could work.
Wood stain in cherrywood would also work.
Most of these will not restore the shine if it is over a large area, only the color.
Lemon oil polish with the finest steel wool has been a tried and true go to for scratches. One of my customers said using an actual walnut on the scratch. Apparently it adds oil to it and covers the scratch.
We have a creme polish we sell. I finally started using to protect my solid wood. It works well.
you can purchase scratch and hide furniture sticks these are colored waxy crayonlike repair sticks that are used to cover and fill the tiny scratches and gouges on furniture. they come in several colors and work wonderfully.
you can also use a crayon and car wax that basicly makes your own version of this by placing a few shavings from a crayon that closely matches your furniture color and a dab or two of carnauba style car wax melt on a 4″ piece of foil and hfold up edges and hold over a lit candle briefly to melt crayon and wax together then pour this onto scratch, allow to cool completely do not scrape . then with a soft rag gently buff the excess away until surface is smooth and scratch is filled
you can purchase scratch and hide furniture sticks these are colored waxy crayonlike repair sticks that are used to cover and fill the tiny scratches and gouges on furniture. they come in several colors and work wonderfully.
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you can also use a crayon and car wax that basicly makes your own version of this by placing a few shavings from a crayon that closely matches your furniture color and a dab or two of carnauba style car wax melt on a 4″ piece of foil and hfold up edges and hold over a lit candle briefly to melt crayon and wax together then pour this onto scratch, allow to cool completely do not scrape . then with a soft rag gently buff the excess away until surface is smooth and scratch is filled
There are touchup sticks available just for that purpose. They are waxy and draw enough of the finish to hide the scratch.
That depends, like the answer to a lot of woodwork questions. Are the scratches through the finish and into the wood? Is the table solid cherry or veneer? Are the scratches localized or all over? How dear is the table do you want a professional to repair it or will it be a DIY project? If it is DIY then do you have any wood finishing experience? What is the finish urethane (varnish) or lacquer?
Here are a couple of ideas you could try. If it is traditional lacquer and the scratches are NOT into the wood there are refinishing liquids like Formsby’s that can be used The partially dissolve into the old finish leveling and filling the scratches. If it is a catalyzed lacquer this approach may not work well. A drop of nail polish remover in a hidden spot could determine if it is ordinary nitrocellulose lacquer and not catalyzed.
If the scratches are into the wood and you want a quick semi-temporary fix there are colored wax stick that can fill up the scratches . These will be likely found at a large hardware store or a Home Depot.
For a more permanent fix there are shellac sticks that can be used to do the job. This takes some practice because you have to melt the shellac of a thin metal blade like a pallet knife and wipe it into the scratch then use alcohol on a rag to remove the excess. This does take practice and is the solution that a lot of furniture repair specialists will use. Which reminds me, you could go to a furniture store and find out who they use to repair their stock. These guys are usually free lance and can come to your home.
If the table is dear to you and you want to do the work you can remove the old finish, sand the bare wood with 220 grit paper with the grain, and get some spray cans of Deft lacquer. Deft offers it in gloss, semi gloss and satin. Two or three coats will do a good job.
Keep in mind that sunlight and just aging darkens cherry so if you have to go deep in the wood, say more that the thickness of a couple of sheets of paper the wood color will be lighter than before but it will darken over time.
So where you are, what your ability is, and how much you care for it matters a lot in what you should do.