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In Reply to: wood polish to clean speaker cabinet recommendation? Totem Forrest. posted by michaelv20850 on March 2, 2007 at 13:47:04:
You would not be so quick with the polishes if you had an acrylic or polyuerthane based finish. In those cases simply buffing with soft cloth should be enough. And you might be surprised at how often that's exactly what your veneer is finished with in speakers. I don't know how much lacquer based stuff you see any more.Most wood "polishes" contain some sort of oil or wax. Both build up on the surface and can actually attract dirt and dust more! Frequent waxing leaves a dulling buildup eventually. Scratching the surface with the steel wool and filling it with wax or oil also will eventually degrade the finish. All of these will look good at first, but not look good when you really see what's happening.
So I'm still one for doing the gentle wiping first, then buffing in many instances without the wax or oil buildup, regardless of the actual sealer/finish material.
It's true that furniture finishes are done with successively fine sanding with paper or steel wool or other abrasives (pumice, etc.)after each layer and before the next one. So I'm not saying that wax, oil or abrasives have no place in true furniture finishing. Only that what I've seen and read from pros suggests that you stay away from this at home just for polishing the sheen.
This is not what I'd say if you were actually trying to touch up a spill or a scratch, however, since in that case you might want to actually re-finish a small portion of the outer surface. And for cleaning some surfaces you might indeed need to use furniture refinishing methods.
Before anyone flames me, I'm just passing along advice I've been given and found to be accurate in my home situations. But I will tell you that my father, grandfathers and uncles were all master finishers; it's not the "genetic knowledge" that I'm claiming here, it's their advice...
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- Depends upon the finish on the veneer - bartc 16:55:10 03/02/07 (0)
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