Can someone advise me on how to restore an old oak desk ?
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Carole on Aug 22, 2013Do you have a photo of the desk showing the burns on it?? How deep the burns go may depend how you tackle this. If you are trying to restore the wood rather than paint it or make it over you should seek some professional advice.Helpful Reply
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Patricia Cleveland on Aug 22, 2013@Brenda Smith: we really need to see the desk. However, there was a good receipe on hometalk (I believe) for restoring older furniture: mix canola oil and vinegar (3/1 ratio) shake well to mix and apply to the wood. It IS real wood not laminate? Good luck!Helpful Reply
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Carole on Aug 22, 2013Just one word of warning. Be wary about applying any food based oil to furniture as it can turn rancid with time. I cannot imagine that would smell very pleasant.Helpful Reply
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Louis Lieberman on Aug 23, 2013Try using a circular power sander to get below the burn marks-assuming there's no veneer- you might sand thru' it.otherwise you might try a dark penetrating stain followed by a sealer good luck.Helpful Reply
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Brenda Smith on Aug 23, 2013thank you all for your advice i'm gonna take a photo of the desk and upload it later :)Helpful Reply
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Tammy EL Shafey on Aug 24, 2013@No search results.Carole Australia here is a DIY to help you repair your desk there are video's to help you. http://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?p=DIY+Repairing+old+desks+with+burn+marksHelpful Reply
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Tobey McCool on Aug 24, 2013I would paint it, I know its oak, but I have painted a lot of wood and have no regrets. You can paint the desk in any colour and keep the drawers in the oak, or paint the whole thing. I use Anne Sloan paints and I paint everything now. good luckHelpful Reply
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Leona G on Aug 24, 2013I have used steel wool to remove cigarette burns from various woods with good luck. Just make sure to go with the grain of the wood. You will probably end up with an indentation where the burn was and depending on how much that bothers you, you could fill with a wood filler and stain it all to match. Good luckHelpful Reply
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Debra Peters on Aug 24, 2013i refinished an oak desk by simply sanding down to raw wood and then applying a matte finish polyethylene. It darkened the wood just a bit, left the grain of the wood to show, came out quite nicely. There were some deep gouges that didn't come out completely, but those just gave it a slightly distressed look that I liked. I'm thinking those burn marks might do the same?Helpful Reply
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Patricia Cleveland on Aug 30, 2013@Debra Peters : Sounds really nice -post a photo!Helpful Reply
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Gloria tulip on Jul 14, 2015I restored an oak table that had a bullet hole on top. I did not seal the hole. I ignored it. I first pickled it and did not like that so I went back to natural, leaving a slight pickle look to the finish. I sealed with a water base polyethylene .If I were you I would not look for perfection; realize you will have a functional piece of furniture.Helpful Reply
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UpState on Mar 22, 2016Picture would help...do not paint...sand, clean, stain, poly. Imperfections add to character...or for a initially perfect look - buy a crap screw-together desk from Wal-Mart.Helpful Reply
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