If the furniture is an authentic period piece you might want to consider
what finish would have been used on the piece when it was built. Some of
the antique furniture pieces you may be working with, depending on their
age, may have had shellac used on them. Shellac is available today from
most woodworking specality stores and can be applied with a brush, with a
process called French polishing, or it can be sprayed on.


"Campbell Freeman" wrote in message
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Thanks,

I failed to mention to say I have used it too with excellent results. I
especially like the fact that you can rub it down while still wet and dull
the finish. I don't like glossy wood finishes.

Thanks again,

Campbell

"Rumpty" wrote in message
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Minwax Antique Oil Finish.

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"Campbell Freeman" wrote in message
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After reading this newsgroup for a while, I see many opinions about
finishes
for antique furniture repair & restoration. What is the consensus as
to
the
best topcoat for antique furniture after restoration, repair, and
staining?
I do not use lacquer and do not have a sprayer. I do work on a small
scale...a few pieces at a time and am not a professional. I have used
tung
oil and Waterlox (tung oil) with good results in the past. Are there
better
alternatives?

Thanks very much,

Campbell Freeman