Table top scratches

[Lodds]

Guys I have a dining room table from around late 80's, it has lots of fine scratches and appears to be both laminated and lacquered what can I use to both remove the scratches and give the surface a new lease of life?

 

[Daniel2]

Can you put up a photo or two ?
It would help a lot, to see what we're talking about.

ATB,
Daniel

 

[Lodds]

Can you put up a photo or two ?
It would help a lot, to see what we're talking about.

ATB,
Daniel

Will do Daniel, i'll sort it later. Thank-you

 

[Lodds]

Will do Daniel, i'll sort it later. Thank-you

here is a couple of photos but the scratches are not that obvious and they don't show up well.
Thanks

 

[mrpercysnodgrass]

From the photos it looks like you have a full finish in which case you could use T-cut but if there is any open grain the T-cut will fill it and you will be left with white flecks in the grain which will be a real bugger to remove. If you do have any areas of open grain then you could use a cutting wax like Fiddes Vita Shine Vita-Shine - FIDDES It will be hard work mind!!

 

[Lodds]

From the photos it looks like you have a full finish in which case you could use T-cut but if there is any open grain the T-cut will fill it and you will be left with white flecks in the grain which will be a real pipper to remove. If you do have any areas of open grain then you could use a cutting wax like Fiddes Vita Shine Vita-Shine - FIDDES It will be hard work mind!!

Would never have thought of that, thank-you so much. I'll give it a go!

What is a full finish?

 

[mrpercysnodgrass]

[QUOTE=What is a full finish?
A full finish is when the grain is completely filled with whatever material has been used to create the finish, so no pores showing at all.

 

[mrpercysnodgrass]

"pipper" Haha autocorrect, I did of course type bu66er!!!