Howard Products RF4016 RF3016 Restor-A-Finish, 16 oz, Walnut, 16 Fl Oz

My cupboards were so nasty I didn't think there was any choice except to replace them. I remembered hearing about Restor-A-Finish and for the inexpensive price, decided to give it a try. This stuff is AMAZING!!! It far exceeded my expectations! It is very easy to use and a little goes a long way. I started by washing my cupboards down, then used a rag to apply the Restor. It does its magic instantly. Then I used a second rag to wipe it off and my cupboards look almost like new again! There are some small spots from years of wear that didn't completely disappear, but these cupboards are over 50 years old! So then I started looking around for other things to try this on and I got beautiful results on them as well. I'm more than happy with the results and actually stunned that it works so well. Save yourself a ton of money by trying this stuff out before you decide your cupboards are too messed up to save. Great Product!

I have a cherry wood bench that got something spilled on it. I didn't notice for a while, and it left a sticky whitish water mark. I gave the Restore-a-Finish a try. It definitely brightened up my tired wood and you can barely see the mark anymore. (If you look carefully, knowing where it was, you can still see it at certain angles.) I did the matching bench too and it looks much better overall.You just wet a cloth with a very small amount, wipe it on - I did nice circular motions - and then immediately wipe it off with a clean cloth. You don't need hardly any, so this can will last me a lifetime. It certainly was a much better value than refinishing! I had none of the stickiness that that some others reviewers mentioned. (I think they used too much, or didn't wipe it dry right away.)I also have a dining table that has gotten those white heat marks. I tried the mayonnaise trick - didn't work. I tried the warm iron trick - scared me that I'd damage it further, and it didn't work. I'm going to try the Restore-a-Finish on that too.

I love this product! I used it on my cabinet, which had a watermark on it. It did get rid of the watermark however, there was another mark on there that it didn’t get rid of. I don’t know why it didn’t. It was just a water drop mark. I tried putting extra formula on it. It kind of toned it down but it it didn’t really work that well. But my cabinet looks like gorgeous and really needed the moisture that this product gave it and the color is just gorgeous! You should definitely buy it!

My dad introduced me to this product about 25 years ago. However, I do not use it alone, it just does not last. If not stripping down to bare wood it is a time saver though. I only use it on old shellac finishes. Here is what I do:1) Wipe down the furniture or woodwork with denatured alcohol on a lint free cloth. This will remove some imbedded dirt.2) Go over surface lightly with a GRAY abrasive pad. Wipe down.3) Use the Furniture Refinisher on the scuffed shellac surface. This will even out the color and hide minor imperfections. Let it sit about two hours, then wipe down. Let it set another two hours and wipe down. Let it sit overnight and wipe down again. Let it sit another couple hours. While using this product I STRONGLY encourage you to ventilate the area or do it outside, the fumes are nasty.4) Start the orange shellac finish. Give it two coats, let dry overnight. LIGHTLY sand with 400 or 600 wet or dry sandpaper. Wipe down with a tack cloth. Give it one or two more coats of shellac. If you still have dull spots give it more coats until no longer dull when dry. Remember this is restoration not refinishing, you are still going to see some alligatoring and defects present in the original finish.5) Let cure 14 to 30 days. After that you can rub out with 0000 steel wool and paste wax if you want.The photos are of the linen press I am currently restoring.Remember, putting polyurethane on an antique is the fastest way to destroy its value!

I am so impressed with the ease of use with the application of the product and the outstanding outcome! Love this product!

This restore a finish product is very easy to use. I applied it to different surfaces and types of wood finishes, some with better results than others. Still all of the pieces looked significantly better than when I started. Areas that had nicks that did not cover, I used a furniture marker to dab on color. I cleaned my projects first with Clean A Finish and ending with Feed N Wax. Most of my applications I used a soft cloth to apply the Restore A Finish, but I also used 0000 steel wool to apply in more severely scratched surfaces. I now have a kit of Howard’s products and I am 1,000 % satisfied. I even did the total project in my living room with a plastic cloth down and placed the furniture on pieces of cardboard from broken down boxes. You can do this!

Item was fine but it was left in my mailbox. Which is illegal this has happened twice in to day. Tell driver not to use mailbox leave on front porch.

This stuff is incredible!I have my grandparents bedroom furniture that is about100 years old. Lots of surface scratches.This product made it look practically brand new!Before you completely refinish anything try this.Highly recommend