Originally Posted by DanofNJ

French polish is a process of shining up areas that are having finish issues. You take a minute amount of shellac and quickly rub it into the finish. One may need to do it over and over again. I use different ratios of shellac to alcohol depending on the job. It takes a great deal of practice and faith that it will turn out smooth and shiny. There are a few tutorials on you tube, and I believe that Glenn has a good thread on it re: refinishing. There is one tiny area on this machine that is showing signs of wanting to bubble...but not yet. I will gently sand with wet/dry sand paper, maybe 1200 grit, then French Polish to original finish....it will look perfect but: it takes many hours of practice to get it right.

PS...Never ever French Polish Decals directly.