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JaniceP
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Default How do You Clean the Wood on Antique Machines

I saw on Facebook the other day to use equal parts white vinegar with equal parts olive oil to restore the finish on old wood, rather than than refinish it.
I purchased a Singer 28K hand crank this weekend and the coffin looked so dried out especially the inside looked terrible to me. I thought I might as well try this mixture since it looked to me like it needed to be refinished. I really couldn't believe the results! I don't know what your method of cleaning old wood is[ATTACH=CONFIG]485910[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]485911[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]485912[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]485913[/ATTACH]
but this is the result of mine. I would like to hear how you clean yours. The pictures are before I later put some Howard Feed-N-Wax wood preserver on it which has Beeswax and Orange oil to keep the new look.
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