HOWARDComplete Wood Restoration Kit, Clean, Protect, and Restore Wood Finishes, Wood Floors, Kitchen Cabinets, Wood Furniture -- Neutral

I have a passion for antique furniture in solid wood. Unfortunately for me, my wallet will never fulfill my desires. My budget runs to thrift stores, where I find old, solid wood items in less than pristine condition. Many are from well-known manufacturers, like Ethan Allen and Lane Furniture. Some come from long closed and forgotten furniture manufacturers and stores, but all need a little love.Voila' this kit contains all the love the stuff needs and then some. All you need is a little Murphy's Oil Soap in a bucket of warm water (none of this stuff is ever clean. The dirt that comes off is usually shocking), 0000 steel wool, and some clean cloths (cotton or microfiber), plus an afternoon and a bit of elbow grease. Scrub off all the dirt with the Murphy's Oil Soap, and dry with a cloth. Let the furniture dry for a day or two, while you shower off all the dirt that time has left on the item.Then use the items in this kit. There are clear directions, with the "restore a finish" taking the most time and effort. Most of the furniture I've found has years and years worth of Pledge Wax on it, and the restore a finish removes it. Then, use either the orange oil (which can remove old Wax as well) or the Beeswax Finish on your clean and beautiful piece of furniture. 99% of the time, just cleaning the item makes it look wonderful.The Oil or Beeswax should be put on sparingly to give a slight shine to the now beautiful furniture. I haven't had one item that didn't respond to this treatment and end up looking like an expensive Antique Store find, not a $5 table from a thrift store. My latest find is a solid mahogany writing desk from the 1930's (by the style) and looks stellar.

Really enjoy product. Read all directions, the cloth is combustible after use.

I used the orange oil to clean my cabinets, and the restore a finish to follow up. It did a fairly good job on my very old cabinets which should probably be replaced soon. They did look better, and this process did not destroy the surface of the cabinets as some previously tried products did.

The Feed and Wax works great on bare wood, especially on antiques.

Take your time, this product is old money good stuff!

I ordered neutral as in the description. But was sent golden oak that is pictured. Very misleading. I sent email to Howard’s and they sent me a small 8 oz container of neutral.

This worked wonderfully to restore the luster of our beautiful cherry wood cabinets. We are preparing to put our almost 300 year old home on the market. We needed to address the kitchen cabinets that are about 25 years old. They had lost their luster and had wear spots around the knobs and handles. We didn’t want to paint beautiful wood plus the thought of the work that goes into that was daunting. This process did take a full day into evening to complete but it was not hard work. We did not have to take the cabinets down or sand. We simply removed the knobs and handles and started the process. Picture does not do it justice. They are beautiful once again. Thank you for this awesome kit. We are going to tackle an antique dresser next!

I bought this for my dining room table which had a massive white mark on it. Someone left a hot pizza box on it and ruined it. I have tried many products (including baking soda and toothpaste) but nothing worked.I purchased the bundle and used each one step by step. On the white mark I used the steel wool that came with the bundle and the restorer.The white mark almost disappeared and as well as light scratches and some persistent marker bits too!!I bought the neutral restorer by mistake as I thought that it was for all woods but it still really worked. I might buy the dark one too and try that as well.The table looks almost new and I am so happy.The orange oil smells so good too!Definitely will be using on other furniture