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PsychMan · 16th Jul 2018, 12:16 pm

Ive never touched any cabinets before, but I'd like to have a go now. I have a Bush SRG86 with a rough cabinet, general lacklustre finish and some deeper scratches and gouges. I want to try and improve what is there and was thinking of using Rustins finish reviver, scratch remover, and possibly some wax pens for the deeper marks. Does anyone have experience of this Rustins product?

I see on here many mix white spirit and boiled linseed oil to achieve a similar effect? Any thoughts on if this is better and what ratios / wire wool gauge to use. I would imagine the original finish is cellulose lacquer as this is a late 50s gram.

16th Jul 2018, 12:16 pm	#1
PsychMan Octode Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Fleet, Hampshire, UK Posts: 1,765	Reviving a Finish Ive never touched any cabinets before, but I'd like to have a go now. I have a Bush SRG86 with a rough cabinet, general lacklustre finish and some deeper scratches and gouges. I want to try and improve what is there and was thinking of using Rustins finish reviver, scratch remover, and possibly some wax pens for the deeper marks. Does anyone have experience of this Rustins product? I see on here many mix white spirit and boiled linseed oil to achieve a similar effect? Any thoughts on if this is better and what ratios / wire wool gauge to use. I would imagine the original finish is cellulose lacquer as this is a late 50s gram.