Freshposturedaily Solid Timber Furniture Restored Properly
Traditional French Polishing and Surface Revival

Traditional French Polishing and Surface Revival

Aimed at period sideboards, bureau desks, and walnut or mahogany tables showing dull patina. We clean away grime, build translucent shellac layers with a traditional rubbing pad, and hand-wax the final coat. The result is depth and clarity without plastic-looking modern spray coatings.

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£140per piece

What is included

  • ✓Wax and grease decontamination
  • ✓Grain filling with pumice and spirits
  • ✓Button shellac or pale dewaxed polish application
  • ✓Spirit-off passes to remove cloudiness
  • ✓Colour matching for light-bleached areas
  • ✓Final coat of beeswax and carnauba blend

Request a Furniture Repair Assessment

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How Your Furniture Gets Repaired

  1. 1Degrease the top surfacesWash surface soil, grease, and silicone polish residues off using mineral spirits.
  2. 2Pack open grain poresWork raw pumice powder into the timber grain using alcohol to create a dead-flat ground.
  3. 3Build shellac body with a fadApply multiple thin coats of dewaxed shellac using circular and figure-eight hand strokes.
  4. 4Spirit off and wax polishClear residual lubrication oil with pure ethanol, then buff with natural beeswax.

Feedback from Edinburgh Clients

★★★★★
Our Victorian extending dining table had two split leaves and severe cup rings. Callum collected it from Forth Street and returned it three weeks later. The joints are dead solid and the colour match to the original apron is spot on.
Alastair B., Edinburgh, GB
★★★★★
Six Ercol dining chairs with loose spindles. Freshposturedaily dismantled the frames entirely, cleared the dried factory glue, and reset them properly. Zero creaks now. Paid via bank transfer upon return delivery.
Fiona M., Edinburgh, GB
★★★★☆
Solid walnut writing desk had deep scratches from heavy moving boxes. The team planed the dented edge, laid in a small grain slip, and oiled it back to an even satin finish. Honest, prompt service.
David K., Edinburgh, GB

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Get Your Furniture Back in Daily Use

Send us two photos of your damaged piece, and we will get back to you with a direct estimate. We call back within four working hours.