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RESTORATION

or

RENOVATION

WITH BRETT HOWARD

1. 1940s Mid-Century Modern Art Deco Waterfall 2. Mahogany-sided guitar with an original
Dresser With Mirror, restored with Howard nitrocellulose lacquer finish, restored with
Howard Restor-A-Finish
Restor-A-Finish

a. Guitars like this can be found all over, music shops, thrift shops,
pawn shops, goodwill, yard sales, etc.…
b. Restoring old guitars and other similar vintage instruments can
be easy to do. Maintaining vintage instruments’ original finish is always
in the best interest of the owner because it keeps its value and keeps its
history. If the surface only has light scratches that aren’t deep down into
the wood, Restor-A-Finish can help bring back the color and help
blend away the damage. Removing the guitar strings is recommended
if the damage is on the face of the guitar, this way you can get to it
without having to work around the strings. It is recommended that you
keep any oil or similar product out of the inside of the guitar or similar
instruments to avoid altering the sound of the instrument.
c. Restor-A-Finish did a wonderful job at fixing this guitar! The
Mahogany color Restor-A-Finish was used to help add color back to the
damaged areas, which helped blend them away and bring the guitar
back to a like new condition! If the guitar has any dull spots in the high
gloss finish after the Restor-A-Finish, you can buff it back to a high
gloss with Howard Restor-A-Shine polishing compound.

a. Pieces like this can be purchased at garage sales, thrift shops, and
antique stores (Usually already restored though). Price can range from
$100-$300 depending on condition. These dressers are great for
bringing a room together, whether it be a bedroom used for clothing, a
dining room for dishware, or even in a living room as a media center
for an old radio or record player!
b. Most waterfall-style dressers like this one are made with veneer
and plywood. Due to this, sanding this piece down to raw wood can be
“dangerous,” and you may end up sanding down to the plywood
beneath the veneer depending on how thin it is. This scenario is a
perfect situation to use Howard Restor-A-Finish. Since Restor-A-Finish
restores the existing finish, you do not have to risk damaging the veneer
by sanding and refinishing. It is recommended that you remove all 3. Dry, faded, and scratched leather chair brought
drawer pulls and mirror hardware before application. This ensures even back to life with Howard Leather Conditioner
application, and also if the drawer pulls are exchanged in the future,
there won’t be any uneven coloring of the drawer faces.
c. The restoration job of this waterfall dresser really brought back a. Old leather chairs like this can be found in lots of places, used
the life in the piece. Getting rid of the surface damage like scratches and furniture stores, thrift shops, yard sales, etc. … They can range
faded marks, bringing back and exposing the beautiful natural wood anywhere from $50 to $300 and more depending on the condition.
grain that the original designer intended to show off. Going forward, b. Restoring dry and faded leather can easily be done right, however,
keep this piece looking its best and also protect its newly restored finish, it can also be done very wrong. The first step is to verify what type of
using Howard Feed-N-Wax is recommended! Feed-N-Wax was devel- leather you have, if you have suede, nubuck, or aniline leather (dyed
oped by Howard Products as the best follow-up to Restor-A-Finish for leather) cleaning with soap and conditioning may not be recommended,
maintaining the newly restored finish. or will need to be done a certain way. Normal leather furniture is made
from full-grain or top-grain leather or similar. It is important to clean

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