08-23-2013, 08:49 PM
Thank you for all of the opinions! I REALLY appreciate all of you thoughtful wisdom and advice! I had some goop in the house, so I gathered a few old rags and went to work.
One hour later and W*O*W !!!!! I found about 99% of the original finish hiding under a ton of grime! Many of the lighter spots have been removed or filled in with the dirt that the goop loosened. There are a few places where it looks like whatever liquid was spilled on the cabinet has eaten into the lacquer finish, but you can really only see it if the light reflects in just the right way.
The surface shows lots of little cracks and a fair amount of roughness, perhaps I'll explore adding a top coat, but for now, I'm EXTREMELY pleased! I will post a few pictures tomorrow.
What a beauty! I would have happily paid much more had I known what was hiding under 73 years of grime!
One hour later and W*O*W !!!!! I found about 99% of the original finish hiding under a ton of grime! Many of the lighter spots have been removed or filled in with the dirt that the goop loosened. There are a few places where it looks like whatever liquid was spilled on the cabinet has eaten into the lacquer finish, but you can really only see it if the light reflects in just the right way.
The surface shows lots of little cracks and a fair amount of roughness, perhaps I'll explore adding a top coat, but for now, I'm EXTREMELY pleased! I will post a few pictures tomorrow.
What a beauty! I would have happily paid much more had I known what was hiding under 73 years of grime!
