Howard Products Restor-A-Finish, Wood Stain to Restore a Finish for Wood Surfaces, Golden Oak, 16 Fl Oz, Pack of 1

The first two photos are before and the last three are the afters.This product is so easy to use. No gloves, no strong odor and not hard work and really reasonably priced considering how well it works. You simply apply it to the .0000 steel wool pads and follow their instructions (which are basically a one two three). I did this hyge piece in about 2 and a half hours (maybe even less). I then followed up with their Feed and Wax product and you can see the end results are beautiful! I highly recommend this if you really don't want or need to actually strip your piece. At first I thought this would only be a temporary fix, but I did this on Saturday 1/4 and it still looks brand new. I have tried similar solutions but they only hid the damage temporarily (just evaporated) but this really goes into the wood like magic. If you try it, you will not be sorry

Nothing except total refinishing will make old, scratched, damaged furniture look new. But some products have the ability to make it look really good, and this one of those products. I used the suggested 0000 steel wool pads and poured the restorer on the pad. Wiping with the grain of the wood, applying various amounts of pressure depending on the severity of the damage. Once the first round was applied and then wiped off with a clear cotton cloth, I waited 30 minutes and repeated the process. Then did it again a third time. The product really works well, but again, it's no miracle worker.Several thoughts on the product. First off if the finish is chipped or gouged to bare wood, this will not improve that area. You need a furniture color pen to darken the wood, or use a filler and then a furniture pen and blend the area to match. Also start with a light color restorer, (I used the Golden Oak), and if that doesn't work as well as expected you can also go to a darker shade, but you can't go from dark to light. Finally the rags you use as well as the steel wool will be hazardous due to the solvent they retain. Rags with solvent can self-combust so please dispose of them properly. I suggest either soaking them in water before placing them outside in a closed garbage can or in a metal can with the lid tightly closed. I usually have a few empty paint cans from a big box store just for such purpose.The photos speak for themselves. A good product for easy refinishing to a much better finish.

Worked great, easy to use, can use multiple times. Even though it says don’t use on hardwood floors it looks amazing on the areas we used it!

This is a good product for a quick repair to damage on older furniture. You can play around a little and get good color match. However, if you want great, then refinish it the hard way, with sandpaper, sealers, stain, and a finish coat.

This stuff works. No sanding!

I’m absolutely thrilled with this product! I was planning to redo my stairs but decided to try this instead, and it worked wonders. For just $10, my stairs look brand new! It only took me about 20 minutes to clean and stain them. I used a microfiber cloth and simply wiped them down. I highly recommend this product!

I recently inherited a long neglected apartment in Brooklyn from a string of rotating new college graduates. The last to leave, left behind years of other people’s literal and metaphorical baggage. The worst of which, was in the kitchen. Before, I had been relegated to one sliver of cabinet, but now my world had opened up. After removing over five years of other people’s pots, pans, old spices, random nick nacks- I noticed that all the cabinets were sticky/tacky to the touch, and upon closer inspection, hadn’t been cleaned... maybe ever.So I set out to clean my wooden kitchen cabinets. I was able to get most of the sticky out (thick, black gunk) with straight murphy’s oil soap, the occasional blast of goo gone, and a ton of elbow grease on the really bad spots. But even though I used products that were “safe” for wood and a soft cloth, the grime was so thick and old and caked on, that once it came up- the cabinets were dull, faded, and some of the finish had worn off. And... honestly, still sort of sticky.I read a lot of reviews before I decided to buy this stuff. Ultimately I figured that nothing I did at this point could make my cabinets worse, and at under $10 a can I figured the risks were low. So I ordered this, some steel wool, and the wax & feed, as they recommend. All three arrived today and I immediately got to work.five hours ago, I would’ve told you that my cabinets were always going to look and feel like trash and there wasn’t anything I could do about it (I am renting the place after all). But holy moly.My cabinets look as good as new- if I squint. The parts where the finish wore all the way off are still lighter than the rest of the finish. I didn’t expect the product to completely correct this- but honestly it’s hardly noticeable now. Even my sole surviving roommate came home from work and couldn’t believe they were the same cabinets.Maybe the best part is that they FEEL clean! My god, finally.A fresh coat of paint on the walls, contact paper on the counters, stick-on backsplash tiles, and restor-a-finish, and my kitchen looks divine.I’m hardly ever compelled to write reviews, but I am almost in tears with how well this stuff works. I can’t wait to have people over to show them my new kitchen!!!

Excellent for restoring nice finish on wood furniture. Magically hides scratches, water rings and other small damage to wood furniture.