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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bev aka thelmasstuff, post: 28906, member: 23&quot;]There are differing opinions on whether to refinish, not refinish, how to refinish, etc.&nbsp; In my experience, I do NOT refinish if I&#039;m going to offer the item for sale.&nbsp; As silverthwaite pointed out, polishing silver to get rid of tarnish is good.&nbsp; Polishing brass and removing the patina is generally bad.&nbsp; If you are keeping the item and you want it to be sparkling like new, by all means refinish away.&nbsp; However, the value of an item to a collector may well be in whatever you remove in your haste to uncover the origins.&nbsp; Supposing those painted numbers were put on by someone more famous than the person who cast the wheel?&nbsp; I&#039;m not trying to make you feel bad, nor are others here.&nbsp; I&#039;m saying that there is more than one way to skin a cat and the decisions you make regarding objects for sale may be quite different from the decisions you make if you are the final owner.&nbsp; I find the English, for example, don&#039;t care for original condition on many items that would cause delight in an American buyer.&nbsp; This is not a figment of our imagination.&nbsp; It happens.&nbsp; Again, because I tend to repeat myself, study your marketplace prior to doing anything.&nbsp; It would be shame if you spent many hours slaving over a refinishing project and then found out you&#039;d actually lost money.&nbsp; I started helping my parents in their shop when I was eight and I am constantly amazed at what people buy and what they will pay for things that I wouldn&#039;t give a second glance.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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