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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;808 raver, post: 9757772, member: 4654&quot;]Normally with any Victorian box I would recommend leaving it unless it&#039;s really bad but in this case I think someone has already sanded it, it would have had french polish on it and that doesn&#039;t seem present anymore. This is just my view, I think antiques should look antique, I see new world Youtubers (American, Canadian) strip and sand antiques then refinish them with modern finishes from a spray gun, I couldn&#039;t imagine European restorers doing this, It would remove all value unless it&#039;s the type of antique that can&#039;t be remade today. An antique should have dirt, knocks, oxidation of the wood, patina, colour, dirt in the corners, years of wax polish that give it huge depth. The art of restoration is to bring back from looking tired without destroying what made it desirable in the first place. To make an antique look brand new doesn&#039;t make sense to me. (rant over) I would recommend giving it many coats of French polish with a soft brush (these dry very quickly) then going over with very fine wire wool to take the shine off, then a coat of wax polish, this will make it look like it did originally. It will take a few days to dry and go hard before you can go over with wire wool. BTW this finish is not only traditional but once used you will never use another finish again, it&#039;s fantastic. I mix my own but it&#039;s easy and cheap to buy, here is a link of what to buy, there is also a video but you don&#039;t need to do all of those steps to get a good finish. <a href="https://priorypolishes.co.uk/product/liberon-special-pale-french-polish/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://priorypolishes.co.uk/product/liberon-special-pale-french-polish/" rel="nofollow">https://priorypolishes.co.uk/product/liberon-special-pale-french-polish/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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