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Pros

The fumes are very strong but didn't seem to linger for very long. My cabinets are 40 years old! They look fabulous…. I am in the process of continuing throughout my house as i have oak cabinets in all bathrooms, but the work so far is looking absolut...  Read More

Howard's restor-a-finish is easy to use and good quality. Restores color and sheen. It also leaves a nice smooth finish and a bit of a shine. All the woodwork in my recently purchased home is honey oak.

My ocd is calmed for $10. I just love products that not only don't disappoint me, not only do what they claim, but actually are much better than i expected.



Cons

Nowhere in the product description is this clarified. It is not a guaranteed product, which should also have been another clue to me not to buy it. Big rip off.

Appears to be a lacquer finish as a drop of lacquer thinner dissolves readily into the finish. The directions give you the impression that you wipe on then wipe off. Do not follow the instructions on the label to use steel wool on your wood.

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Quality


Our solid oak cabinets are nearly 30 years old and have been well used for all of these years.


Have used howards restore a finish for over 30 years, fine product


This is 3rd product i tried to make our old oak contractor-grade kitchen cabinets look better.


After completely scrubbing all grease and grime build up off cabinets some places were raw wood.

Price


This $10 product saved us hundreds of dollars in purchasing new furniture.


I was looking for a cheap option to improving my cabinets (cheaper and less work than painting) and this product was amazing!


I saw this on a video and gave it a try because it was so inexpensive.

Shipping


Dried quickly and we were back to normal in no time.

Packaging/appearance


This stuff helped it look not so crappy.


My kitchen cabinets looked "new" after using this!

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  • Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 74.6% of the reviews are reliable.
  • This product had a total of 3,826 reviews as of our last analysis date on Oct 23 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I saw this on a video and gave it a try because it was so inexpensive


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    It salvaged pieces that i thought i would have to replace


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Then i applied thisjust poured some on a rag and wiped it on


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Following the directions on the can i did not apply to the wood directly


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I have a large floor that gets a lot of hard wear


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I hated the thought of having to hire someone to sand and finish this 15


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    So after reading the writeup of this product i decided to try it first


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The floor was so bad it couldnt hurt to try

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