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Old 29th Mar 2022, 9:23 pm   #1
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Hi any advise to clean a oak case been in a coal smoky place looks like from 30's some scratches Mick
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Old 30th Mar 2022, 7:52 am   #2
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We really need photos to fully understand what it is you mean and its condition.
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Old 30th Mar 2022, 8:10 am   #3
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Foam cleaner works well as a rule, in the last sets I cleaned up after being in a house fire.
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Old 30th Mar 2022, 8:14 am   #4
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Don't forget there was a finish back then known as "fumed oak"! A picture speaks a thousand words, as they say.
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Try Murphys wood soap
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