Hi Forum,
I just picked up an awesome danish drop leaf table by Ostervig on Craigslist. It's generally in great shape, but has a small scratch on the top (photo 3). What should I do? Leave it alone? Repair just the scratch? Refinish the entire table?
If the latter, can anyone recommend a good shop/workman in Los Angeles who can handle this item?
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If you wet the area does the...
If you wet the area does the 'scratch' get darker? If so, you will have to sand the area to make it level if you want a perfect finish. If not, you're fine and follow the directions below. Either way, that looks to be such a minor imperfection I would definitely leave it as it. It's going to get scratched again anyways if you plan on using it.
At first glance, it doesn't look like in needs to be refinished at all. More simply, get some 100% tung oil, boiled linseed oil, or even beeswax furniture polish and it should definitely hide the 'scratch'.
leave it alone
That is a fantastic table in what appears to very nearly excellent condition. Aside from applying a small amount of Danish oil to the scratch on the table and the leg, I would not touch it. It's only original once, and once you start to mess with it, it will never be the same.
Just my two cents, but if it were mine I'd take three minutes to oil it, let it dry, and then have a dinner party.
One quick wipe with teak oil...
One quick wipe with teak oil (and immediately wipe off) and that scratch will disappear. The scratch might be a little darker for a day or two, until the teak oil fully dries, but it will blend very well long-term.
The only scenario where you wouldn't want to do that is if someone had applied some sort of clear coat to the table after it was purchased, which doesn't appear to be the case from the pictures.
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