Renovating a Varnished Piece of Furniture

To renovate an old, colourless, dirty or scratched varnish, Valmour proposes the following adapted products:

 1 - Dirty or dull varnish:
To eliminate dirt, use Varnish-Lacquer Renovator Popote Louis XIII. It polishes and gives back shine. Also very useful for hardware ( handles, locks, split hinges etc...) Let dry for 10 minutes, then shine with a soft Chamois Cotton Cloth.

 2 - Scratched varnish:
To easily and quickly eliminate scratches frequently present on varnished furniture, use the Retouch Pen LOUIS XIII. After re-staining with the pen, apply a coat of neutral Touch Up Varnish LOUIS XIII.

If the scratches are numerous and present over a too large area, opt for our Varnish Lacquer Popote Louis XIII or our Wood Renovator Trianon.

 3 - Varnish discoloured by sun-or moonlight (and / or scratched)
To renovate varnish discoulored by sun or moon light (and/or scratched) useTouch Up Varnish LOUIS XIII which will allow you to eliminate the scratches without having to strip and will give back to the varnish its original brilliance and shade. It is advisable to first lightly sand the varnish with Steel Wool LOUIS XIII N°0000, remove the wax layer with Wax Remover LOUIS XIII if the varnish has been waxed and to remove any dust.
Use a flat, supple and clean Brush to apply a fine even coat of Touch Up Varnish LOUIS XIII in neutral or in the colour of your wood. Let dry for 6 hours. Repeat the operation if necessary. The use of Touch Up Varnish LOUIS XIII is indicated if the varnish is not too damaged, and in this case will permit to avoid a complete renovation.

You can also easily use Varnish Lacquer Renovator Popote Louis XIII or our Wood Renovator Trianon. 
Finishing: to add transparency to your varnish aftrer complete drying, you an moisten a Varnish and Wax Applicator Pad Louis XIII with Polish Thinner Louis XIII and pass it on the varnish with quick and light movements in the sense of the wood fibers. This alcohol has a higher degree of purity than 95°ethylic alcohol  and reinforces the transparency and the shine of varnish, while avoiding the forming of whitish veils.