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Restoring Wood Finish

Author: Adrianna
Date: 2011-04-15 16:11

Hello,

I was just wondering if there was such a product to restore the finish on a Buffet Clarinet. Mine is looking dull, after some repair work was done on it.

Thanks,

Adrianna

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Re: Restoring Wood Finish

Author: Chris P
Date: 2011-04-15 16:34

The finish on most Buffets is an alcohol based dye (very deep purple) and this does wear off to show the natural beauty of the wood underneath.

Buffets also have a scratched finish rather than a bright, shiny polished finish - so unless you remove all the pillars and other metal fittings so you can paper up the joints and then buff them up to a bright shine, then you won't be able to achieve a bright shiny finish as they never had that to begin with.

You can use a dab of bore oil on a cloth to polish the wood with, but that will soon dull down through handling.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010

Independent Woodwind Repairer
Single and Double Reed Specialist
Oboes, Clarinets and Saxes

NOT A MEMBER OF N.A.M.I.R.

The opinions I express are my own.

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Re: Restoring Wood Finish

Author: jasperbay
Date: 2011-04-15 17:51

I've had better luck with tung oil . Don't build up a layer, just buff off with a soft cloth anything that doesn't soak in . Gets harder and easier to polish up after a couple days. Seems to last longer than oils that never harden to any degree.

Clark G. Sherwood

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