Clive Beardall is an accredited member of the British Antique Furniture Restorers Association

British Antique Furniture Restorers Association
Workshop & Showroom
104b High Street, Maldon,
Essex CM9 5ET
Tel: 01621 857890
Fax: 01621 850753
Email: info@clivebeardall.co.uk
ESTABLISHED 1982
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French Polishing

French Polish Restoration

Traditional French Polishing is a shellac based wood finishing process. French polishing can be a long and repetitive procedure. By applying many thin coats of shellac the French polisher is able to achieve a very high gloss finish, with deep rich colour as well as a toughened protective surface.

preparing rosewood piano for french polishing
resewood piano french polished in our Maldon workshop Historically French polishing was used on mahogany and other expensive woods, and was considered to give the best possible finish such as this Victorian Rosewood grand piano. Great care should be taken when cleaning furniture to avoid damaging the protective surface or destroying the natural colour.
The typical French polished wood finish is achieved through a combination of different rubbing motions and layers applied over considerable amount of time. Where wood and polish have faded and matured over a long period great care needs to be taken to preserve the patina. This can be achieved using staining and polishing techniques on restored furniture. repaired furniture - rosewood piano french polished retaining patina
delivery & collection includes: Braintree Brentwood Burnham-on-Crouch Chelmsford Chigwell Coggeshall Colchester Danbury Dunmow Halstead Havering Ingatestone Loughton Shenfield Stock Tollesbury Warley Witham West Mersea

 

British Antique Furniture Restorers Association