[Sca-cooks] OT:cedar chest question

[Terry Decker]

I'd be careful with any sandpaper on the exterior finish.  Use it only if
you plane to refinish.  Cedar closets and cedar chests are left with a
sanded but raw interior to allow the cedar oils to enter the air, which is
why a little fine sanding and cedar oil works.

Different finishes will require different handling.  Polyurethane is about
the easiest.  Mild soap and water and a soft nylon pot scrubber will often
remove crusted dirt.  Varnishes and shellac require more delicate handling.

Bear


>A 200+ grain sand paper then coat with cedar oil.  To refresh cedar closets
>one uses sand paper.
>
>Soffya
>
>> I just bought my first auction item ever which
>> is a finished solid cedar
>> chest.  It looks like it has a little
>> dirt/something else on it.  What
>> should I use to clean it and/or polish it up?
>>
>> Angeline