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Overheard a client say they'd never seen a finish that looked so much like the original patina
It was on a 1920s oak sideboard I spent 17 hours on, and it made all the careful grain filling and hand-rubbed shellac feel completely worth it.
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terry_martinez6d agoTop Commenter
Honestly, that's the best kind of compliment. Tbh, getting a "you can't even tell it was touched" on a long refinishing job is the real win.
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perez.barbara6d ago
Nah, that's actually a bit of a letdown. You put all that work in and want people to notice the skill it took. If they can't even see the change, it feels like you just did a bunch of invisible cleaning for free. The real win is when someone's jaw drops at the clear before-and-after difference.
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