The Power of Old English Scratch Cover Oil

In keeping with one facet of the frugal creed, that facet being repair or restore, our family likes to keep our furniture and cabinets looking fresh and new with Old English Scratch Cover.   I actually love this chore because this product is inexpensive, easy to use, and can make furniture and cabinets look almost brand new in no time.  We use it routinely on our kitchen cabinets, living room, dining room, and bedroom furniture.  My favorite use?  I love, love, love cleaning up any wooden garage sale or thrift store finds with this oil since it magically restores a tired, scratched up piece to next to new condition. I've used it on a well built, but very dirty and slightly scratched, bookcase found cast along the side of the road.  The transformation was miraculous.  The piece is absolutely gorgeous!  The best part?  This product is inexpensive and a snap to use. 

Since seeing is believing, I thought it would be fun to show you the before and after of a wooden medicine cabinet I polished up recently.

Here's the "before" picture of the bathroom cabinet I treated.  So you can get a better idea of the condition of the wood prior to my using the polish, I took a closeup photo of the bottom shelves.

 The white areas are little scratched areas in the wood.  Other than these worn areas this cabinet is in excellent condition.

TIME TO POLISH:  I broke out my trusty bottle of Old English Scratch Cover for dark wood and poured a small amount to a paper towel. (Note, you need to be very careful not to get this solution on your clothing or carpet because it will stain.)  Next, I applied the oiled paper towel to the cabinet, using circular movements to work the oil down into the scratches. 

This is a side-by-side comparison.  The left side is done and the right side was not yet complete.  See the difference?

Here's another before.

And after.  Amazing, isn't it?MOVING ON: I then applied a liberal amount to the rest of the cabinet.  When I was all done, I simply tossed the paper towel into the trash (do not flush this!) and thoroughly washed my hands.  After allowing the oil to sit for a few minutes, I took a clean, soft cloth (aka old white T-shirt gleaned from the rag box in the garage for just such a purpose!) and buffed the remaining oil off of the cabinet.  I continued to buff the cabinet until it developed a nice shine.  Truly, this cabinet looks almost new, and this whole process took just about 5 minutes total to complete. 

WHERE TO FIND THIS PRODUCT:  Old English products are available at stores like Target, WalMart, Lowe's, etc.  You can also buy it online.  It runs anywhere from $4.79 to $5.99 depending on where it's purchased.  Since there are coupons for this product (check the Sunday newspapers and the Old English website), I usually only purchase when it is on sale and I have a coupon.  Using these techniques, I normally never pay more than $3.75 for an 8 oz. bottle.

Here's the link to the manufacturer for more information and coupons:

http://www.oldenglishpolish.com/sf2_scratch.shtml

And, here's another link to Amazon.com.  This one provides further testimonies to the magic of this product. 

http://www.amazon.com/Old-English%C2%AE-Furniture-Polish-Scratch/dp/B000PECDCE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1290819223&sr=1-3

Good luck and happy polishing!