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As per @ChasnotRobert has said but I would use white spirit with the wire wool and go with the grain. It will be stinky so do it outside. See how it turns out once dry. I use Briwax for all the furniture in my house. It's all a bit experimental when furniture is that far gone.
I use these instead of wire wool but start off gently.
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Thanks, I will go for that Briwax. I thought solvents like white spirit would just dry the wood out even more? Although it does need a good clean. I have a box of super fine wire wool somewhere, if only I could remember where... There are some metal bits that look like bronze but might once have been brass, which I was going to have a go at with some Autosol, or is that too harsh?
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Anyone know about furniture restoration?
I have a sideboard that has been outside for years (probably 20 or so), next to house under overhang, so rain mostly kept off but exposed to changes in temperature and more than ideal amounts of sunlight/UV. The veneer isn't delaminating anywhere, but on the front feels 'toothy' (rough surface catches fingers/cloth). It's hard to see if it's the veneer or the varnish. On the top you can see a bit more that the grain of the wood has opened up a bit. There's one patch on top that the varnish has just gone. I want to make it smooth and protect the veneer, I'm not really after a proper restoration look.
Do I sand/wire wool the tooth down? Strip the varnish? Rehydrate the veneer/varnish somehow to close up the grain?
Does anyone have techniques and/or products to recommend?
Looking online I mostly found how-to's for repairing split/peeling veneer, rather than just the surface.