Minwax Antique Furniture Refinisher, 1 Quart

Worked beautifully on old coffee table.

Looked for Formby's and was told they were bought by minwax. So I thought the minwax product would be as good as the Formby's. Wrong! The minwax product removes the stain so you have to restain the project. Formby's allowed you move the original stain around and leave it on. Now you have to buy stain. Hmmmmm...

I'm refinishing 2 mid-century drssers. 1 i finished with this refinisher I had from 2 yrs ago and slowish but not bad. The second identical dresser I'm using a new tin just purchased. This is taking 4x as long and just not dissolving the finish despite following the directions as I did on the 1st dresser. And the cost has increased significantly.

If you thought for a minute that the execs at Sherwin Williams/minwax copied Formbys, you are wrong. This stuff is ok, but not near the level of Formbys. So how does it work? Ok if you have to remove stubborn spots that stripper does not get after a couple of applications. Be prepared with a lot of steel wool and patience. If you have grooves or angles, you will need even more time and patience. Not sure how I will integrate to my use in the future.... But is the last thing I buy. Still tossing up between this stuff and Kutzit.... Which is awful.

I wasted my time and money with this product. I followed the directions exactly as stated but my results were less than ideal. The piece of furniture looks worse than when I started. I guess I will be stripping and sanding after all…