How to High-Speed Buff a Cherry Wood Table

Cherry wood is a common pick with homeowners for furniture, floors and paneling for a range of reasons. It displays a warm, cheerful reddish hue that gives your home a welcoming glow. Cherry also darkens as a it ages, creating a pleasant patina. If you have a cherry table, you'll want it to look its best to showcase this splendid wood as much as possible. One way to do this is by power-buffing it with a high-speed buffer.

All-purpose wood spray cleaner
Soft, lint-free cloths
Electric wet/dry sander
800-grit sandpaper
Tack cloth
Handheld vacuum
Heavy cut rubbing compound
Finer polish compound
Orbital high-speed buffer

Instructions

- 1
  Spray the cherry table with an all-purpose wood spray cleaner. Wipe it off with a soft, lint-free cloth.
- 2
  Spray the surface area of the table with cold water from a spray bottle. Attach a piece of 800-grit sandpaper to the bottom of an electric sander. Wet sand the entire surface area of the table. Wipe off the dust from sanding with a tack cloth and follow with a handheld vacuum.
- 3
  Cover the surface area of the table evenly with drizzles of a heavy cut rubbing compound. Rub it in evenly, making little circles with a soft cloth. This will bring your table to a shine.
- 4
  Drizzle a finer polish compound all over the surface of the table. Run an orbital high-speed buffer all over the surface area. While you're moving the buffer slowly, it is spinning at a high speed and giving the table a bright shine.

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