How to Refinish a Mahogany Table

Mahogany is a type of hardwood that has a light pink to a deep cherry color typically used in furniture and cabinet making. Interesting grain patterns characterize such wood. If you own a piece of mahogany furniture, you truly have a gift in your home. While a mahogany table is something that you'll want to pass down through the generations, frequent use a piece of furniture such as a table means that it can be privy to a host of abuses from scratches to stains to nicks and other items. Refinishing a table allows you to restore the beauty of the wood, renewing it to its original state.

1/4 cup trisodium phosphate
1 gallon of water
Scrub brush
100-grit sandpaper
Electric sander
220-grit sandpaper
360-grit sandpaper
Tack cloth
3-inch nylon brush
Clear or tinted polyurethane

Instructions

- 1
  Combine 1/4 cup trisodium phosphate with 1 gallon of water. Combine them together in a bucket. Dip a scrub brush in the liquid and scrub down the table, removing tough stains and caked-on grease.
- 2
  Pat the table down with old clean towels and allow it to air dry. Press a piece of 100-grit sandpaper down on the bottom of an electric sander and run the sander across the surface of the table. Repeat with 220-grit sandpaper and 360-grit sandpaper.
- 3
  Run a tack cloth across the table to wipe off the dust from sanding.
- 4
  Dip a 3-inch nylon paintbrush in a can of clear or tinted polyurethane finish. Cover the table with a light coat of polyurethane. Allow it to dry overnight and then cover it again with another coat of polyurethane.

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