Care and feeding of Walnut Veneer (with pictures)

[Jeff Eller]

I have some questions regarding the maintenence and repair of walnut veneer. I own quite a few Herman Miller desks that are walnut veneer, and they get dirty, scuffed and scratched over time. I have few questions. What do I use to get rid of scratches? What about scuff marks? What do I use to get rid of dirt? What do I use for regular cleaning? What about long term protection?

In addition to the desks, we have walnut veneer walls that we just installed. They are covered with 3 coats of Deft. I need a product or two for cleaning and maintence. They get rather dusty over time as they are vertical panels and they are top lit.

Any recommendations would be appreciated.

Thanks much,

-Jeff

Desk
http://jeff.buckla.com/wood/IMG_1243.jpg

Dirt on desk, scratches
http://jeff.buckla.com/wood/IMG_1244.jpg

Walls
http://jeff.buckla.com/wood/IMG_1246.jpg

Scratch on walls
http://jeff.buckla.com/wood/IMG_1249.jpg

Scuff on walls
http://jeff.buckla.com/wood/IMG_1251.jpg

More walls
http://jeff.buckla.com/wood/IMG_1253.jpg

[Nathan Hoffman]

No recommendations, but I would love to seem more pics of those walls! Was that something you made? If not, where did they come from?

[tod evans]

jeff, welcome! for simple,quick maintenance try watco finishing wax.....02 tod