Making the perfect wood polish

published 22 June 2009

This old fashioned recipe was formulated by the late Clive Wainwright, former deputy keeper of furniture and woodwork at the V&A:

Ingredients 1 part linseed oil 2 parts mentholated spirits 2 parts turpentine 2 parts distilled vinegar

Method Put all the above into a bottle and shake well. Apply to furniture – not too much at one time – and rub in well rather than smearing it over the surface.

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