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   SteveSchoene | Jan 09, 2010 08:47pm | #1

   The sanded area will be different than the old for several years at least, though would eventual develop a similar patina. It sounds to me that these dings are just part of the history of the pieces and personally I wouldn't really want to sand out that personality. I'd rather live among old furniture than new stuff anyway. But that's just me, you have to decide.

   I wouldn't remove old finish by sanding, that I would remove by chemical stripping to preserve patina for a the places that don't actually need repairs. You might consider an alcohol dye to bring the colors of old and new together. I mention that since the alcohol based dyes typically fade faster than water based letting them fade out as the natural color change comes in. That's not a very predictable process so I wouldn't do more than take off the rawest edge of the sanded area with dye.

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   Gretchen | Jan 10, 2010 11:36am | #2

   I agree with Steve about the "character" of the piece, and also the sanding! Since you seem to be talking mostly about the legs, etc. I might suggest you do a treatment with Howard's Restor-a-Finish--just wipe it down with it and wipe it off. Might just renew it enough.

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   Westchester | Jan 10, 2010 01:11pm | #3

   You can buy - Soft Wax - fill sticks in different colors - get a color a little darker then the overall color of the table and just fill in the nicks by rubbing the fill stick back + forth over the dent. Wipe off excess with a soft cloth -

   Usually available in local hardware stores,

   SA