Reviving Stained Wood Furniture + Regrouting Tile

[ipsafictura]

I have a 60s era Danish Modern buffet that I'm really fond of and would like to clean up a bit. I've refinished some furniture but this piece is a) laminate and b) in really great condition except for staining on the top. I've done some research and it seems like there are a few products that can clean and restore damaged wood, so what I would

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[randomjen]

LOL...oh, I'm sorry I have nothing constructive to add, but I read "regrouting" as "rerouting" and the confusion and subsequent "duh" made me laugh.

[gemini7]

As far as the tile... if you want to put down different ceramic tile when you replace what you have, it would be just about as much trouble and only a bit more money to just put in new tile as it would be to regrout. You can get fairly cheap ceramic ($1 or less a square foot); the pricey part is installation, but obviously if you do the labor yourself you don't have that cost.

If you really don't want to do redo the flooring, I would do one of two things before considering regrouting: either just steam clean the grout, or paint it (http://www.groutrevive.com/grout-paint/) for a new look.

[ipsafictura]

It's not flooring, it's counters, and my plan is just to regrout, not to retile as well.

[gemini7]

Ahh, I see. I'd still stick to renewing it somehow, taking out the old grout is a PITA!

[ipsafictura]

Yeah, that product you linked looks great, I'm going to check it out. The grout isn't crumbly or damaged in the kitchen, so I think that would be fine. It's a little dodgy in the bathroom in spots though, so may really need to be regrouted.

[kat1031]

Veteran of many, many DIY tile projects here. Regrouting isn't hard, but it can be somewhat time consuming

[lunanoir]

The regrouting is easy, but the grout removal is a real pain in the ass. If I were you, I'd look for other ways to refresh the grout (like what gemini7 suggested).

[zimtzucker]

about the buffet finish, you say it's laminate which means for me that the surface is actually some kind of plastic, or does laminate here mean that the top is a wood veneer?
because if it's wood veneer morgan of the brick-house blog has a tutorial for restoring mcm furniture: http://www.the-brick-house.com/2010/09/refreshing-vintage-wood.html

[ipsafictura]

Sorry, yes, it's wood veneer. I'll take a look at that tutorial.

[iyeia]

i would try something like this first too, and see if the top could be amalgamated before refinishing it.

[ipsafictura]

Yeah, as I said I don't really want to refinish it. It's very touchy refinishing veneer because you can't sand it very much at all.