Re: Wood Treatment

[David Lola <djl@alanex.com>]

There doesn't appear to be any resin over the wood.  When brush your fingers
over it you can feel the grain.  I want to keep it that way so I am trying to
figure out the best way.  I thought that once heard something bad about pledge
but I can't remember exactly.

Phil Rose wrote:

> >Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 15:15:03 -0800
> >From: David Lola <djl@alanex.com>
> >Subject: Wood Treatment
> >
> >Any good suggestions on what to use for maintaining the wood in our
> >Audi's?  Will Pledge
> >some type of wood oil suffice?
> >
> >David Lola
> >'99 2.8 A4Q
>
> If this is similar to the glassy-smooth "wood" trim as we have in older
> Audis, you really don't _have_ wood to maintain. You have to deal with the
> thick, plastic resin finish, which covers (obscures, IMHO) a beautiful
> wood-grain surface below it :(.
>
> Mainly avoid scratching, or cracking the finish--dust gently with a
> (slightly damp, if possible) cloth, and, if needed, clean with a mild
> cleaner--probably the manual gives suggestions. But there's no need (or
> benefit) for traditional wood maintenance such as rubbing in tung or
> linseed oil, etc.
>
> Phil Rose                               Rochester, NY
> '91 200q                                mailto:pjrose@servtech.com
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