Howard Products Customer Testimonials


	Howard Products Testimonials

- Satisfied Customer - K. Bonfonte
I stumbled onto your website quite by accident and decided to try the Restor-A-Finish on this piece of furniture. We were going to get a price on refinishing but I was sure it would be expensive and thought I had nothing to lose. The photo unfortunately doesn't do it justice as the results are much more striking in person. I did only the right portion and haven't touched the feet yet. Just thought you might like to see the fantastic results. I certainly will be a walking advertisement for your products.

- Satisfied Customer - Cindy
My home was flooded during the levee breach after Hurricane Katrina. My son's 17 year old bedroom furniture sat in at least 3 feet of water for 3 weeks. For irrational reasons, I was not able to put this furniture out on the curb with the rest of my household belongings. Instead, I wiped it down with a clorex mixture to remove the mold and put it in storage. This month, almost 3 years later, I finally attained "permanent housing status" and moved this furniture to my new home. You can imagine what it looked like and how foolish I felt for saving it. Upon the advice of a furniture repairman, I purchased Restor-A-Finish in Golden Oak and super fine steel wool. After an evening of a little elbow grease, I am amazed at the outcome! Honestly, this furniture looks great despite a few battle scars! Thanks for a terrific product!

- Satisfied Customer - N. Krahn, Alberta, Canada
My husband and I are preparing our house to sell, and neither of us wanted to spend the time or money to re-finish our worn kitchen cabinets. I went to the hardware store to find a "quick fix", and found your Restor-A-Finish. All I can say is, WOW! The results are amazing. Our sad-looking kitchen cabinets were transformed into things of beauty! The affordability and ease of use, as well as excellent results are more than I could ask for in a product. I will be telling everyone I know about your fantastic product, just as soon as I finish using it on almost every wood surface in my home. I'm hooked!

- Satisfied Customer - P. Reinholtz
I am writing to thank you for the Butcher Block Conditioner. I am an antique bowl collector. I use my bowls regularly. I condition them to prevent stains and cracking. I have used a variety of bee's wax products, which inevitably leave the bowls sticky, and then the dust collects and sticks to the bowls. I eventually have to remove the built up layers of product. When I received your product, i thoroughly cleaned five bowls of various ages and types of wood. Your product was superior on ALL of the bowls - maple, cherry, old and even the new bowl from Africa. My bowls are now protected, silky, not sticky, and in my 1760's house, they appear to not attract the dust. I love your product and recommend it to everyone!

- Dealer - Don Whitmore - Whitmore Wood Works
I am a manufacturer of high end wood kitchen products, such as cutting boards, butcher blocks, island chef station, counter tops, etc. For some time I have been looking for the right oil for our products and found it in Howard's Butcher Block Conditioner. It gives our products the durability and finish we have been looking for. It works so well that we send a free bottle with each of our products so they can be beautifully maintained.

- Satisfied Customer - C. McMakin, Olmsted Township, OH
Last weekend I purchased your Restor-A-Finish to see if it would help my worn wooden (probably 20 year old) bathroom vanity. I couldn't be more please with the results! The vanity looks wonderful, so now I'm working on the kitchen cabinets and so far they too look terrific. Just wish I'd taken a before and after pictures to send you. Your product did exactly as advertised and I thank you so much. An excellent product for a very reasonable price. If any of my friends ask, I will certainly recommend it to them.

- Satisfied Customer - S. Holcombe
I am writing to let you know how impressed I am with your product! I recently used your products on my kitchen cabinets and WOW what a difference! I wish I would've taken before and after photos, because the difference is amazing! I couldn't believe it would turn my ugly, washed out, dry looking cabinets into almost new again! We thought we would have to have them replaced, so when my dad told me about your product, to say I was skeptical is an understatement. But thanks to him and your unbelievable product they now look amazing! Almost better than new!! Also, the convenience of your product - not having to clean, sand or take off the cabinets is so impressive. I have never stained or tried to refinish a cabinet in my life - and the fact that you don't need any sort of experience! You now have a customer for life!

- Satisfied Customer - K. O'Brien, Waukegan, IL
My boyfriend had an old curved top dresser in a spare bedroom of our home, but it had been beat up pretty bad and never really taken care of. When we began redecoration of the room, he carried it out to the curb, and I freaked out! I loved the bones of the dresser. Sure it looked pretty bad, but I figured there had to be a way to make it look better. I found your product (Restor-A-Finish) on the internet and went and bought it. No one, not even my boyfriend could believe it was the same dresser. I am the one that did it, and I still can't believe how great it looks. Thank you for developing such a great, no hassle product. I never write in to companies, but your product worked way too well not to send you a note. THANK YOU!!! : ) I wish I had before and after pics now!

- Satisfied Customer - Dianne, Richmond, VA
My inherited family furniture was damaged during my last move. Even though I used a professional mover, the furniture was damaged from heavy rains from a hole in the roof of the covered van. I chose not to have the furniture salvaged due to sentimental reasons. I just knew I would find a solution and boy did I. It is your Restor-A-Finish. I can now be proud of my family furniture again. Your products are no less than a miracle. Easy to use, incredible results, just great products -- I am now touching up all of my furniture. I wish I had the before and after pictures, no one would believe how wonderful the side of my aunt's dining room chest looks now. Incredible. I went out yesterday and purchased your Feed-N-Wax and Orange Oil. Nothing else will be touching the wood in my house ever again.

- Satisfied Customer - J. Silver, Burlingame, CA
I have never written a manufacturer about their product - but I have to tell you that after having red wine spilled on our dining room table last evening, I was really upset. I looked through all my "helpful hints" collected over many years of marriage, and came across a small article that said "Howard Restor-A-Finish really does work!"...and it did for me! I can't thank you enough for helping me save my table - it looks new again and it's over 50 years old!

- Satisfied Customer - G. Zerby, Seattle, WA
I own two Henredon dining tables: both are mahogany and both had horrible water marks on them. I was sure they would need to be stripped and refinished. Then I found your Restor-A-Finish on the web and figured "What have I got to lose?"I was amazed that the Restor-A-Finish was not only able to remove the water marks, but drastically improved the entire finish of the table tops. It is seldom in this day and age that a product actually delivers on the promises made by the manufacturer....Restor-A-Finish IS such a product. After seeing how well it worked, I'm planning on buying some Feed-N-Wax ASAP!

- Satisfied Customer - J. Hoffmann, Glendale Heights, IL
I can't tell you how happy I am with your Restor-A-Finish. I found it by accident when I was shopping for products to refinish my wooden window frames. So much much easier than refinishing and it does a fantastic job! Thanks!

- Satisfied Customer - P. Byra
I just had to write to let you know that I have increased your sales in less than a week! I am trying to sell my home and my oak cabinets were looking drab. EVERYONE told me to get a certain other product, which I did, but I also picked up Restor-A-Finish. I tried both products on a small area on a small area on my cabinets and hands down - your product was overwhelmingly better. I did all of my cabinets in the kitchen. Amazed with the results, I went into the bathroom and did the vanity and the wainscoting with great results. A couple of my friends stopped in to see me and both immediately went to go purchase their own Howard Restor-A-Finish. At the office I work in, I finally cleaned off an oak conference table in my office and was so sad to see the scratches as it originally had a beautiful finish. So - I brought in my Restor-A-Finish and in a matter of minutes, that table looks unbelievable! A co-worker came in and couldn't get over it and asked if I could do the large conference room table - which I happily did. Your product truly is great and the price quite affordable. Thank you.

- Satisfied Customer - Laura Kolodziej
I have just finished applying your Restor-A-Finish to my 16-year-old cherry cabinets. AMAZING! They look brand new! I cannot tell you how very pleases I am with the results.

- Satisfied Customer - Susan, Cary, NY
Feed-N-Wax is the finest furniture care product on the market. I just finished my first bottle -- I don't even want to tell you how many years it lasted - and panicked for fear it was no longer available. Not a problem, I see lots of sites sell it and I'll be ordering more soon. I saw your web page and wanted to drop a line to say "Thanks!" Feed-N-Wax keeps my kitchen cabinetry and my fine antiques looking like brand new. I once waxed a whole foyer with it (on hands and knees!) just before listing the house for sale. The selling agent just gasped at how beautiful the foyer was and "How good it smelled." She said first impressions really counted. The second person to visit the house bought it with almost no haggling, again remarking on the smell and the beauty of all the wood. Thanks so much for a fabulous product!

- Satisfied Customer - Carolyn Conserve, Tumwater, WA
It has been several years since I was introduced to your Restor-A-Finish product. As the line has grown I had added to my supply and have sent them all over the country where they could not be obtained. I must tell you that it is the one product that EXCEEDS all claims made in its behalf. I cannot count the pieces of furniture and the CLOCKS that have been rescued literally off the ash heap because I KNEW they could be made to look beautiful again. I appreciate the special formulations for each type of wood, but I find the Neutral Restor-A-Finish the most beneficial in what I do. A couple of coats on a clock case begins the process of restoration and then out comes a toothbrush and the Orange Oil to complete the job. I maintain the cases of my collection with a weekly touch-up and I have ALL TYPES, black adamantine, wood, brass, gold, pot metal and they are all BEAUTIFUL and have stayed so over the long haul. Thank you for these products. I had the opportunity to hold a small clinic recently in a small mall near here and take people's clocks and improve them. I had a full supply of your products, which I owned, and I just showed the folks the difference that could be made. One lovely Ingraham case was so badly corroded that no one wanted to invest the $225.00 to buy it. I began with a toothbrush and Orange Oil and it was transformed beyond belief. Today it sits in MY HOUSE - a testimony to what a wonderful product and a little elbow grease can do.

- Satisfied Customer - Scott Bulman, Prescott Valley, AZ
I do wood turning, especially Pen crafting and I use Tung oil as a finish, but after trying your Feed-N-Wax I find it gives a better finish to my products. It is very easy to work with in the final smooth sanding. Adding the Feed-N-Wax to the sanding sponge that I work with helps to put the finish in right, without worry of spraying the oil everywhere or having to remove the pen from the machine and hand rub the finish. The orange oil and bees wax brings out the beauty of some of the world's finest woods.

- Dealer - Mary Roell, Bedford Street Antiques
Hi. My name is Mary and I have been selling Howard Products for over 10 years in my Antique Business. I was just getting my order for Howards together and I thought I should let you know that Howard Products are wonderful. My customers have been very satisfied with your products just as I have been. In October, I purchased a 32,000 square ft. historic building and opened an Antique Mall called Bedford Street Antiques in Carlisle, PA. There is a 3 story mahogany spiral staircase in my building and I cannot wait to use Restor-A-Finish on the stair rails. This product is really great and I just want to tell you that you will have my business for years to come.

- Satisfied Customer - Roland Chambers, Topock, AZ
I am unsure if you are aware of it, but Feed-N-Wax is one of my favorite products for muzzle loading flintlocks and associated accoutrements. I had always assumed it was my secret, but yesterday I was in "Ray's Beaver Bag" a muzzle loading supply store in Las Vegas Nevada and found out that he and his customers had made the same discovery as I, Ray had it on the shelf in not only the 16 oz. bottles but also in quart containers.Feed-N-Wax is simply the best for protecting finish on the expensive woods (figured maple, walnut & etc) used for muzzle loading gunstocks. Bee's wax mixtures was an original finish for muzzle loading guns such as flintlock Rifles, fowlers, fusils, pistols and such. So what more logical step than to use Feed-N-Wax on the stocks and entire gun including barrel, lock and other metal parts. Also use it on powder horns, leather, & etc. I have even used it as ball patch lube for shooting with good results. If you have not done so, it may pay to look at the substantial muzzle loading sub-culture market for Feed-N-Wax under same or different name, for it is a natural.

- Satisfied Customer - Kelly E. Edwards, Chilliwack, British Columbia
We just used your Restor-A-Finish and Feed-N-Wax for the first time and all we can say is WOW!!! What an amazing, easy and enjoyable task doing our kitchen and bathroom cabinets. We had nothing short of STUNNING results.

- Satisfied Customer - Jean Hartwig
I am not into sending glowing letters, but your products are so amazing I just had to write. I have been doing woodworking/refinishing and restoring for about 30 years. Most recently, I have become a small time antique dealer. Over the years, I have used hundreds of products with varying degrees of success. I must admit I stumbled on your product simply by accident while shopping in my local hardware store. I have acquired a 3-piece bedroom set which had been abused by chain smokers over the years. While the bines were good, it needed a lot of work. I decided to try the Restor-A-Finish and believe me I may never use anything else again. I followed with an application of Feed-N-Wax. I was truly amazed at the luster both products brought out, making the set very appealing. In fact, it sold in less than 3 days!

- Satisfied Customers - Liz Amavisca, Sacramento, CA and Dolores Manley, Eden, UT
I recently used your Restor-A-Finish product for the first time. I was helping my cousin getting her house ready to sell, and the 27 year old kitchen cabinets were showing the years of abuse by renters. The situation did not look good at all – and buying new cabinets was out of the question. We needed a miracle – and we got it!!! It was truly amazing!! To get the closets match, we bought a light shade and mixed it 50/50 with the Walnut shade, and it was perfect! We couldn’t believe our eyes. The cabinets had a beautiful luster, they were like new!! Now both of us can’t wait to do everything else in our houses. So far this is the only product in the line I have used, but believe me, I can’t wait to try out the whole line! Thanks so much. We LOVE the stuff. We’re probably two of your best sales people that you have! Thanks again,

- Satisfied Customer - Amy Truax, Whittier, CA
I just wanted to drop you a note to tell you how wonderful your products are! We put a new tile floor in our kitchen, then realized it made our old cabinets look even worse! So I went online looking for suggestions and I found a site describing your Restor-A-Finish. I also purchased Feed-N-Wax. When I applied the Restor-A-Finish we were very impressed with the way our cabinets looked. The color was uniform again, the wood grain really showed beautifully, and the scratches and dings seemed to be gone. the next day I applied Feed-N-Wax, and we were just amazed. The cabinets (which are over 25 years old) look new. It’s incredible! We were also pleasantly surprised that there was no slippery, greasy feel when we touched the wood. I will recommend your products to everyone I know. You have a customer for life. (I can’t wait to try it on my Heywood Wakefield dining room furniture!)

- Dealer - Sarah Burns, Cottage Walk, Cashiers, NC
Dear Howard Products, Thank you so much for your recent shipment of Orange Oil spray and Feed-N-Wax for our new store in Asheville, NC! We really enjoy your products and our customers do, too! Thanks Again.

- Satisfied Customer - Anonymous
Just wanted to tell you I started to use this product on our 3 year old kitchen cabinets. It is the best thing I have ever used. Have a pine table that gets full sun for the last three years, used both products and it looks better than new. Thanks.

- Satisfied Customer - Dean Dempsey, Covina, CA
Dear Sirs & Ladies, Greetings from down south; south as in Covina, a small residential community just a stones skip from L.A. My name is Dean Dempsey, and I gotta tell you kindly folks that I'm as happy as a lone condom at a Viagra festival!! Please allow me a moment of your valuable time in praise of your EXCELLENT products, that I liken to the champagne of wood fit-it elixirs. I live in a twenty year old condo...(more)

- Dealer - Arcadia Antique Mall
"We sell a lot of the Howard products, we'll place 15 case orders 3-4 times each year. They are very good products and they are very popular. We get a lot of repeat business for Howard Products."

- Satisfied Customer - Mrs. G. Hurst, Roy, UT
The other night while shopping for stain, I happened to notice a can of Restor-A-Finish, I had never heard of it before. After reading the label and talking to a sales person about it, I purchased a can of it....I just wanted to tell you how excited I am about this product!!!! We have been in our home for 13 years, the finish on one of my kitchen drawers was in terrible condition, due to the kids opening it with wet hands to get out a towel, the turned posts on our stair railing had MANY scratch marks, I have put off sanding each post down because of the work that was going to be involved. I used the Restor-A-finish last night and everything looks wonderful!! It's quick and easy to use. I also plan to use it on the bathroom vanity which has become faded due to the humidity in the room. I'm going to get some of the Feed-N-Wax today. Thanks for the great product.

- Satisfied Customer - Larry Johnston, Cupertino, CA
Hi! I want to tell you that I think Restor-A-Finish is a great product. We have a rental that has a dining room floor that has been abused for years. When the place vacated we got refinishing bids for around $500! Anyway, we got into a schedule bind and used a can of Dark Walnut Restor-A-Finish and it saved the day (and $500). Thanks!

- Dealer - Phyllis L. Dougherty
Your products "sell themselves". I sell a lot with a piece of furniture after I demonstrate its quality and ease of use.