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Restoring the Shine on a Formica Countertop

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Date: 07/12/2005 Topics: Home Improvement > Bathroom | Readers Request > Home  
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I sprayed my formica countertop with a surface cleaner containing bleach and left it sit a bit too long (got distracted!) and when I came back to wipe it off, it took the shine off of the countertop in that area. Is there any way to get that shine back? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Mary P
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Post By Barbara. (Guest Post) (09/25/2008)
I have used car wax on my Formica Countertops. I used NUFINISH. It brought back the shime.

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Post By Dee (Guest Post) (03/11/2008)
I, too, spilled some kind of cleaner on my kitchen counter. I just purchased a can of Countertop Magic FM44 at Ace Hardware and after 1 treatment it looks 90% better. I think one more dose will do it. Good Luck

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Post By middlesis (Guest Post) (03/05/2008)
Well I'm struggling with my counter top too. My sister actually refinished counter tops in 2 of her homes by cleaning the surface thoroughly then applying an acrylic paint with a swirl pattern. She did such a great job it looks like a marble counter top. Unfortunately in the area we live, I'm not able to purchase this paint but larger cities should stock this item. Other than that, I've been reading, use an abrasive like Comet or the like and scrub it down to an eggshell surface. I'm going to give that a try now. Good luck to all !

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Post By LYNNE (Guest Post) (03/01/2008)
I have a really old counter top in the bathroom of this 1970 Mobile home we bought to spend the winters in down in Florida. Just bought some counter top polish at Lowes called Countertop Magic Spray. It DOES NOT
bring out a shine to the old formica as it claims it will on the label. My husband was wondering about car wax. He has Armour All in the shed. Think we'll give it a try, I do not want to buy a new counter top.
There must be something that works!

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Post By Susan (Guest Post) (02/20/2008)
Hi to all. I just tried "Armor-all" on my marble-look formica and it really shines now! You can get it anywhere they sell automoyive/car wax items.

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Post By Jan Folsom (Guest Post) (08/03/2007)
I keep reading that formica "cracked ice" items on ebay have been restored using the Armstrong/Formica approved method and that it's a 6 step process. Does anyone know what that is. I've emailed these people but they apparently don't want to share the method with me. I now have three vintage "Virtue Brothers" tables I want to restore.

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Post By Penny (Guest Post) (07/26/2005)
Gel-gloss is the best product I have ever seen for countertop restoration. It comes in a spray can or cream and is similar to car wax in that it drys and then you rub it off. I hope this helps.
Penny
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Post by chima0692 (25) | (07/16/2005)
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I don't know what it's called or how it works, but I spotted something that's supposed to "improve the looks of your old, dull counter tops "at Home Depot recently. It's a wax - like car wax I imagine - that polishes your counter tops.

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Post By Claudia (Guest Post) (07/13/2005)
I have a dull 50year old formica counter and often use Chlorox Cleanup to remove stains, which has only made it more dull. I have used acrylic floor wax, which helps a little.

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Post by johnsonya (31) | (07/13/2005)
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Try a kitchen wax made such as Jubalee

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