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Pacific Design is great. (310) 836-7714
They are in Culver City, on Robertson between Venice and Washington. Scott is great. He does very nice work.
I am a custom furniture fabricator, and my shop uses him for all our stuff. Our shop used to be next door.

Ya. Beeswax will make it nice and shiny. If you do that try to avoid the stuff made with turpentine. it's nasty.
My personal favorite is Carnauba wax, which (somebody correct me if I'm wrong) is eco- friendly. It's basically just plant matter. Anyhow, it is the best for easy re-vamp of nice wood. just steel wool it on, rub it into the pours of the wood, and wipe it off with a rag, then buff it up with a clean new rag. Boom. Done.

No parade, or rain. I'm not debating the relative price of the couch. Fact is $900 is a large enough chunk of money to mean something. I am fully aware that pillows do not always come with couches. They TOLD ME THE PILLOWS CAME WITH THE COUCH. Then didn't give them to me. Then laughed at me when I told them I wanted them. Then would not let me return the couch. I even asked to exchange for a different couch, and they wouldn't. They had my money and wanted me to go away.

AAAA! I hate them! And I am really not a hateful person. They are really awful people there. I bought a sofa there. The staff had dressed up the $900 couch I wanted with these really cool pillows and lead me to believe that they came with it. Then when they delivered, there were no pillows. When I called them, the salespeople (who had been so sugary nice before) were totally rude, and even made fun of me for not knowing that the pillows weren't included. I told them I wanted to return it, and they said no way. Soooo ridiculous! It was still in the plastic, and they wouldn't let me return!!. Grrr. Anyhow, I just kept the couch and decided to not think about them anymore. PLEASE DON'T DO IT. go to HD buttercup in culver city and get one of their reeeeeallly cool old mod couches instead.

P.s. I have a really close matching piece I was thinking about putting on craigslist. If you're interested. It's also a TV stand, but it is a really cool vintage piece. Anybody?

The way I was taught to get rid of them is just to lay them out flat and let them dry. I usually hang them over the edge of my trash can. They will harden up a bit as they dry. Once it dries it is safe to throw out.

A word from the wise -- DON'T LET AN OIL SOAKED RAG SIT IN A LUMP AFTER USING IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's a very important thing. Oily rags generate heat, and will actually combust if left balled up. It's true, I've seen it myself. I make furniture, and it's happened to me. If you aren't around to put it out, it can be disastrous. (doubly bad if you work in a woodshop, like me!) Just find a place to lay them out flat. You don't need to get too anal about flattening out every bump, do take care to do it.
The poster mentioned leaving the rag in a plastic bag. This might be ok until some air gets in, but if you for get to seal the bag properly . . .

Hey all. Good advice. I'll add to the mix -- Swirl marks can still be seen even if you use ultra-fine grit. Very often the real culprit is moving the orbital sander too fast across the workpiece, which will leave the dreaded swirlies. And the worst part is they may be more or less invisible UNTIL you put a coat of finish on it.
I'm a professional furniture maker, and I rarely sand finer than 220 grit. The most important thing is to make sure you sand thoroughly with each grit, removing the swirls left from the rougher one. Good luck!!