I just lucked out and got a 53 Izzy that by all appearances is non re furbed but has a bad case of shellac dandruff and a few nicks..posted in Russians- I plan on trying to wipe it with alcohol first to smooth it out and maybe even out and cover spots then if necessary use a less than 1 lb cut of garnet shellac to enhance and further cover boo boos with a light steel wool and maybe paste wax finish. I have to leave all stamps in the stock and they are light so it's going to be stinker and never a raving beauty but it will be much cleaner and even with the nicks--retain it's value and beauty--I hope
