I recently picked up a pair of beautifully carved end tables. Before using them, I'd like to give them a good cleaning. Any suggestions or maybe I should leave the antique dirt in the corners. Someone out there please advise. Thanks so much!

I've used Scott's liquid gold and an old soft toothbrush. Make sure you wipe it well as you go.

You could dust with an old makeup brush, also

Have you tried vacuuming it?

Next I would try a good painter's paint brush to brush the dirt out of the cracks and crevices.

I would then use the liquid gold and a q-tip swab to get into all the nooks and crannies.

good luck

Murphy's Oil Soap also works well, used with a toothbrush or cotton swabs as mentioned above.

I would use Howard's Restor-A-Finish - if you scroll down near the bottom of this link you will see the directions: http://www.howardproducts.com/restora.htm