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I cleaned my antique furniture with naphtha as instructed to remove old oil and furniture polish and it turned the finish to a milky white residue. I also used 0000 steel wool to try and remove the residue and was successful but it went down to a lighter finish. This furniture has a label from a refinishing place that was refinished in the 1950's. The finish before starting to clean with naphtha was dark and dull. What do I do now to fix the finish with the white residue and I also would like to clean and wax the furniture with bri-wax. The table top is very worn and scratched up. The entire set of table, 6 chairs, china cabinet and buffet is walnut and circa 1920-30's I figure, on the date. Any advice will be greatly appreciated. I would like to restore for the Thanksgiving holiday and started on one chair but have stopped due to the "newby" damage.