Polishing A Table

[Pullman]

I have had an oak dining table for nearly thirty years,I have only ever used proper wax polish on it but it really is looking its age now. With a quote of nearly £300 from a French polisher which I can't afford I am looking to have a go at doing something with it myself. Answer bank has helped me out many times so I am looking to all you knowledgeable folk out there for some advice.

[Mosaic]

I would say, leave it as it is, eat your dinner at it, love its patina and just wipe it with polish as needed. Over-shiny furniture isn't really 'in' and like car bodywork, a shiny table is just asking for it.
Use your £300 for something enjoyable.

[Samuraisan]

Buy a nice tablecloth.

[woofgang]

I bought an old oak desk that had spent part of its life being used in a car repair garage It was in good nick but very dull and dirty in parts.
I used this stuff on it
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and it brought back a beautiful glow to the wood. The patina of age is still there but it has a soft glow and looks well cared for. The green top is for light woods and the red top is for dark. I didn't want to change the colour of the wood at all so even though the oak might be described as a dark wood, I used green top on it. I used cheapo microfibre cloths to apply it and the same to polish it, the kind that look like towelling, not the finer kind.