Will any piece of wooden furniture sand down?

[Catchy]

Okay so I have an absolutely DISGUSTING wooden desk, it has scratches all over it and just looks in a state. The obvious answer would be to just buy a new one but I can't really afford to at the moment. My question, can any piece of wooden furniture sand down? Sounds silly but I've no clue! Help!!

[Meanies]

If it's real wood and not just chipboard covered in the wood effect stuff then yeah you should be fine. Once you've done it put some varnish or something on top to darken it a bit and help protect it

[Catchy]

If it's real wood and not just chipboard covered in the wood effect stuff then yeah you should be fine. Once you've done it put some varnish or something on top to darken it a bit and help protect it

Hmm I'll ask my mum if it's wood. I knew either you or @Absently; would have the answer to this

[Meanies]

Hmm I'll ask my mum if it's wood. I knew either you or @Absently; would have the answer to this

pfft she barely knows how to get out of bed in the morning! If you can see like any joins or anything on the edges then it's most likely 'fake wood'. Or even look at the bottom of the actual desk surface and see if it matches the top, if it's real wood then it should be the same, if it's fake wood it's normally just a smooth dull brown colour

[Catchy]

pfft she barely knows how to get out of bed in the morning! If you can see like any joins or anything on the edges then it's most likely 'fake wood'. Or even look at the bottom of the actual desk surface and see if it matches the top, if it's real wood then it should be the same, if it's fake wood it's normally just a smooth dull brown colour

yh it has bolts in the legs, guessing it's fake then?!

[Meanies]

yh it has bolts in the legs, guessing it's fake then?!

no i'd imagine they're to hold the thing together post a picture or somthing!!

[Catchy]

no i'd imagine they're to hold the thing together post a picture or somthing!!

it's so hideous i can not cope with the embarrassment to be honest with you jake if you go in post your setup I think there's a picture somewhere, shouldn't be too far back.

[mrwoooooooo]

post a pic

[Meanies]

it's so hideous i can not cope with the embarrassment to be honest with you jake if you go in post your setup I think there's a picture somewhere, shouldn't be too far back.

ogod my eyes after seeing that pic!!! but yeah that'll sand down fine it's proper wood good luck with the legs if you're gonna do the whole thing

[Catchy]

ogod my eyes after seeing that pic!!! but yeah that'll sand down fine it's proper wood good luck with the legs if you're gonna do the whole thing

what do u think it will look like after? will it go that nice light wood colour?