He bought some paint remover to refinish some of the furniture but wasn't happy with what he found. None of the products worked very well, they damaged the furniture, and were expensive. Having some background in chemistry he decided to make something for himself.

He came up with something he liked and refined it over time. Customers coming into our store asked him what he was using that did such a nice job. After explaining it was his own concoction many of them insisted he sell them some. He would have them bring in a jar and he would fill it for a couple dollars. Soon he decided to design a label and start marketing his new invention. He called it QRB for "Quick Restored Beauty". Check-out a picture of the first label!

My father came home from the hospital one day and told my mom "I quit my job today!" My mother was very concerned being the conservative one in the family. But it has worked out quite nicely. Later my father added Instant Finish, Match-a-Color Stain, and Scratch-Remover to the product line.

See our first television comercial which aired in the early 1980's. Over the years much of our advertising has been by word of mouth and we have a loyal following of customers. We think this is due largely to the fact that we are not just trying to sell a product but to teach people how to refinish furniture. In 1981 we started doing local television shows. We often could not show our product but we would announce that we would be at a flea-market or a fair and that people could bring their own furniture to try it on. This proved to be a big success and thereafter were convinced that teaching people how to refinish was the best approach.

We have great products and we are sure you will agree if you try them. We have received hundreds of letters from people telling us how happy they are with QRB.