Idiomatic advice (yo que tú...)

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to restore
restaurar
the piece of furniture
el mueble
original
original
Hey, if I were you, I would restore that antique piece of furniture to keep the original wood.
Oye, yo que tú restauraría ese mueble antiguo para mantener la madera original.
the dust
el polvo
to sand
lijar
the varnish
el barniz
If I were in your place, I would clean the dust and sand the piece of furniture before the varnish.
Yo en tu lugar limpiaría el polvo y lijaría el mueble antes del barniz.
to apply
aplicar
the layer
la capa
the wax
la cera
If I were you, I would apply a layer of wax because it is best.
Yo que tú aplicaría una capa de cera porque es lo mejor.
the scratch
el arañazo
If I were in your place, I would have a lot of patience with the scratches to keep the original colour.
Yo en tu lugar tendría mucha paciencia con los arañazos para mantener el color original.
Look, if I were you, I would put a second coat of varnish.
Mira, yo que tú pondría una segunda capa de barniz.
If I were in your place, I would sand it again to eliminate the scratches.
Yo en tu lugar lo volvería a lijar para eliminar los arañazos.
The important thing is to apply the varnish well; if I were you, I would restore the piece of furniture today.
Lo importante es aplicar bien el barniz; yo que tú restauraría el mueble hoy.
I would buy the original piece of furniture, but if I were in your place, I would not apply that varnish.
Yo compraría el mueble original, pero yo en tu lugar no aplicaría ese barniz.
Come on, if I were you, I would clean the dust before the first coat of wax.
Venga, yo que tú limpiaría el polvo antes de la primera capa de cera.
If I were in your place, I would do it with a lot of care to not ruin the wood.
Yo en tu lugar lo haría con mucho cuidado para no estropear la madera.