Hey Duane, I know you say NOT to use Pledge because of the silicone it contains and you can never refinish a peice with it, well not without a lot of mess and extra work and probably not at all.
However, I have three end tables Cherry vaneer, that I used Pledge on back before I knew any better, and they have held up remarkable well They have some deep cat scratches but nothing stands up to those.
Anyway I was wondering I have an inexpensive cherry vaneer dining table I got for the rented condo I am now in and I would NEVER think of trying to refinish that. I was thinking about going ahead and using the Pledge on it since I have liked the results with the other tables. What do you think? is there any other serious reason not to use it in this case?