A can of Pledge is one of the quiet secrets of art departments and on-set dressers everywhere. The famous furniture polish does its official job beautifully, bringing rented furniture, location woodwork, and hero props up to a rich, camera-ready sheen, but its second life on film sets goes far beyond dusting.
The set dressing applications come first. Wood furniture that looks tired under movie lights snaps back to life with a quick polish, and the same can handles stainless appliances, leather chairs, and glossy surfaces that need to look cared-for on camera. Because production constantly borrows and rents furniture, returning pieces polished and fingerprint-free is part of protecting the deposit. Then come the crew tricks: dance floors and dolly surfaces get a light coat to reduce squeaks and smooth wheel travel, sticky drawer runners and squeaky hinges on set doors calm down with a quick spray, and prop masters use it to fill fine scratches and swirl marks on dark furniture just before the camera rolls. On-set dressers keep a can with their kit for the endless cycle of removing fingerprints between takes on tabletops, railings, and picture frames that actors touch all day.
It is a small, cheap addition to an expendables order that saves an embarrassing amount of time once the camera starts finding every smudge and dull spot on set.
• Classic aerosol furniture polish
• Brings furniture and woodwork to a camera-ready sheen
• Removes fingerprints and smudges between takes
• Helps disguise fine scratches on dark furniture
• Crew favorite for squeaks and sticky drawer runners
• Protects rented and location furniture
Pledge is stocked for purchase at Lightbulb Rentals in NYC, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh and can be added to any rental order with the rest of your set expendables. Keep the can with the on-set dressing kit rather than deep in the truck, because the moment it is needed is always thirty seconds before roll.
