[paolo]

had the neighbour over, he commented that it looks like its made out of MDF wood, and he also stated that the mdf wood may have been coloured at the factory before it was manufacturered/pressed or what ever they do to make the mdf wood, thats why when it scratches, you can see the scratch, but the colour still there underneath.

I am contemplating on bringing this sucker to a guy who has a wood working shop, and possibly re-sanding it and putting some kind of high gloss stain on it to close up the wood grain thus leaving a finnish that can be cleaned, OR just buy a new TV stand...