Before beginning to polish furniture, it is necessary to choose and equip with all necessary the place for work. It is the best of all to carry out polish in the open air – on the street.
- All cracks in tree it is necessary to close and turn off all handles.
- Cleaning of surface for polish. If the surface is polluted not strongly, it is possible to use vinegar. At deeper pollution, solvent will approach. After processing the furniture should be washed with clear water and to dry up.
- Removal of old paint. The Luchkshy method of removal of paint - use of chemicals. Substance to be applied with special brush on furniture surface at once. After paint begins to be blown up, it is possible to start paint removal by the convenient tool.
- Removal of old varnish. Before polishing furniture anew, it is necessary to remove old varnish. Effective remedy is specially intended solvents. Substance is applied with brush in all grooves and hollows.
- Processing of furniture abrasive paper. To get rid of uneven surface, it is necessary to level it by means of abrasive paper, passing on grain direction. At the same time it is accurate to bypass thin parts, glass and metal elements. After that the surface needs to be ground fine-grained paper completely to remove all roughnesses.
- Closing of time in tree. Processing by mordant gives inflation of tree therefore it is necessary to close time in advance. It is possible to use already gotovyyporozapolnitel who is rubbed by circular motions in surface and to allow to dry.
When the surface of furniture is ready, it is necessary to start polish. For simple furniture oil, varnish and wax, and will be ideal for design furniture — shellac polish.
- Oil is applied from above varnish. Natural drying oil (linseed oil) together with turpentine is the most popular means, effectively works with strong breeds of tree, for example, with oak. Oil needs to be rubbed so far it will not cease to be absorbed.
- The synthetic varnishes based on polyurethane create resistant brilliant layer on surface. Varnish is applied by means of brush, completely covering all surface, then after drying is polished with thin sanding paper.
- It is necessary to cover with wax all surface of tree at once. It is possible to use beeswax. It is applied with thick layer on furniture and allowed to vyskokhnut then give a high polish.
- Work with shellac polish is quite labor-consuming, apoluchayemy polish is very not steady. However only shellac allows to reach beautiful gloss. Before covering to varnishes, it is necessary to make sure that the surface of tree is already processed. After putting shellac and drying the surface is wiped with alcohol-denatured alcohol.