How to update wooden furniture

How to update wooden furniture

If old furniture still is in good condition, but on surface some cosmetic defects were formed over time, you do not hurry to change it for new. Use in several ways updates.

Instruction

1. If the unpolished wooden furniture has grown dull, wipe it with the soft fabric, the wetted in warm soapsuds. Then wipe dry and prepare mastic. For this purpose cut as it is possible more small small piece of wax and put in tin jar. And also quality shoe cream of yellow or brown color will be suitable for preparation of mastic. Completely fill in wax with turpentine. Then gather a little water in pan, put on fire and place in it to bank.

2. Warm up on the weakest fire until wax does not melt then properly mix it. Apply homogeneous wax mass with thin layer on furniture surface. Let's stand within two days, and then rub by means of sukonka.

3. Liquidate small scratches on the polished furniture as follows. Mix 50 grams of vegetable oil and the same amount of vinegar. In the same proportions it is possible to use alcohol and linseed oil. Dip soft rag into the prepared mix, wipe with it surface of furniture and let's dry up. Then moisten dry flannel rag in means for polish and rub furniture surface to gloss.

4. If you want to disguise dents on unpolished surface, fill in them with small amount of turpentine, apply from above the wet gauze put in three layers. On gauze put thin metal sheet and press it the hot iron. Wood fibers will begin to inflate, the dent will disappear. 

5. Remove the swellings and bubbles formed over time from plywood stratification. For this purpose impose several layers of paper on furniture surface and carry out from above by the hot iron. Glue which has remained under swelling will be kindled and will attract the lagging behind plywood layers. In case there is no glue left at all, make cut on the course of wood fibers and drip in it glue drop, then close paper and smooth the hot iron. 

Author: «MirrorInfo» Dream Team


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