- Cigarette burns: The best thing is to clean the stain with mineral spirits or ethyl alcohol and then dried. If it persists, apply a fine sandpaper. It will then be necessary to restore the color with either varnish or bitumen beeswax.
- Ink stains. Ideally, absorb residue with a damp cloth and then rub a cut lemon. Otherwise you have to sand.
- Ink stains. Ideally, absorb residue with a damp cloth and then rub a cut lemon. Otherwise you have to sand.
- Repair table with a limp: To avoid the lameness of a table or chair you have two options:
1- You can measure the difference in the short leg and saw the rest with this measure.
2- Gluing a piece of cork with glue and then varnished.
And in both cases, placed a felt protector on each leg.
1- You can measure the difference in the short leg and saw the rest with this measure.
2- Gluing a piece of cork with glue and then varnished.
And in both cases, placed a felt protector on each leg.
- Boxes that do not close: If the drawer does not close properly, pass to the guidelines candle wax or soap and rub them after-wards with a fine sandpaper. To get it to slide even better, you can give another layer of soap or candle wax.
- Aging wood:
1- Varnish: Apply a coat of Matt varnish with a brush close.
2- Finishing: Apply asphalt diluted with turpentine and dry before rubbing with cotton strands. Then polish with a cloth.
1- Varnish: Apply a coat of Matt varnish with a brush close.
2- Finishing: Apply asphalt diluted with turpentine and dry before rubbing with cotton strands. Then polish with a cloth.
- Renew: If you prefer to give a new look, you can paint it with another color. For this you must first sand it well and then apply the paint with a roller on smooth surfaces with a brush in difficult areas (legs and handles).
- Restore moldings: Decorative trims in some furniture can be released over time. If that's happen, repair them with a special putty for wood. Then you will have to sand and apply the same color.
- Remove scratches: If the scratch is not deep enough to go fine; use sandpaper rubbed with linseed oil, or apply a touch pen.
If this is not enough, fill the scratch with wood pulp and then equalize the surface. To restore the shine, apply a coat of varnish.
- Remove scratches: If the scratch is not deep enough to go fine; use sandpaper rubbed with linseed oil, or apply a touch pen.
If this is not enough, fill the scratch with wood pulp and then equalize the surface. To restore the shine, apply a coat of varnish.
- A door closes wrong: If the door does not quite fit furniture or closing slash, the best solution is to glue a piece of sandpaper on the friction zone, using masking tape with the rough to the door. Then open and close several times, until you notice that it does not rub.
- Wood polish: To keep the furniture in oak, mahogany or walnut and prevent loss of brightness, it is sufficient to remove dust, rub with a cloth and from time to time, apply wax.
- Lacquered Whitening: If your white lacquered furniture become yellow, rub them with steel wool that soaked in dilute bleach. Then dry well and then apply a clear wax.
Finally, to shine, pass a soft lint with no fluff.
- Remove traces of wood fences: A good trick to remove marks on a table, caused by supporting glasses or plates, is to apply a paste of salt, vegetable oil and cigarette ash and leave it on for a few hours.
Then gently remove it and apply a coat of wax on the entire surface.
- Lacquered Whitening: If your white lacquered furniture become yellow, rub them with steel wool that soaked in dilute bleach. Then dry well and then apply a clear wax.
Finally, to shine, pass a soft lint with no fluff.
- Remove traces of wood fences: A good trick to remove marks on a table, caused by supporting glasses or plates, is to apply a paste of salt, vegetable oil and cigarette ash and leave it on for a few hours.
Then gently remove it and apply a coat of wax on the entire surface.
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