Furniture lacquered

Regardless of time and fashion, polished and varnished furniture always looks beautiful, elegant and presentable. However, there is one drawback - lacquered furniture is quite difficult to clean, in addition, any scratches and stains are immediately visible on the surface. Today in the article we will tell you how to properly care for polished and varnished interior items, and how furniture is polished at home.

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Features of polished furniture

To give the wooden furniture a glossy look, the facade of the headset is first carefully cleaned and then coated with protective resins and varnish. After all these procedures, interior items are polished in a special way. As a result of all the manipulations, the surface of the furniture resembles a mirror surface. Furniture with a polished or varnished facade always looks fashionable, stylish and expressive.

But due to the varnish coating, such furniture has some disadvantages, namely:

• Dust is strongly attracted.
• The dirt is quickly absorbed.
• The coating is not very resistant to mechanical damage - cracks, scratches and crevices often form on furniture.

Any furniture requires regular maintenance, in addition, the following things are equally harmful for varnished interior items:

• Dampness and excessive dryness.
  Direct sunlight.
• Dust.
• Heating appliances in the immediate vicinity.

Important! All these negative factors spoil polished furniture - it ages, burns out, deforms, and cracks and stains appear on the lacquer surface.

But knowing how to properly care for a beautiful set and what means for polishing furniture to use, you will be able to avoid all these troubles.

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How to clean polished furniture at home?

Caring for polished furniture is very tedious because dust is very visible on a smooth, shiny surface. Such furniture must be cleaned daily with a clean piece of flannel, plush or felt.

You can use special store tools:

• Special fleecy napkins impregnated with the product. These wipes perfectly collect dust and give shine to a polished surface.
• “Polish”. This is the most simple and familiar composition. Dampen the flannel fabric with a cleaner and wipe the furniture. After 20-30 minutes, rub the coating to a shine.
• Varnish or polishing paste. Apply the product to the surface and rub it in a circular motion using a soft woolen cloth. After a while, wipe the headset with a clean cloth.

Important! Dust and dirt from varnished and polished surfaces must not be removed with a wet cloth, as the coating may darken and the veneer may peel off. In addition, from such care polishing stains remain.

To clean polished furniture from dirt, in addition to store products, you can use home-made products:

• Salt.
• Flour.
• Raw potatoes.
• Wine vinegar.
• Beer.
• Sauerkraut pickle.
• Tea brewing.
• Vegetable oil (olive, sunflower, linseed).
• Vinegar.
• Walnut.

In addition to products or with them, to clean the surface, depending on the type of contamination, you may need the following tools:

• Colorless shoe cream.
• Ethanol.
• Petrol.
• Turpentine.
• Talc.
• Shampoo.
• Wax.
• Liquid soap.
• Antistatic.

As an inventory, use the following materials and tools:

• Soft fabric (bike, flannel, wool, plush).
• Cotton fabric.
• Cotton swabs.
• Soft brush.
• Pieces of leather.
• Glass.
• Bowl.
• Pan.
• Knife.

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Several ways to clean polish

Use one of the methods in order to clean the headsets and your lacquered furniture looked well-groomed and new.

1. Mix in equal proportions wine vinegar and olive oil. Mix the composition thoroughly. Dampen the cloth with the prepared solution and rub the furniture. Polish the coating with a dry cloth.
2. Boil a glass of beer with a piece of wax. Cool to warm. Apply the product on the furniture surface. After the composition has dried, rub the headset cover with a woolen cloth.
3. Drop burdock oil on a cotton swab (disk) and wrap it with a cotton cloth so that the oil seeps a little through the fabric. Wipe the headset. Wipe up oil residues with a clean, dry cloth. Polish the surface with a flannel.
4. To refresh the varnished cover of the headset, use tea leaves. Squeeze the tea leaves from tea and put in a thin cotton cloth. Wipe the furniture with tea leaves and polish the surface with a flannel.
5. You can use milk to clean the headset. Dampen the cloth in the product and wipe the headset. Remove residual moisture with a flannel cloth.
6. Wipe mahogany furniture with a cloth dampened with vegetable oil.
7. To dust less sat on the polished coating, prepare a special composition for wiping: mix 100 g of any shampoo, 100 g of antistatic agent, 800 g of water. Mix all ingredients thoroughly. Pour the prepared solution into the container. Wet a soft cloth in the solution and wipe the furniture.

Important! If the lacquered furniture has darkened and needs to be refreshed, then prepare the following mixture: mix 2 parts of linseed oil, 2 parts of turpentine and 1 part of vinegar. Apply the swab to the furniture surface. Polish the headset at an accelerated pace so that it heats up. Flaxseed oil will react with other components and oxidize, thereby adding shine to the furniture.

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How to remove stains from a polished surface?

Simple dirt on the surface of the headset is removed with a soft cloth and soapy water. After cleaning, the headsets must be wiped dry and polished with a woolen cloth.

Remove more complex stains and stains using the following methods:

1. Grease stains on oak furniture with warm beer. And to give shine to such a surface, wipe it with a cotton swab dipped in the following composition: 1 glass of beer, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of sugar, 20 g of wax. The composition must first be boiled, and then cool a little. After the surface of the headset has dried, polish it with a woolen cloth.
2. Remove fingerprints on the surface with talcum powder or peeled raw potatoes.
3. Sprinkle water stains on lacquered furniture with flour, and then remove with the following composition: vegetable oil and ethyl alcohol, taken in equal quantities. Mix the components and apply on a cotton pad. Wipe off the dirt.
4. Remove traces of wet glasses with a walnut kernel: wipe the headset with a nut, and when the film of peanut butter dries, rub the coating with a cloth.
5. Remove traces of hot dishes or iron with table salt and vegetable oil as follows: Wrap the salt in a thin cloth and moisten with vegetable oil. Wipe the stain with a compound and polish the area with a woolen cloth. You can use salt and oil as follows: make a mixture of the ingredients and apply it on the stain. After 2-3 hours, remove the mixture, and polish this place with a woolen cloth.
6. Remove frozen wax from candles as follows.Heat the knife in boiling water. Remove the wax with a knife. Rinse the remaining trace with warm water or wipe with a cloth soaked in gasoline. If the stain still remains, then treat it with a furniture polish.
7. Remove mold stains with clean gasoline.
8. Remove iodine stains from the varnished surface with half the cut potato.
9. In case of serious contamination, use vinegar: heat a little 9% vinegar, moisten a cotton swab with it, wipe the stain. Wipe the surface dry, polish using wax or colorless shoe polish.
10. For complex stains, use pickled cabbage brine. Dampen the cloth in brine, wipe the dirt. Remove any remaining moisture with a dry cloth. Polish the surface with a flannel.
11. Remove ink stains with warm beer. Using a cotton pad, apply beer to the stain, let it dry. Polish the surface with wax.

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How to mask scratches on furniture?

Restoring polishing is difficult. Any restoration begins with cleansing and degreasing.

Important! Use for this purpose a safe and reliable tool - dishwashing liquid diluted in water.

After the surface has dried, proceed to update the polishing using the following methods:

• In a shallow scratch rub a little shoe cream that matches the color, polish with a cloth.
• Mask scratches on oak or walnut furniture with a weak iodine solution using a brush. You can use it to restore polishing furniture marker.
• Wipe deep scratches with a special mastic prepared from 4 parts of melted wax and 3 parts of turpentine. Apply the paste to the polish, rub it with a soft cloth.

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Some useful tips for polished furniture care:

1. Regularly look after polished furniture to prevent dust and dirt from accumulating on it.
2. Use only soft cloths to wipe the surface of the headset.
3. Do not place hot objects, drinks on polished interior items. Use special stands for cups and plates.
4. Clean carved decorations on furniture with a soft brush.
5. Do not use harsh chemicals such as acetone, alcohol, cologne to remove stains. Under the influence of these funds, the surface dims.
6. Position the polished furniture in such a way that it is not exposed to the sun, as such contact will lead to burnout, loss of surface gloss.
7. Do not use abrasive products to remove stains - the varnish will darken from such an impact, and polished furniture will forever lose its original appearance.
8. To clean a shiny surface, use a specially designed detergent, such as “Polish”. If after your actions there are stains, then remove them with a dry soft cloth.
9. To return the original gloss to the varnished coating, use a special tool: polishing paste or polish. Apply formulations to the surface in a circular motion.

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If you adhere to the rules for the care of polished furniture, then a fashionable, stylish, respectable headset will serve you for many years, pleasing with a beautiful uniform shine. And care products, choose yourself, according to your preference, financial opportunities - both folk remedies and special store products will be useful for the varnished surface if you use them correctly and regularly.