Lacquered furniture

Regardless of time and fashion, polished and varnished furniture always looks beautiful, elegant and presentable. However, there is one minus - the 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 lacquered interior items, and how to polish furniture at home.

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Features of polished furniture

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

But because of the varnish coating, such furniture has some drawbacks, namely:

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

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

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

Important! All these negative factors spoil the polished furniture - it grows old, burns out, deforms, and on the varnish surface there are cracks and stains.

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?

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

Special store tools can also be used:

• Special fleecy wipes impregnated with the product. Such napkins perfectly collect dust and give a shine polished surface.
• "Polishing".This is the simplest and most common composition. Dampen the flannel fabric and wipe the furniture. After 20-30 minutes, coat the coating to a shine.
• Polishing or polishing paste. Apply the product to the surface and rub in circular motions using a soft woolen cloth. After a while, wipe the set with a clean cloth.

Important! Dust and dirt from varnished and polished surfaces can not be removed with a wet cloth, as the coating can darken and the veneer can peel off. In addition, from such care on the polishing remains a divorce.

For cleaning polished furniture from dirt, except for store tools, you can use home products:

• Salt.
• Flour.
• Crude potatoes.
• Wine vinegar.
• Beer.
• Pickle from sauerkraut.
• Tea making. Vegetable oil( olive, sunflower, flaxseed).
• Vinegar.
• Walnut.

In addition to or in conjunction with the products, the following may be necessary to clean the surface, depending on the type of contamination:

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

Use the following materials and tools as an inventory:

• Soft fabric( bike, flannel, wool, plush).
• Cotton fabric.
• Tampons made of cotton wool.
• Soft brush.
• Pieces of skin.
• Glass.
• Bowl.
• Casserole.
• Knife.

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Several ways to clean the polishing

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

1. Mix in equal proportions wine vinegar and olive oil. Stir the mixture thoroughly. Dampen the fabric with the prepared mortar and dry the furniture. Polish the coating with a dry cloth.
2. Boil a glass of beer with a piece of wax. Cool the formulation until warm. Apply to the surface of the furniture. After the composition has dried, cover the head covering with a woolen cloth.
3. Burdock oil drip onto a cotton swab( disk) and wrap it with a cotton cloth so that the oil is slightly seeping through the material. Wipe the headset. Remove residual oil with a clean dry cloth. Polish the surface with a flannel.
4. To refresh the lacquered cover of the headset, use tea brewing. Remove the tea leaves from tea and squeeze them out of the liquid and put them in a thin cotton cloth. Wipe the furniture with a brew 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 any residual moisture with a flannel cloth.
6. Wipe the mahogany furniture with a cloth moistened with vegetable oil.
7. For dust to sit on the polished finish, prepare a special compound for rubbing: mix 100 g of any shampoo, 100 g of antistatic agent, 800 g of water. Mix all ingredients thoroughly. Pour the prepared solution into a container. Wet a soft cloth in the solution and wipe the furniture.

Important! If the lacquered furniture has darkened and it 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 a swab to the surface of the furniture. Polish the headset at an accelerated pace so that it warms up. Flaxseed oil will react with other components and oxidize, thereby giving a shine to the furniture.

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How to remove stains from a polished surface?

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

Remove more complex dirt and stains using the following methods:

1. Clean oily stains on oak furniture with warm beer. And to give a shine of 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 a little cool. After the surface of the headset has dried, polish it with a woolen cloth.
2. Remove fingerprints on the surface with talc or peeled raw potatoes.
3. Spots from water on lacquered furniture sprinkle with flour, and then remove the following composition: vegetable oil and ethyl alcohol, taken in equal amounts. Mix the ingredients and apply to the cotton pad. Wipe off contamination.
4. Remove traces of wet glasses with a walnut kernel: wipe the set with a nut, and when the film of nut oil dries, grate the cover with a cloth.
5. Remove traces of hot dishes or iron using salt and vegetable oil as follows: 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: Prepare the mixture from the ingredients and apply it to the stain. After 2-3 hours, the mixture is removed, and this place is polished with a woolen cloth.
6. Remove the frozen wax drops from the candles as follows. Heat the knife in boiling water. Remove the wax from the knife. Remain the remaining wipe with warm water or wipe with a cloth dampened in gasoline. If the stain still remains, then treat it with a means for polishing furniture.
7. Remove stains from mold with cleaned gasoline.
8. Remove stains from iodine from the varnished surface of half of the cut potato.
9. For serious soiling, use vinegar: heat up a little 9% vinegar, moisten them with a cotton swab, wipe the stain. Surface dry, wipe off, polish, applying a wax or colorless shoe cream.
10. For complex spots use brine sauerkraut. Dampen the cloth in the brine, wipe the contamination. Remove any moisture residues with a dry cloth. Polish the surface with a flannel.
11. Remove stain from the ink with a warm beer. Use a cotton ball to put the beer on the stain, let it dry. Polish the surface with wax.

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How to mask the scratches on furniture?

Restoring polishing is complicated. Any restoration begins with cleaning and degreasing.

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

After drying the surface, proceed with the polishing update using the following methods:

• In a shallow scratch, rub a bit of the shoe cream that matches the color, polish with a cloth.
• Scratches on oak or walnut furniture mask with a mild iodine solution using a brush. You can use the furniture marker to restore the polishing of the furniture marker.
• Deep scratches wipe with a special mastic, made from 4 parts melted wax and 3 parts turpentine. Paste paste on polishing, rub with a soft cloth.

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Some useful tips for caring for polished furniture:

1. Regularly look after the polished furniture to prevent the accumulation of dust and dirt on it.
2. Use only soft fabrics to wipe the surface of the headset.
3. Do not put hot objects, drinks on polished interior items. Use special holders for cups and plates.
4. Carved decorations on furniture should be cleaned with a soft brush.
5. Do not use aggressive chemicals such as acetone, alcohol, cologne to remove stains. Under the influence of these agents, the surface becomes dull.
6. Position the polished furniture in such a way that sunlight does not reach it, since such contact will result in burnout and loss of surface gloss.
7. Do not use abrasive agents to remove stains - the varnish will darken from this effect, and the polished furniture will forever lose its original appearance.
8. To clean the shiny surface, use a specially designed product, for example, "Polishing".If, after your actions, the stains are left, remove them with a dry soft cloth.
9. To restore the original gloss to the varnished coating, use a special tool: polishing paste or polish. Apply the formulations to the surface in a circular motion.

If you adhere to the rules for caring for polished furniture, then a stylish, stylish, respectable set will last you for many years, pleasing a beautiful uniform glitter. And choose the care products yourself, according to your preference, financial possibilities - both folk remedies and special shops will be useful for the varnished surface if used correctly and regularly.