In the process of moving, repairing or prolonged use of wooden furniture items, scratches, chips and cracks can form on their surface. To date, there are several types of specialized drugs that will help you remove scratches from furniture, and update their appearance. It can be professional means, for example, furniture wax or a stroke, and natural products. Selecting the optimal tool, you need to assess the quality and color of the object, the size and type of damage.
Types of furniture wax and rules for its use
Wax is a universal tool for restoring wooden furniture. It can be used on an untreated, laminated and varnished surface. There are two types of product that differ in composition and physical properties:
- Soft. Can be used to remove traces of shallow shallow scratches. To do this, simply distribute the product to the problem area and eliminate the surplus funds in a quarter of an hour. Then you need to polish the surface with a cotton napkin. If the damage is substantial, then put the wax with a spatula or knife, we stand the product a little longer.
- Solid. Professional composition is not so easy to handle, but it gives a more attractive effect. First, the furniture wax needs to be melted, then applied to the damage and around them. After a minute the product will solidify, then you need to grind the tree, removing all processing media. Qualitative execution of manipulation requires a certain skill, but the result is worth it.
In addition, there is still a touch for processing wooden furniture. This liquid product, which must be thoroughly shaken before use and in several layers to apply to the area with cracks or scratches.
Advice: It is best to act slowly and consistently, grinding the surface after each layer dries. Only in this case it will be possible to achieve the desired result and the restoration carried out will not even leave any traces.
It is worth considering that furniture wax can not be replaced with conventional or cosmetic paraffin, even if the product is dyed in the right color. Its texture is significantly different from similar analogues, due to which the composition is not washed out and does not fall out of cracks.
How and what else can I remove scratches from the surface of wooden furniture?
If the profile wax is unavailable for some reason, it is possible to get rid of improvised means for restoration of the wooden surface, which are often the most common food products:
- Walnuts. We split the core and begin to rub the cut or scratches with the cut without applying any physical effort. Manipulation should be continued for several minutes, after which we wipe the area with a soft cloth, removing excess oil and flesh. To fix the effect, the area is recommended to be sanded with a special cloth and covered with a clear varnish.
- Mayonnaise. White sauce should be filled with cracks, removing excess product from the surface. Next, you just have to wait until the oil is absorbed into the wood fibers, provoking its swelling. Then the crack will close automatically. A couple of days, we remove the remains of mayonnaise, which will come to the surface.
- Lemon juice with vegetable oil. Mix the two components, taken in equal proportions, apply the resulting composition to a soft napkin and rub it into the problem area. This method will help get rid of only very small scratches, but will not leave any traces.
- Tea welding. This should be a fresh, cool brewed product. Most often it is used to mask the chips. The technique is rather troublesome and risky, becauseYou can not guess with the brewing strength and leave a dark stain on the furniture surface. Just apply the product to the surface and do not rinse. It is better to stain the tree in stages, stopping after achieving the desired color.
- Coffee. Brew a thick slurry from ground to a fine powder of coffee beans and warm water. We apply it only to scratches. It is impossible to touch whole sites. Remove excess weight with a napkin.
In addition to products, the following agents are allowed:
- Engine oil or iodine. Choose one of these tools and apply them to chips and scratches. After drying the product, we must grind the treated area.
- Shoe polish. You just need to choose the right shade and apply the composition directly to the scratches. It is not necessary to wash or clean them.
- Accessories for drawing. A simple and effective option for restoring wooden products. Most often, wax crayons are used for this purpose, but markers are also very useful.
For those who do not like to dispense by express means, self-made mastic can be useful. For its preparation, melt 40 g of wax on a slow fire. In the melted composition, pour in 30 g of turpentine, stir and after a minute add a tablespoon of alcohol. We mix the mixture and remove it from the heat. Wait until the product cools, then woolen cloth dipped in gasoline, distribute the composition of the problem area and rub it until the appearance of a characteristic luster.
Despite the simplicity of these approaches, they are more efficient and allow you to restore the tree no worse than professional tools.
