La wood It is one of the most noble and beautiful materials that exist, as well as one of those that characterize most furniture and vintage style decor elements. If we want to give an authentic retro air to our decoration, one of the best options we have is to recover, and restore, old wood surfaces of our house.
We give you some tips that will allow you to keep the wooden elements of your house in the best possible conditions:
For starters, when it comes to cleaning waxed wood doors, it is necessary that you start by passing a steel wool scourer with white spirit. Then, remove the dirt that has come off with a cloth, and apply a new layer of wax.
If you have garden furniture made of tropical wood, a luxury for the eyes, and they appear not very big cracksWe suggest that you apply a filling paste, which when drying provides great hardness and resistance, and can be sanded, and painted in the same color as the furniture.
Have you scratched that lacquered furniture from the time of your grandmother that you were so fond of? Don't worry, we explain how to restore it so that you can wear it again as part of vintage decor of your home. Start by enlarging the line of the lacquer coat a little with an awl or a screwdriver, until you reach the wood and fill it in using a white wood paste.
Once this layer of filler has dried, buff the surface with a medium-sized sandpaper until it matches the appearance of the entire furniture, then proceed to make it a new lacquer, or only lacquer the damaged part, if it is for example a door. This way you will get that don't notice the difference between the damaged area and the rest of the furniture.
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Further information: How to paint a wooden furniture