How to clean polished furniture?

Many housewives were faced with the problem of choosing how to clean polished furniture and how to do it? The most important task in this case is not to damage the surface of the interior item and not to expend too much effort. The set covered with polishing looks beautiful, but it is quite difficult to clean, and any, even minor damage on it almost instantly becomes noticeable to others. We will figure out what can be done to restore the attractive appearance of such a table, chair or a whole headset.

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What can be useful during the cleaning process?

Before cleaning polished furniture at home, prepare the following cleaning products:

• water;
• salt;
• flour;
• wine vinegar;
• pickled cabbage pickle;
• beer;
• tea leaves;
• milk;
• vinegar;
• raw potatoes;
• ethanol;
• colorless shoe cream;
• petrol;
• turpentine;
• talc;
• shampoo;
• wax;
• antistatic;
• liquid soap;
• vegetable oils - linseed, olive, sunflower, etc.

You may also need the following inventory:

• soft flannel fabric or rag made of cotton, wool napkin;
• cotton swabs;
• pieces of soft skin;
• soft brush;
• glass;
• knife;
• pan;
• Bowl.

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Practical ways to clean polished furniture

You can clean the headset and achieve the desired result using any of the following methods.

Antistatic treatment

To avoid strong dust settling, the headsets can be treated with a special antistatic solution. To prepare the product at home, follow these recommendations:

1. In 800 g of water, dilute 100 g of any shampoo and the same amount of antistatic agent.
2. Stir the resulting solution thoroughly.
3. Dampen a soft cloth with it.
4. Rub the headset well.

Wine Vinegar and Oil Cleaning

To clean the polished furniture well with these tools, follow these instructions:

1. In equal proportions, mix wine vinegar with olive oil.
2. Mix the resulting solution well.
3. Moisten a soft cloth in the prepared detergent.
4. Rub the composition of the furniture.
5. Polish the surface with a soft cloth.

Using burdock oil

This tool for polished furniture should be used according to this algorithm:

1. Pour burdock oil onto a cotton swab.
2. Wrap the device tightly with a cotton cloth.
3. Wipe the furniture set with a little oil.
4. Remove the remaining oil with a soft, dry cloth.
5. Polish the surface with flannel material.

Important! To achieve a better cleaning result, a small piece of wax should be boiled in a glass of beer. After allowing the mixture to cool, apply the composition to a polished surface and wipe it with a woolen cloth.

Tea leaves

To refresh the surface of polished furniture you will often help tea leaves that remain after tea drinking. To obtain a cleansing effect, use the product as follows:

1. Squeeze the tea leaves thoroughly.
2. Wrap the product in a thin cotton cloth.
3. Wipe the furniture with the product you received.
4. Polish the surface with a flannel cloth.

Milk

Milk can be used to clean products from contamination. You can achieve the most effective cleaning result by applying the product as follows:

1. Moisten a piece of soft tissue in milk.
2. Rub the surface of the headset with a damp cloth.
3. Remove residual milk with a flannel patch.

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Daily Stain Removal Procedure:

• Contaminated polished furniture can be cleaned with ordinary soapy water and a rag. After preparing the soapy solution, rub the surface with felt or a woolen cloth.

Important! Do not use acetone or alcohol for cleaning, because after contact with these chemicals, the furniture surface may become dull.

• It is easiest to remove ordinary water stains: they are wiped with a cloth that is saturated with soapy water, after which the product is wiped dry.
• In order to remove fingerprints from polishing, you need to wipe them with talcum powder or raw potato cut in half.

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Cleaning complex stains

Other cleaning agents can be used to remove more serious contaminants.

Vegetable oil

To clean difficult stains on polished furniture using vegetable oil, follow these guidelines:

1. Dampen a cotton swab in oil.
2. Wipe off contaminated areas thoroughly.
3. Wipe off any remaining oil with a dry cloth.

Important! Your actions will be more effective if you first apply flour to the surface of the stain, and coat it with vegetable oil on top.

You can also use oil and ethanol taken in equal parts. Wipe contaminated places with this mixture.

Salt and oil

Stains left after an iron or other hot objects can be removed in the following way:

1. Wrap a small amount of salt in a thin cloth.
2. Wet the bundle with any oil.
3. Rub the stain.
4. Polish the surface with a dry, soft cloth.

Important! You can simply grease the stain with a mixture of oil and salt, wait a few hours, and then remove the polish furniture cleaner by rubbing the item to a shine with a soft cloth.

Vinegar

A reliable tool is acetic acid, it can be used to remove serious impurities:

1. Take a small amount of 9% vinegar.
2. Soak a cotton swab in the substance.
3. Wipe the stain.
4. Dry with a soft and clean cloth.
5. We polish the furniture surface using wax or colorless shoe polish.

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Removing wax from polished furniture

If spots from drops of a candle remain on the table surface, they can be removed as follows:

1. Preheat a normal kitchen knife in boiling water.
2. Using the blunt side of the blade, remove wax from the surface.
3. Wipe the stain with a cloth dampened with gasoline.
4. Finally, clean the dirt with a clean, soft piece of cloth.

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Removing ink from a polished surface

If the furniture surface is stained with ink, then the pollution can be cleaned as follows:

1. Take some warm beer.
2. Use a cotton swab to apply liquid to the stain.
3. Allow the polished surface to dry.
4. Lubricate the stain with wax and polish with a flannel cloth.

The easiest way is to clean the headset from stains using a polished furniture store cleaner. You need to use it according to the instructions, strictly adhering to basic safety measures.

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Helpful hints:

1. Permanent care of furniture will help prevent furniture contamination.
2. Refuse chemical detergents and use only natural products if someone in your family is allergic.
3. In order not to spoil the surface of the furniture, you should use only soft fabrics to wipe - flannel, bike, velvet or wool.
4. Remove dust from the threads on the furniture with a soft brush.
5. In order not to spoil the furniture, it is necessary to use special stands for hot objects such as kettles, irons and pans.
6. It is strongly not recommended to use alcohol, cologne or acetone to erase stains. They will make the furniture surface dull.
7. Do not install polished furniture near the central heating system batteries.

If the color of the polished furniture has changed or darkened, then you can return its attractiveness as follows:

1. Remove dust from the surface by washing it with clean water and drying it with a soft cloth.
2. Prepare a solution of 2 parts turpentine and linseed oil with 1 part table vinegar.
3. Mix all the ingredients well.
4. Having moistened a cotton swab in the solution, rub it with furniture.

The process must be carried out with very quick movements, which will help the oil to react with other ingredients - it will oxidize and give shine to your furniture.

Important! It must be remembered that it is strictly forbidden to remove dirt and dust from the headset with a wet rag. The veneer may peel off, the furniture will darken and unaesthetic stains appear on the surface.

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These simple and useful tips will help housewives keep the apartment or house clean and tidy, and of course, come in handy to clean polished furniture from dirt.