General Overview
Furniture polish comes in lots of forms like lotions, pastes, creams and is used to make the furniture lustrous and shiny. The polish is mainly used for protecting the surface of the furniture from numerous wear and tears. The polish is originally formulated from the natural waxes to provide the protective layer on the furniture. It can be applied to different surfaces like tabletops, kitchen cabinets doors, etc. The furniture polish is ultimate to use for furniture cleaning and dusting purposes as well.
What Are The Benefits Of Polishing Wood Furniture?
Polishing Wood Furniture has various benefits some of which are mentioned below:
- By polishing your wooden furniture, you will protect it from regular wear & tear by which its longevity will increase.
- It will also become stain-resistant because the polish which you will apply on it will no longer allow your furniture to absorb any liquid.
- Also, when you polish your old furniture, its appearance will look as brand new and it can also reduce uneven textures which include scratches & grooves.
- Apart from that, if you are suffering from any type of allergy-like Asthma, it is better to polish your furniture because it will not capture any dust on it.
What Type Of Polish's Can I Use On My Wooden Furniture?
It is mandatory to polish wooden furniture on a yearly basis but customers often face problems in selecting the polish for their furniture because they are concerned that their polish may damage their furniture. Some of the polishes which can be used on wooden furniture and their advantages & disadvantages are mentioned below:
- Spray Polishers: Spray polish contains silicone oils and other contaminants which are damaging for the wooden furniture. Some of the spray polishes can also damage lacquers and varnishes.
- Liquid Polishers: Liquid polishes comes in two types i.e, oil type and emulsion. Emulsion polish very use to use and its shine only lasts till it gets dry whereas oil polishes come in two types i.e, drying oil and nondrying oils in which nondrying oil polish is less harmful than other dry oil polishes.
- Semisolid Polishes: This polish is best suited for the wooden surface and are also known as Paste Waxes. This polish is very hard to be applied to wooden furniture because it will require a lot of labor but the damage on the wooden furniture will be minimum to none.