Aging Wood With Vinegar Steel Wool And Tea: Simple Steps

General Overview

The wood can be aged using the number of methods including commercial as well as the natural methods. The staining using commercial products like lacquers will need lots of preparation and time to get satisfactory results to make the wood look old and bit weathered. The aging and weathered look of the wood can be easily achieved by simple homemade remedies and without harming the wood.

Simple Steps To Age Wood Using Vinegar, Tea And Steel Wool

The best ways to age the wood with the help of the vinegar, steel wool and tea are mentioned below:

1. Turn Steel Wool Into Pieces: The steel wool needs to be turned into the small pieces.
2. Vinegar: Fill the container with the vinegar and add the steel wool pieces into the same. Allow it to sit there for approximately 10 hours.
3. Tea: Soak the tea back for nearly an hour.
4. Brush: Coat the soaked tea to the bare wood using a brush and let it completely saturate into the wood.
5. Dry: Allow the tea to dry completely prior application of the vinegar solution.
6. Application: Once the tea is completely saturated into the wood application of the vinegar and steel wool solution needs to be coated on the tea saturated wood.