What Are The Steps To Clean Old Wooden Dirty Furniture?
The old wooden furniture should be properly taken care of so that it will look good and will also enhance its life. Below are the steps used to clean the old dirty wooden furniture:
- Wash: First of all wash the piece with a caustic free soap solution, with a rag that is dampened in the mixture, but make sure not to make the furniture too much wet, then dry the piece with a dry rag to remove any excess water, repeat the process until there is no grime left.
- Steel Wool: If still there is dirt or paint stuck on the furniture, then use a fine #0000 steel wool. Rub the furniture gently in the direction of the wood grains, this process will make it look dull but the use of Orange Oil will make it look shiny again. In order to remove the dust wash again with soap solution.
- Orange Oil: In order to use the orange oil spray it on the clean cloth and then rub it over the piece, for the faded areas more rubbing may be needed, if any excess oil remains on the surface then wipe it with a clean dry cloth and buff to a shine.