How to renovate old wooden furniture

Update:25-05-2020
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The painted wooden home decoration furniture is contami […]

The painted wooden home decoration furniture is contaminated with dust, and can be wiped with gauze wrapped wet tea residue or wiped with cold tea water, which will make the furniture particularly bright and clean. Use a clean rag to soak in the milk that has expired, and then wipe the wooden furniture such as the table with the rag. This will remove the dirt effectively, and finally wipe it again with clean water. If the wooden furniture is burnt down by matches, etc., wipe it with half a lemon first, and then wipe it with a soft cloth soaked in hot water. Finally, wipe it dry quickly with a soft dry cloth to restore it. Wipe the surface of the furniture with an equal amount of white wax and hot water, and then wipe with a soft cloth. This method applies to the maintenance of mahogany furniture and the cleaning of other furniture contaminated with ink. The rattan furniture has accumulated dirt for a long time, which not only affects the appearance but is also unhygienic, but it cannot be washed with ordinary detergents to avoid damage to the rattan.

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The best way is to scrub with salt water, not only to remove dirt, but also to make the rattan soft and elastic. The first process is cleaning. Old furniture enters the door, with broken arms and missing legs, and unkempt surfaces. It is necessary to remove floating dust and soil, and sometimes cement slurry, asphalt, chemical paint or the like. Then flush with water, brush with a special brush while flushing, if the scale is deep, you can add a little alkaline water. The washed old furniture must be dry. Otherwise, after swelling with water, it is difficult to recover after disassembling the tenon. In some responsible stores, fumigation and disinfection of old furniture will also be carried out to remove insects and eggs. The second process is to remove paint. Generally, it is lightly rubbed with fine sandpaper and scraped with a knife if it encounters a hard part.

 

Doing this work is bold and meticulous, and a little carelessness will destroy the carved part. Sometimes a slender leg is flattened, and no matter how you repair it, you can't get back to God. The third process is to repair the wooden parts. The missing parts have to be repaired with the same material, and the broken arm and the missing leg are easy to repair. The most difficult part is the relief parts, such as ladies, bats, etc., can be repaired with the same style. And in each period, the craftsmanship of each place is different. The repaired craftsman has a generous heart, and has an open mind to talk with the senior artisans, and he can not succeed in destroying the original. Otherwise, the insider sees a flaw in his eyes. The fourth process is copper distribution. The copper of some cabinets is broken, so you have to make one according to the original style, such as hang tag, leaf, leaflet, set foot, wrap angle, cow nose ring, etc. are all decoration items that cannot be ignored in traditional Chinese furniture. From the production process, it can be divided into hollow, chiseled, brushed, and even a little green rust, which is very vicissitudes.

 

The fifth process is fine grinding to wax or paint. The restoration of old wooden furniture should be as much as possible according to the principles of the collection industry, so the responsible store will persuade the customer from the aspects of art appreciation and protection of the old furniture when approaching the customer. It is best to hot wax on the surface of the furniture , So that the texture of the wood texture is clear, this simple beauty is the most beautiful. For example, cypress and beech wood, after being polished, will appear in a short period of time, and the finish will not be worse than hardwood furniture. The last process is to paint. The meaning of making paint is not to simply paint, but to keep the original paint as much as possible, just clean it up. It is inevitable to paint, and it is also carried out in a limited way. For example, the decoration of the gold painting cabinet is worn out and the patent leather is shelled. Some customers require to maintain the original state, some customers will request to make up. is allowed. Some old furniture is still painted with burlap and gray process. Nowadays few people will do this process, so you have to ask a master to recover it. If you use chemical lacquer to brush it, you will have a thief look. Will be greatly reduced.