Many people think of wood furniture care as dusting once every week or so and polishing once or twice a year. There is a little more to it than that and these few steps will insure your furniture will last longer and look better doing it.
You should do an annual cleaning of all wood surfaces in your home.
Here’s how:
Mix a bucket of warm water and some dish soap. Whip it up until there are plenty of suds. Scoop up the suds and apply them to the wood surface. Work in with a cotton cloth and wipe with a dry towel. You don’t want the soap suds to sit for long so do sections at a time and quickly dry that section. This will get gently the grime off of the wood.
The next step is to “feed the wood”.
We recommend using a non silicone based polish specifically one with natural oils and waxes such as orange oil, beeswax, and carnuba wax. We use this combination in our Luster Restore product and it basically waterproofs the wood and feeds with the natural oils at the same time. Using products such as Luster Restore four times a year will insure your woods don’t dry out. It will also keep the wood looking great as well as protecting it from every day water spills and sweating glasses. On kitchen tables more frequent use is recommend just because it is requires a higher level of protection.
Taking these steps will insure you get the most out of your wood furniture.
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