How to maintain the mahogany furniture!

Furniture, like people, needs to be carefully maintained to resist the erosion of time and to live forever, and even more impressive. The surrounding environment, the changes to the natural environment, such as the sun, the air, the seasonal change and other factors, as small as furniture moving, placing, transporting, cleaning, dusting and other human factors, may be due to a little bit of negligence and sloppy, right Furniture causes fatal injuries. The author will talk about the places that should be paid attention to in terms of furniture maintenance from the following seven aspects.

First, conform to the wood

Just as people care for the body, they need to pay attention to the nature of the human body. The maintenance of the furniture should also be clear about the wood. It is to understand the "temper" of the furniture: it is comfortable to be heated in the winter, but the furniture needs to be far away from the heating. Some, in order to avoid excessive shrinkage of wood due to excessive temperature, leading to cracking. By analogy, the furniture is also afraid that the weather is too humid, so avoid the position of the window when placing it, so as not to get wet in the rainy weather and damage the cockroach. Many people do not know that furniture is also afraid of the wind, especially the furniture such as tables and cabinets, which are covered with furniture. Because of the influence of "dry shrinkage and swelling", it is easy to crack and warp when blowing at the tuyere.

The nature of furniture is "diligent and easy to disperse, long and quiet and easy to decay", collectors must vote for their good, conform to the wood, in order to let the exquisite ancient furniture spread for a long time.

Second, diligent desktop

As the saying goes: "The cold table can't make hot tea." This sentence means that it should conform to the wood, because the ambient temperature of the furniture can not be suddenly cooled.

The oil on the tabletop, try to wipe gently with alcohol. If there is no alcohol, it can achieve the same effect by wiping with high-alcohol liquor. This method was often used by Beijingers in the old days.

Third, keep dry and respond to the season

In the north, these four seasons are distinct, and the maintenance of furniture is also extremely particular. For example, after the volatility, spring and autumn, etc., the climate will change from tide to dry or from dry to wet. The cabinet door should be opened and the drawers should be opened in time to make the furniture inside and outside synchronize with the wind, so as to avoid warping due to too dry or too wet. Furniture should be placed in a cool, dry place. Because excessive sunlight can damage the material of wooden furniture and cause cracking or warping of the wood, it is necessary to ensure that the ancient furniture is not exposed to sunlight while maintaining its moderate dryness.

Fourth, appropriate waxing

If the furniture is used for a long time, the gloss will gradually be lost, affecting its beauty.

In this case, the floor wax, beeswax, etc. can be softened in the sun or the fireside, repeatedly stroked with a brush, and then repeatedly brushed on the furniture with the brush covered with wax particles. The tarnished furniture immediately "red lighted". It can also be waxed directly with purchased Bi Li beads or floor wax.

It should be noted that waxing should be carried out after the dust has been completely removed, otherwise wax spots will form or scratches will occur. When waxing, it is necessary to master the principle of shallow to deep, from point to surface, step by step, and evenly wax. Of course, the most ideal is to go to the professional manufacturers to wax.

Another method is to wax the wax, dry the wax on the surface of the furniture, then use a hot hair dryer to blow the wax into a liquid, brush it with a brown brush, wait for it to cool and solidify, and then use a wood chip or bamboo to surface Remove the floating wax, and finally use a brown brush and cloth to "shake" and polish. This is a more professional and more difficult method. If you don't get it, you will make the pulping "new", and don't advocate amateurs and novices to adopt it.

5. Ingeniously respond to the looseness and shedding of furniture parts

If you encounter loose parts in the furniture, don't be nervous. In fact, the more furniture made of high-quality wood, the more likely it is. Try using a toothpick, white glue or cardboard to tuck it and tighten it. Never use 502 to stick it.

If the parts of the furniture fall off, the most important thing to note is that the part that is detached is protected. The jargon is called "the dead body is inseparable." This detached part can be tied to the furniture with the same color of wool, if it is a part of the cabinet or drawer, it can also be placed in a cabinet or drawer. Don't let it go freely, so as not to lose it for a long time or to abandon it for other reasons. Otherwise, once it can be repaired, if you can't find the missing parts, it is almost impossible to find the original parts.

If the furniture is too loose, you can use a rope to tie it or put it in a sack, and then ask the expert to repair it. Never use a chemical product such as tape to bond it to avoid mishandling.

Six, timely dust removal

Due to environmental pollution, more and more dust in the air, especially in the city, so the protection of furniture has added a key part - dust removal. Many furniture have carved parts or complicated hollow parts, especially easy to accumulate dust, can be wiped with soft cotton cloth, but remember two points:

First, you can't use towels. Because the hair of the towel is a small ring structure composed of wires, it will damage the carved, corner and fine cracks of the wood grain;

Second, you can not use a damp cloth. Wet cloth is the natural enemy of ancient furniture, it will bring about the dramatic changes in the wet and dry surface of the furniture. When the moisture and dust in the wet cloth are mixed, it will form a granule. Once rubbed, the surface of the furniture will be damaged, which will damage the original patina of the furniture, and the furniture surface will be cracked in the future. If there is too much dust, wipe it with a damp cloth that dries with water.

Of course, Tibetans can also use vacuum cleaners, which can exert the power of modern machines for dust that cannot be removed by manpower in complex parts of furniture.

Frequently there are two advantages to dust removal of furniture. One is to protect the patina of furniture and even to add patina, while the patina directly affects the aesthetics and life of the furniture; the second is that it will not cause "dust to move", resulting in two Pollution, creating a safe and comfortable environment for the storage and appreciation of furniture, is very beneficial to furniture and people.

7. Reasonable placement

There is also a certain relationship between furniture placement and maintenance. In the bungalow, the case, the cabinet, and the table should be kept at a distance of one centimeter from the wall, and should not be close to the wall. Because if it is too close, the moisture on the brick wall will erode the furniture, make the furniture damp, and damage the wax layer or patina on the furniture surface, thus damaging the wood.

Furniture with drawers, do not put heavy objects and blunt objects to avoid crushing and scratching, nor to step on.

In short, the maintenance of furniture is very particular, and careful study will help to extend the life of the furniture, and even increase the beauty of the furniture.