If your home is decorated with antiques furniture or if you own a a piece of antiques furniture like antique mirrors, chest, chair, coffee table, lamp or a French antique mirror, then you must take good care of it. Regardless of whether you inherited or bought antique furniture online, it is important to take good care of it to prolong long life and keep it in really good condition for future generations. Therefore, regular maintenance is a must. Remove dust regularly and never use spray polishes, cream, waxes and other products as they will diminish the shine and give it a dirty finish. To improve the shine of antiques furniture use lemon oil. Apply lemon oil directly on the furniture or antique mirror and rub gently with an old sock. Repeat the procedure until you are satisfied with the shine of the finish. Also, to keep antiques furniture beautiful and shiny, polish it once a year with quality polishing wax. Here’s how.
First of all remove the old wax. You can either buy a cleaner or remove wax with paint thinner. If you decide to use paint thinner make sure you use small amount at the time. Pour paint thinner on a superfine steel wool cleaning cloth and gently rub. Eventually, the old wax will soften and you can remove it with a lukewarm water, mild dish detergent and a clean cotton cloth. Pour few drops of dish detergent in warm water and with a clean cotton cloth go over your furniture. Repeat the process until you remove the old wax completely. You can use same procedure for cleaning antique mirrors, bed, chairs or any other piece of antiques furniture you own. Wait for your antiques furniture dry completely before reapplying wax.
Make sure you purchase a high quality wax to ensure high shine on your antiques furniture. You can purchase various types of waxes, all are designed to protect. If you bought your antique furniture online, it is best to purchase wax and other cleaning supplies from the same retailer. Keep one thing in mind, it is better to use wax then spray polish since wax both provides shine and protects furniture from dust and dirt particles. Also, remember proper care will keep your antiques furniture looking great and like new for years.
