How to properly use furniture wax at home?

During the process of moving, repairing or long-term use of wooden furniture, scratches, chips and cracks may form on their surface. Today, there are several types of specialized preparations that will help both remove scratches from furniture and renew their appearance. These can be professional products, such as furniture wax or touch-up, or natural products. When choosing the optimal remedy, you need to evaluate the quality and color of the item, the size and type of damage.

Types of furniture wax and rules for its use

Wax is a universal remedy for restoring wooden furniture. It can be used on untreated, laminated and varnished surfaces. There are two types of product, differing in composition and physical properties:

• Soft. Can be used to remove traces of small, shallow scratches. To do this, simply distribute the product over the problem area and remove excess product after a quarter of an hour. Then you need to polish the surface with a cotton cloth. If the damage is significant, then apply the wax with a spatula or knife and leave the product on for a little longer.

• Solid. The professional composition is not so easy to use, but gives a more attractive effect. First, furniture wax needs to be melted, then applied to and around the damage. After a minute, the product will harden, then you need to sand the wood, removing all processing media.High-quality manipulation requires some skill, but the result is worth it.

In addition, there is another touch for processing wooden furniture. This is a liquid product that needs to be shaken thoroughly before use and applied in several layers to the area with cracks or scratches.

Tip: It's best to work slowly and consistently, sanding the surface after each coat has dried. Only in this case will it be possible to achieve the desired result and the restoration will not even leave any traces.

It is worth considering that furniture wax cannot be replaced with ordinary or cosmetic paraffin, even if the preparation is painted in a suitable color. Its texture is noticeably different from similar analogs, so the composition does not wash out or fall out of cracks.

How and what else can you use to remove scratches from the surface of wooden furniture?

If profile wax is unavailable for some reason, you can use improvised means to restore a wooden surface, which are often the most common food products:

• Walnuts. We split the kernel and begin to rub the cut into the area of ​​the chip or scratch, without applying any physical effort. The manipulation should be continued for several minutes, after which we wipe the area with a soft cloth, removing excess oil and pulp. To consolidate the effect, it is recommended to sand the area with a special cloth and cover it with transparent varnish.
• Mayonnaise. Use white sauce to fill the cracks, removing excess product from the surface. Next, you just need to wait until the oil is absorbed into the wood fibers, causing it to swell. Then the crack will close on its own.After a couple of days, remove the remaining mayonnaise that comes to the surface.
• Lemon juice with vegetable oil. Mix the two components, taken in equal proportions, apply the resulting composition to a soft cloth and rub it into the problem area. This method will only help get rid of very small scratches, but will not leave any marks.
• Tea brewing. It must be a fresh, steeply brewed product. Most often it is used to disguise chips. The technique is quite troublesome and risky, because... You may not guess the strength of the brew and leave a dark stain on the surface of the furniture. Just apply the product to the surface and do not wash off. It is better to paint the wood in stages, stopping after achieving the desired color.
• Coffee. Brew a thick slurry from coffee beans ground to a fine powder and warm water. We only apply it to scratches. Entire areas cannot be affected. Remove excess mass with a napkin.

In addition to products, the following products can be used:

• Machine oil or iodine. We choose one of these products and apply it to chips and scratches. After the product has dried, be sure to sand the treated area.
• Shoe polish. You just need to choose the appropriate shade and apply the composition directly to the scratches. There is no need to rinse or peel them off.
• Drawing supplies. A simple and effective option for restoring wooden products. Most often, wax crayons are used for this purpose, but in a pinch, markers will also work.

For those who don’t like to make do with express products, homemade mastic may come in handy. To prepare it, you need to melt 40 g of wax over low heat.Pour 30 g of turpentine into the melted composition, mix and after a minute add a tablespoon of alcohol. Stir the mixture and remove from heat. We wait until the product cools down, after which we distribute the composition over the problem area with a woolen cloth soaked in gasoline and rub until a characteristic shine appears.

Despite the simplicity of these approaches, they are highly effective and allow you to restore wood no worse than professional means.