Tips for restoring a piece of furniture safely
Many of us like to take advantage of good wood furniture, with personality and beautiful ornamentation. It is also a good way to help the punished “environment”, since the continuous purchase of products and over-manufacturing is one of the great problems that plague our world. And the result is a high-quality piece of furniture, made of a noble and solid wood, and with a unique appearance, far from the proposals that we can see in many homes, turning our piece into something different and unique.
However, an old piece of furniture may have a surprise inside, some soulless bug that can spoil our furniture, and spread the plague throughout our home.
Let’s see, then, how we can restore a wooden piece of furniture by emphasizing the pests that they can carry inside, as if it were an unpleasant surprise Kinder®.
Today we will focus on how to give our old furniture a traditional finish, leaving the enamel finish or metallic spray finish for later.
So let’s start at the beginning:
Sanding the wood
Sand the entire surface using a sanding block or sanding mitt. Take the time to leave a good finish.
It is a very economical material. Wear protective gloves to avoid small wounds on your fingers or nails.
Cleaning the furniture
With a damp cloth we clean the entire surface of the furniture making sure that we remove the remains left during sanding.
Look for possible problems in the wood, such as suspicious stains, holes, etc., that make you think that the furniture may have an unwanted tenant.
Those damn “bugs”
Restoring a piece of furniture safely means making sure that it is free of pests or being able to eradicate them before repairing them. Before continuing with our restoration work, we will look for traces of possible pests that the furniture has. You can see small pores scattered across the surface, or even see the insects. It’s very rare to see adult insects, but it’s also a possibility.
Staining the wood
Dressed in latex gloves, or similar, we will proceed to stain the wood by using a doll. It is very important that we let dry for the time indicated by the manufacturer.
Application of primer
Now comes an extremely important step. Apply a primer It is recommended to apply two coats by sanding the furniture between coats.
Final touch
And to finish, we will apply the wax for the final finish.
