7 Must-Know Furniture Maintenance Methods
● Tea Cleaning Method
If painted furniture gets dusty, you can wrap slightly damp used tea leaves in gauze to wipe it, or wipe it with a dry cloth dipped in cold tea water, which will make the furniture particularly clean and bright. However, after wiping the furniture with tea water, remember to wipe off the tea residue again with a slightly damp rag dipped in clean water. Because tea usually leaves tea stains, and residual stains on the painted surface will affect the original color of the furniture.
● Milk Cleaning Method
If milk expires and is no longer drinkable, don't throw it away—you can use it to maintain your furniture. Dip a clean rag in the expired milk, then use this rag to wipe wooden furniture such as dining tables, and it has a great effect on removing dirt. After wiping, remember to clean it again with clean water, otherwise the residual milk will leave a sour smell. This method is suitable for many types of furniture including leather furniture, painted furniture, marble, and particleboard.
● Beer Cleaning Method
Take about 1400 milliliters of light beer, bring it to a boil, add 14 grams of sugar and 28 grams of beeswax, stir well to mix them thoroughly. After the mixture cools down, dip a soft cloth in the mixture to wipe wooden furniture. After the stains are cleaned, wipe off the residue with clean water, then dry it with a soft dry rag.
● White Vinegar Cleaning Method
Mix white vinegar and hot water at a ratio of 1:1, and use the mixture to gently wipe the stains on the furniture surface. If the stain is difficult to remove, you can let the vinegar solution stay on the stain surface for a while, then wipe it hard with a soft cloth. This works because acetic acid can soften the dirt and make it separate from the furniture surface. This method is suitable for the maintenance of mahogany furniture, and cleaning other furniture contaminated by ink stains and other pollutants.
● Lemon Cleaning Method
If polished or varnished wood furniture accidentally leaves heat marks from being burned by high heat, you can first slice a lemon, or use a rag dipped in lemon juice to wipe the mark, then wipe it with a soft cloth soaked in hot water, and finally dry it quickly with a soft dry cloth, which will restore the original gloss of the furniture.
● Toothpaste Cleaning Method
The white paint on furniture surface will turn yellow after a long time, which not only looks old, but also feels very unappealing.
You can dip a rag in a little toothpaste or tooth powder and gently apply it to the yellowed area. Taking advantage of the bleaching effect of toothpaste, the color of the furniture paint will turn from yellow back to white. But do not rub hard when wiping, because the abrasive in toothpaste and tooth powder will wear away the paint and damage the furniture surface.
● Egg White Cleaning Method
After a long time of use, there are several extremely stubborn stains on the white leather sofa at home, which is very annoying. At this time, you can take an appropriate amount of egg white, dip it with a cotton cloth, and repeatedly wipe the heavily soiled areas on the surface of leather products such as leather sofas. This method is particularly effective for cleaning leather products, and egg white also has a certain polishing effect—after using it, the leather will restore its original luster