What you need to know when Restoring your Furniture?

by John W. Digital Marketing Expert

Furniture has become very important today. We all live in a house that is full of furniture. In our house we have some furniture which is no more attractive and some which is given to us as gift.

What can be done with those unwanted or shabby furniture? The answer is Furniture Restoration. On most of the furniture there is a clear finish of shellac, lacquer or varnish.

Restoration can include: -

Repairs or replacement of parts
Polishing or refinishing
Fabric or leather change

Restoration techniques

First of all you need to identify the type of finish of your furniture.

1. Cleaning Technique

In the process of furniture Restoration Dubai, cleaning is the easiest restoration technique. It may be that due to dirt the furniture is looking dull. So first of all, you should try some cleaner to remove the dirt and wax. If the cleaner doesn’t work for you, mix some warm water and detergent and try to clean the furniture. If the detergent also doesn’t work, try out some solvent according to the type of furnish of your furniture.

2. Re-amalgamation

When you find your furniture has cracks and scratch then Re-amalgamation gives a new look to your furniture. Cracks and scratches may occur due to sunlight and temperature changes which can be eliminated. The type of solvent to be used depends on the type of finish. The process is to be repeated if the cracks are deep. After this, furniture will slightly become dull, so polish the furniture once.

3. Over-coating

After a period of time any material wears off. Sometimes there are huge spots on furniture or sometimes the whole furnish gets worn. In this case the solution is Over-coating. Clean the whole furniture and then coat it again.

4. Decoration

The above 3 restoration techniques may not always be successful. So another furniture Restoration in Dubai technique can be decorating furniture. Special effect finishing can be done. You can make your furniture an antique piece. You can cover the furniture with enamel.

Restoration tools

Generally, it is a process done with hand tools. Certain power tools can also be used to do work faster. The tools that are used are

1. Thick stripper for paint removal – To remove thick coats of paint.

2. Thin stripper – Thin stripper is used for finish removal

3. Power sander – For smoothing the surface

4. Sandpaper

5. Wipe stains – For wiping stains and finishes

6. Cloth

7. Steel wool and wax – After wiping out, finish will be cured with 2 weeks. Then softly rub with steel wool and paste wax or you can choose custom painting Dubai service.

8. Others – tape, pencils, marker, finishing nails, ammonia, brush cleaning, etc.

So, don’t think that your old furniture is waste. There are various techniques and tools to restore it.