In daily life, solid wood furniture is one of the necessary daily necessities for indoor houses. In the process of use, there will inevitably be friction loss and scratches, so how can we repair these small problems by ourselves?
First of all, let us need to understand what a scratch on solid wood furniture actually is. Scratches occur when something scrapes off the finish and top layer of wood. This exposes the unstained wood underneath, which is usually a different color than the surface, so it's very visible. So whatever we do for scratch repair is actually stain the underlying wood, or fill in the scratches or dents.
Solid wood furniture scratch removal method one: walnut nuts
Many people feel distressed and at a loss when their solid wood furniture is scratched. To deal with the scratches that have just been scratched, if you want to quickly cover up small scratches, you can first mash the pulp of walnuts, pecans, or Brazil nuts, and rub them along the scratches. pulp. The oil in the pulp will darken bruises and scratches. With such repaired solid wood furniture others will think that the repaired piece is its original decoration! It looks smooth and shiny, and can achieve a "real" effect.
Solid wood furniture scratch removal method two: lemon
If you're at home and accidentally scratched solid wood furniture and you don't have a workspace to fix it, try this method. First, cut a lemon, drip lemon juice on the scratches, and then dry it with a soft cloth soaked in hot water for a while. (Using the acidity of lemon juice to combine with wood, the sunken wood is highlighted.)
Solid wood furniture scratch removal method three: wax
Repairing scratches on solid wood furniture can also be divided into different treatment methods according to their color and style, and different repair methods will be selected according to the depth of the scratches. As for light-colored solid wood furniture, you can choose to use wax to repair scratches. How to do it?
First of all, we need to treat the wax, that is, scrape the wax into powder and apply it evenly to the scratches, then heat the wax powder applied to the scratches to fully melt the wax, and then deal with the excess wax (exuding scratches) Wax) When the wax cools slowly, the scratches will be less noticeable.
For solid wood furniture with a darker color, it is recommended to use fine sandpaper to lightly polish the scratches, and then use wood wax oil with a color paste similar to the original furniture color for color matching, and adjust the color to be very similar to the original color. After approaching, test the color in a small area, and if you are satisfied, then construct a large area. If you are not satisfied, you can contact professionals to solve or buy new solid wood furniture.