How to clean raw wood
Who knows how many times you’ve wondered how to clean raw wood, whether that is from the floor or the house furniture. To clean raw wood it is necessary to treat it in the right way, so that it is always beautiful and healthy.
As beautiful as it is delicate, raw wood is now a small luxury that can be found in rustic-style homes, where the beauty of knots, veins and untreated surfaces characterize the entire home environment.
Raw or natural wood, easily recognizable from other woods on the market due to its incredible porosity (if we are in doubt, it is enough to wet the surface to be tested with a teaspoon of water and see if the liquid is absorbed), needs special attention. to stay beautiful and healthy.
Avoid common cleaning products
We must be careful when we have to wash it because, to clean the raw wood without damaging it, it is important to avoid the use of common cleaning products that are used for varnished furniture or parquet, which are unsuitable for cleaning untreated solid wood.
The most effective and safe method for washing the rough wood is to use water and natural soap, such as that of Marseille or an equivalent oil-based product. Take a smooth, lint-free cloth or a soft sponge and moisten with warm water, then rub on the soap and squeeze the excess product out well.
We pass the towel on the floor or on the rough wooden furniture, previously carefully dusted, to prevent the dust from getting mixed with the soap. The movement of the cloth must be linear to the grain of the wood, in order to avoid friction with the surface.
Let’s proceed with rinsing
We pay attention to the rinsing phase following the washing, which must always be done with a damp but well wrung cloth, so as not to release excess water that could cause the wood to swell or load.
In the case of stains, the procedure is different. In this case, before the washing described above, it is necessary to sprinkle the halos with talcum powder (the stain must be completely covered) and a cotton cloth. We immediately pass a hot iron to ensure that the talc binds to the stain.
We remove the cloth, vacuum the talcum residues well and then proceed with the normal washing. To preserve the beauty of your dining room table, from time to time we pamper it, after cleaning and only when the surface is completely dry, with a treatment based on cooked linseed oil, which can be easily found in DIY stores.
Let’s follow the instructions of the purchased product, respecting the times and methods of application.
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If the stain is caused by alcohol, the remedy is to dab it with cotton soaked in a solution made half of white petroleum and half of turpentine essence.
If, on the other hand, the stain was caused by a sugary compound, wash it with hot water and dry well.
What to do if the stain has already solidified?
If you have a grease or other permanent stain in your rustic dinner table that has already solidified, try very fine sandpaper to remove scale, then polish using shellac pad. Grease is the most difficult stain to remove from wood, so try to act promptly. If it is solid wood, try some cotton wool passed in alcohol.
Otherwise, if you intervene after a long time and the stain has already been absorbed, cover it with talcum powder, then with a tissue and iron at medium heat, the high temperature should allow the talcum powder to absorb the grease, removing it from the wood.
The LTJarbor offer
If you need a single slab live edge dining table top, we have plenty of custom options! Feel free to contact us and ask for more information. We also have an online portfolio with many examples of our work that can be adapted to your project.
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