BEAUTY TREATMENT FOR OLD FURNITURE

Shannon News, 11 February 1927, Page 2

BEAUTY TREATMENT FOR OLD FURNITURE

Have you ever seen at a sale of furniture just the table or book case that will fit a certain corner or recess in your own home and then find that the wood is badly stained, and you are unwilling to buy it for fear of the expense of employing an expert to do* the repolishing? But it is possiblewith the right treatment to work such wonderg in removing these stains, and in restoring the polish and finish to» the woodwork that, provided the furniture is otherwise in good condition you should not be afraid to purchase it. Anyway, there is the expert as a. last resource. If the stain i s very deep seated, as in the case of an ink stain, it may be necessary to scrape the surface of the wood and apply a little bleaching medium —salts of lemon will be found useful here. But if the stain is lesi deep and dark a little powdered pumice sprinkled on a cloth should be ali that is necessary to make it less conspicuous. This mehtod will, of course, produce a patch of lighter colour, and an application of linseed oil will be needed to remedy this. ' It may be better to soak the part in oil by pouring a small quantity on thespot, and allowing it to remain until the colour appears to be permanently darkened. After this the -wholeshould be treated with a good wax polish, reapplied each day until the entire surface has taken a smooth, even hue. If the stains have been caused by water, and consist of round rings of considerably lighter tint than the rest ! of the wood, the best plan is to wash ; the table well in warm soda water to remove the existing French polish or wax. Then apply to the whole a ' mixture of linseed oil and vinegar, and ; finally apply furniture cream until the offending marks are obliterated.