How To Clean Old Painted Furniture

For areas that may be hard to dust such as louvered cabinet doors vacuum the furniture with either the crevice tool or upholstery brush attachment -- whichever seems most effective for the task at hand.

How to clean old painted furniture. Dish detergent and water works to clean off most stuck-on dirt and sticky spots from old wood. This is a page about cleaning painted wood furniture. Dip a clean cloth into a solution of 1 teaspoon of borax 2 tablespoons of vinegar 14 cup dishwashing detergent and 1 12 cups hot water.

If youd prefer a cleaning alternative feel free to use vinegar or ammonia instead. Of all antiques painted furniture is probably the easiest to keep clean. Add a few drops of vinegar to a cup of water then dip your cloth into the solution and wring it out.

If you want to improve air quality the dusty places that you cant see are as important as those that you can. The flat Zibra is a better choice since it covers more surface area than the round. Furniture polishes especially silicone-based polishes are best avoided on antiques.

Start out with perhaps the humblest of household cleaners. The vinegar will do its job given about 3-5 minutes to penetrate and lift the mildew. To polish simply take a clean cloth and buff the furniture until it glows.

This is also a safe method for cleaning painted wood. So we planned to strip off the old paint to give the new paint a good solid base. If an old piece of painted furniture is looking a little dull and its too valuable -or too much work- to refinish it try some mineral oil on a soft cloth and elbow-grease.

When cleaning these surfaces create a soapy mixture with dish soap and warm water then wipe down the painted wood surface. Artists brush Cotton swabs etc. A thorough dusting helps keep painted furniture of all types clean.