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Guidance On Cleaning Marble Surface And Painted Furniture
Marble and painted furniture can be waxed to prolong their life.
See some guidance on how to do it.
Plastic or outdoor furniture also needs the special care to make
them resistant against the weather which can caused stains and grease.
Marble surfaces etched by acids from fruit or other sources may
be smoothed with the finest sandpaper obtainable (a hobby shop can supply
it) then polished with putty powder (tin oxide) or jeweler's rouge (peroxide
of iron). Your druggist should be able to get these for you from a wholesale
chemical house. Both materials may be used for an overall polishing.
Sometimes marble is waxed as a protection against stains and
scratches. Use a white water wax emulsion for white and light tinted
marbles. Beeswax dissolved in turpentine is sometimes used on colored
marbles, or Simoniz, or a light paste wax. However, waxing is not essential.
We have gone into considerable detail on the subject of marble
furniture because information on this subject is hard to get and because
special techniques are required. An added reason is that more marble
furniture is being sold today than in the Victorian era. The methods
described are applicable to all marble and also to alabaster whether
it composes a fireplace, floor, lamp base, or inkstand.
PAINTED FURNITURE is cleaned by the method
described for painted walls and woodwork. It is often waxed to protect
the paint from soil and to prolong its life.
PLASTIC FURNITURE seldom needs more than a wipe
with-a damp cloth, or a cloth wrung out of lukewarm suds made with a
mild soap or detergent. Do not use chemical aids such as ammonia on
plastics. Plastic table tops are sometimes waxed to improve their gloss
and to hide small scratches. On acrylic plastics (lucite and plexiglas)
use a white emulsified water wax.
CHROMIUM-PLATED TUBE CHAIRS and tables used
in dinettes and kitchens need only a little washing now and then and
a rub with a dry cloth. If salts and acids corrode them, their appearance
can be improved somewhat by using silver polish but the results are
not lasting if the plating has been damaged. Tube tables of magnesium
or aluminum can be rubbed clean with soaped steel wool pads, rinsed,
and dried.
OUTDOOR FURNITURE can be kept spic and span
with suitable paints and waterproof varnishes. If in doubt as to the
proper finishes consult your furniture dealer. Cast iron furniture used
in the garden must be protected scrupulously with a good outdoor paint.
Before you paint, scrub off any signs of rust with steel wool dipped
in kerosene or the rust will continue under the paint. A rustproof undercoating
of red lead or aluminum paint is desirable.
WICKER, REED, CANE, AND BAMBOO FURNITURE
can be dusted with a dampened cloth or dry untreated duster. Every now
and then go over it with the brush of your vacuum cleaner to dust the
crannies. Furniture made of genuine reed, cane, bamboo, or wicker needs
good wetting now and then to prevent drying and splitting. Take it outdoors
and spray it with a garden hose, or wash it with mild soapsuds containing
a little ammonia. The furniture should not be used again until it has
dried completely.
Acid stains from fruits from on the marble surface can be cleaned
with putty powder. Maintain the marble by Using a white water wax emulsion
for white and light tinted marbles. Use the mild soap or detergent to
clean the plastic furniture, use the wax to improve their gloss. Use
the silver polish on the chromium plated tube chairs to remove the salts
and acids.
Maintain the outdoor furniture with paints an waterproof varnishes.
Bamboo furniture can easily be cleaned by dusting them, or washed them
with mild soapsuds.
Mitch Johnson is a regular writer for www.kitchen-plans-n-designs.com/
, www.interactivecollectables.info/
, www.mycollectableshub.info/
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