How To Restore Your Danish Furniture
All types of furniture including Danish furniture need some repairs from time to time. Restoration of can be successful or unsuccessful depending on whether you follow the guidelines or not. For successful Danish restoration furniture, you have to start with cleaning the furniture. This is done by using rag dampened in soap water to remove any dirt, film, grease and oil. Soapy water is appropriate for dirt while spirit and detergents are good for grease and oils. Cleaning can be done aggressively since some of the dirt is strongly attached to the Danish furniture.
After cleaning, you can sand surface the wood using a 220 grit sand paper. For larger pieces of furniture, you can use 180 to 200 grit sand paper. You should do this gently in the same direction. Completion of this requires you remove the sand and other residues that remain after the procedure. You can clean this using a clean piece of cloth which can be moistened with water. Steel wool can also be used to remove the residues that remain after using the Sand paper. One you have done that, you can apply oil to the Danish furniture. There are very many types of oil which can be applied to the furniture. The difference between these types of oils is the drying period. The fastest drying oils are the most suitable for restoring Danish furniture. Oils under this category include Danish oil and linseed oil.
These oils are applied to the furniture using clean piece of cloth or steel wool. You should rub the oil gently on the furniture. The oil should be applied until the wood absorbs enough oil. The good characteristic about these oils is that they penetrate the furniture. These oils dry completely in about 12 hours. Once dry, you can apply more coats of oil to meet according to your preference. Some people apply as many as ten coats or more. The looks with these coats of oil look good but can be made better.
You can improve the appearance of your Danish furniture by adding a layer of Beeswax or paraffin wax on top of these oils. Wax should be applied with a smooth piece of cloth or rag to ensure smooth surface of the Danish furniture. This should be done gently and slowly to maintain the smooth top surface needed. These processes can be done several times a year to keep the furniture in good quality.
After cleaning, you can sand surface the wood using a 220 grit sand paper. For larger pieces of furniture, you can use 180 to 200 grit sand paper. You should do this gently in the same direction. Completion of this requires you remove the sand and other residues that remain after the procedure. You can clean this using a clean piece of cloth which can be moistened with water. Steel wool can also be used to remove the residues that remain after using the Sand paper. One you have done that, you can apply oil to the Danish furniture. There are very many types of oil which can be applied to the furniture. The difference between these types of oils is the drying period. The fastest drying oils are the most suitable for restoring Danish furniture. Oils under this category include Danish oil and linseed oil.
These oils are applied to the furniture using clean piece of cloth or steel wool. You should rub the oil gently on the furniture. The oil should be applied until the wood absorbs enough oil. The good characteristic about these oils is that they penetrate the furniture. These oils dry completely in about 12 hours. Once dry, you can apply more coats of oil to meet according to your preference. Some people apply as many as ten coats or more. The looks with these coats of oil look good but can be made better.
You can improve the appearance of your Danish furniture by adding a layer of Beeswax or paraffin wax on top of these oils. Wax should be applied with a smooth piece of cloth or rag to ensure smooth surface of the Danish furniture. This should be done gently and slowly to maintain the smooth top surface needed. These processes can be done several times a year to keep the furniture in good quality.
