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August 12, 2017 18:06

How to properly care for rattan furniture

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For years, articles, woven from vines are popular not only among the owners of country houses, adoring garden wicker furniture, but also among urban residents of apartment buildings.Also, they like to decorate their establishments owners of restaurants in the open air bath complexes and ethnic cafes.These products are beautiful, environmentally friendly, and are charged a special energy that distinguishes all subjects of manual labor.

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What you need to know before you start to clean wicker furniture

care options wicker furniture a lot, but in order to perform the correct procedure, you need to use appropriate detergents.First of all, you should understand the materials making up the interior.

Depending on the feedstock used wicker furniture is divided into the following groups:

  • products consisting completely of rattan or vine,
  • wooden products, braided as decoration bars,
  • combined products, ieconsisting not only of the rods, but also from plywood, particle board, with some metal or plastic parts, and soft seating.

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When the type of furniture is installed, proceed to the selection of detergents and cleaning products.For objects totally made of natural wicker, enough soap solution based shampoo and polish.

Wooden pieces of furniture are put in order with special polishes and wax agents.Clean plastic or glass cleaner or appropriate chemicals.

Soft elements are either removed and cleaned separately (preferably) or a vacuum cleaner.Next, a detailed look at each of the methods.

basic rules of care for wicker furniture

these rules are relevant only if you buy new furniture, all the rest will have to perform at the beginning of hard work to clean and restore furniture.

  • Wicker furniture rather negative attitude to moisture, so rubbing it well press the sponge or rag.
  • She rassyhaetsya under direct sunlight, so always keep it under cover.
  • winter, store it in a room with a temperature above zero.
  • If the table or chair dripped wine, oil or hot coffee, do not hesitate to rub the spot or ask the guests, otherwise it is likely to remain forever.
  • , for home, once a month for obligatory treatment of street furniture polish once a week.
  • Do not place hot objects directly on the exposed surface, always use a footrest.Vine propalivaetsya quickly, rattan even faster.

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If the furniture is not treated with varnish, then it must be done independently.To do this:

  • surface smooth out fine sandpaper construction,
  • unpack varnish,
  • apply varnish.

Follow these simple tips, then wicker furniture will last a very long time and will always delight you with their appearance.

Cleaning

All cleaners conventionally divided into three large groups:

  • sparing,
  • restoring,
  • chemical.

Sparing made yourself at home.The material for them are either natural ingredients or cosmetic hygiene.The best-known option - it is water with lemon.For the manufacture of such detergent mixture will need liter jar of water and half a lemon.Preparation:

  • boil water,
  • let it cool down for five minutes,
  • slightly flatten the lemon and put in a container with water,
  • after half an hour to pour in a glass or enamel bowl,
  • let stand at least 6 hours.

Tip: it is best to harvest at night, while Sutra infusion will be ready.

Just squeeze a lemon into the water is not enough, as the most useful trace elements contained in the cortex and secreted only by natural means.

This mixture is treated with all kinds of wicker furniture, except for synthetic and soft elements.

Another mixture is prepared from a liquid hand soap or shampoo (better to use a shampoo).For one liter will need a tablespoon of soap.

By reducing means include polishes.They are:

  • aerosol,
  • creamy.

aerosol polishes are not always cheaper, but much inferior to the creamy quality.

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Properties polishes a direct flow from the name.They polished furniture and filled with micro-cracks, creating a smooth protective coating.The most important part of the quality polishing - is the foundation.Basics are divided into:

  • wax,
  • oil.

preferable to choose a wax-based polishes since they create more high-quality coverage.In addition, an important element of any polishes - antistatic.These components repel dust and dirt particles.As a result, the surface remains clean longer.

most famous companies manufacturers polishes:

  • Pronto (the most well-known manufacturer with the widest range of products and affordable prices, country of origin Netherlands),
  • Rustin's (Danes only slightly inferior to their neighbors, the main slant on cream oil polishes),
  • Mebelux (Russian manufacturer, products are mainly aerosol polishes, the quality is inferior to competitors),
  • Emsal (German means different standard quality and high price is sufficient).

apply polish after the initial cleaning detergents.

Chemical cleaners are destroying the texture of the tree and the vine, so are only suitable for washing synthetic surfaces.The principal difference in the choice of not, it is desirable that the drug contains alcohol, and antistatic agents.The alcohol dissolves the fat, and the surface starts to shine.Fits any glass cleaner.

In addition, there are several other construction materials that are used to update the wicker furniture.It is about gidrolakah.They have virtually no odor and dries quickly.They should be used only if the surface is damaged.

important moment and the means by which the care.For this job you will need a flannelette or pure cotton cloth, also fit the usual sponge.All other options will scratch the surface.

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Shoe woven wicker and rattan furniture

most often to give the gazebo or garden wicker furniture is bought.Taking into account the operating conditions, it becomes dirty quite quickly.To begin with wicker furniture made of twigs, the process looks like this:

  • cook gentle means,
  • vacuum,
  • accurately process every twig,
  • walk polish.

Sometimes on a table or chairs dripping wine or oil, as a result there are stains.To them there was no need to clean up immediately, in any other case they have absorbed into the surface.Get rid of them is difficult.For this fit either baking soda or pure lemon juice.After application of these tools must be well washed processing place.When it comes to the old spots, have to use drastic means.The spots are erased using the building skin, after which the surface is varnished.

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Wicker rattan furniture is much softer.Inside this material is porous, so when it is compressed in a plate, it becomes similar to the puff pastry.If damage to the top layer, the entire structure to collapse.Therefore stains from rattan are not displayed.The rest of the procedure is performed just as well as the cleaning of furniture made of twigs.

modern market offers another option - wicker furniture artificial.Since the production of a synthetic material, to clean it you will need to do the following:

  • wipe the surface with a dry cloth,
  • process cleaner glasses,
  • rub with a dry cotton cloth.

Spots furniture from synthetic meterialy are extremely rare, they are almost impossible to withdraw, but worth a try.To do this, use creamy cleansers for bathrooms and a gas stove.

Cleaning wood furniture with

weaving elements for house purchase furniture with a wooden core and a decorative weaving.The presence of wooden surfaces require more care.wicker or rattan items are processed as well as the one-piece wicker furniture, and the tree in the following manner:

  • dry cloth to wipe dust,
  • apply polish to the surface and rub it well.

Tree extremely negative attitude to the water in any way, so avoid contact with the detergent for weaving on a surface of the substrate.

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The most common problem encountered when cleaning the furniture - it stains.In order to remove them from the wooden parts need simple solution that is easy to prepare at home.

  • Take a cotton swab obmoknite in refined sunflower oil.
  • Then fine table salt.
  • Wait a couple of minutes, until lightly salt razmoknet.
  • Gently buff the stain until it disappears completely.

If the furniture has got you inherited, there is an easier option to return to her former beauty:

  • treat all the surfaces of the building sandpaper and remove a layer of old wood,
  • color furniture stain suitable for color design,
  • unpack varnish, water-based.

Cleaning furniture combined

as additional materials used wood, chipboard, plastic and metal, as well as soft tissue parts, which will focus in more detail.Methods for cleaning other materials described above (care of veneer is also performed as a tree), the metal is resistant to any cleaning agents, therefore does not require special care.

As for the soft elements, clean them quite difficult.The easiest way - to walk on top of the vacuum cleaner.But this is only to get rid of dust.Spots pellets on fabric and other defects remain.To get rid of them use chemical cleaning agents.They are:

  • liquid,
  • powder.

Powder act directly on the fabric, liquid penetrate into the product.They are used usually only for disinfection.Professional cleaning chemicals in the free market is quite difficult to find, so fit the usual means for washing carpets.If the upholstery is badly damaged, it is better to order a professional dry cleaning.

In some furniture, the soft parts are removed quite easily.This allows you to wash their usual powder.If that was not enough, then instead of having to buy a new chair or a chair and kill upholstery.At the same time, add the silicone or foam rubber to make it softer to sit.

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