posted on December 29, 2001 08:08:33 PM new
Does anyone know the best way to clean a lacquer coated table? I was told to use a blowdryer(?) to fix any very fine scratches and car wax to fill in any more serious scratches. But what about just wiping it down? Is soap and water okay?
posted on December 29, 2001 08:55:15 PM new
Stusi I tried to look something up on a search engine but got so many replies it would take some research to narrow it down.
The best I could gather is there are certain products designed for laquer "repair" not to be confused with products for laquer removal. Is this a piece of wooden furniture with laquer coating? Chinese laquer? what kind of wood?
posted on December 30, 2001 08:12:01 AM new
Actually you should be waxing with butchers wax NOT car wax .
as far as wipeing the lacquer coated table Just wipe it off with a dry soft rag if posable .
Useing soap On anything from rugs to what ever simply help draw dirt kind of like a magnet.
if you Have an Accident of some type and you end up with minor cuffs take some bakeing soda and a little water make a paste put the paste on a soft rag old soft tooth brush and carefully rub the scuffs out.
Do the same thing if you end up with a ring mark from a glass or coffee cup then buff it up with Butchers wax.
For Deeper scratches you might get on dark stained tables Mix some instant coffee with water into a paste and rub the coffee paste into the scratch area the wipe clean.
also if you have lighter color wood or stains color markers work not the water color get your self a good marker set with the smallest tip you can find color just has to be near the same.
If the Finish on your Table gets to cloudy its time to have it rebuffed Most place Will charge $150 to $250 for an average size table or what ever to buff and wax to make the finish new again, they would fix any inperfection scratches what not in the finish the same ways I decribed.
These are old trick all wood finishers use I dont recomend useing the hair dryer trick as heavey heeat tends to cloud lacquer and the cloudyness will not clear up after one or two times true it does soften the lacquer but also lifts it out of the pours and will make it brittle the finish will bubble crack and chip very easy once it brittle and lifted out of the pours of the wood.
posted on December 30, 2001 07:36:41 PM new
enchanted- I don't know what kind of wood it is and I am not familiar with Chinese lacquer. It is wood with a black lacquer coating. I do thank you for your efforts.
dman3- thanks for the great info!
