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Your
Europe Direct Antiques Warehouse
furniture will provide years of beautiful use if treated with care.
Our wax finishes are resistant to every day minor hazards, but
carelessness with hot dishes or liquids such as alcohols and water
will harm the finish. Use pads beneath accessories when eating or
writing, remove spills & smudges immediately, avoid placing
furniture near heating outlets, windows, or in direct sunlight.
Maintain
the fine finish by simply dusting with a soft clean cloth.
If required, you may use a damp cloth to clean, just don’t leave
standing water on the finish.
Every
six months polish the furniture with a quality furniture wax, we
recommend Fiddes Wax Polish.
The wax contains stain and comes in various colors.
Stripped pine (honey color) and Rugger Brown (dark brown) are
the two most popular colors for our pine tables, both are available
at EDW.
The following instructions
are to be used as a guide. As always, wax should first be
applied to an inconspicuous area such as the inside of a table leg
to ensure compatibility with your existing finish. Low quality
stains or inferior finishes could be adversely affected by waxing.
To wax your pine table or other
furniture:
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Apply the wax in a thin even coat
using a dry cloth, #0000 (fine) oil-free steel wool, or an old
(clean) paint brush (brush will become unusable and should only
be used for waxing) rubbing with the grain of the wood trying to
work along the length of the table one plank at a time.
Wipe off excess wax—surface will appear dull at first.
Work across the entire table top in the same fashion.
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Buff with a dry lint-free cloth when
wax is dry to the touch (usually within 10 minutes) for a rich
lustrous finish. Turn cloth
often.
If the finish appears greasy, it requires more buffing.
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Enjoy your furniture!
White
Water Rings:
White
water rings are caused by condensation of moisture directly into the
finished surface of the wood, affecting the finish from the outside
in. Most finishes are durable enough that only the top layer
of finish is affected.
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Apply wax with #0000 oil-free steel wool, very lightly, in the
direction of the grain. Work on half of the water ring at a
time. Use Clear wax. As soon as you begin to see the ring
fade, stop, wipe off the excess, buff and repeat the same
process to the other half of the ring, until both sides match.
BE PATIENT. This may require several repetitions. Be sure
to feather out the edges of working area to blend with the
entire finish.
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Once you have removed the water ring, use colored wax with a
cloth to renew the entire piece.
Dried & Cracked Finishes:
Lightly
apply wax with #0 oil-free steel wool to remove just top layer of
old, dried finish. This will take some time, but you will save
the original finish. Once you have finished removing top
layer, continue waxing entire piece using above instructions.
Consumer Warning:
Most
waxes are flammable and as such should not be applied near an open
flame. Adequate ventilation is required during waxing due to
fumes. Waxes generally liquefy in hot weather; which does not
diminish the quality of the product and can still be applied.
Sloppy application of wax can stain clothing and anything else it
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