How do you wax mahogany furniture?

First scrape ash, scrape, primer, sand, color, then drying, and finally waxing, Lixin red mahogany furniture is operated in this way, this process is one or twenty processes.

The essence of mahogany wood carved furniture is that it is not painted and whitewashed, but the process of waxing is used to maintain the wood's own woodiness and beautiful wood grain.

Waxing is divided into open waxing and closed waxing. Open waxing is to expose the wood eye (needle eye) and wood grain of the wood outside, and the wood of good materials and products with high technology level generally use open waxing to show the grade of handicrafts. Closed waxing is to fill the pores of the wooden eye (needle eye) of the wood to enhance the smoothness, and raw lacquer is generally used, because raw lacquer is environmentally friendly, non-toxic and odorless.

When filling pores, beeswax is used, the wax is first baked and infiltrated into the wood with high temperature, then baked and infiltrated into the wood with an electric heater, and finally wiped smooth with soft cotton cloth and cotton yarn to wipe off the excess wax.

There are five major requirements for waxing.

1. Color: The waxing is transparent, the wax film is very thin, and the surface of the wood is not polished, but the waterproof is good, the wood is not easy to crack, and it plays a closed role, so the material selection requirements for the wood are higher, and the general color requirements are uniform.

2. Luster: waxing is not as bright as paint, because the brightness is determined by wax, and the product still has excellent gloss after careful polishing and polishing of wax, but general customers do not pursue this effect.

3. Smoothness: After careful polishing, the effect is determined by the thickness of the sand and the thoroughness of the polishing, the sandpaper is processed from 180 - 240 - 320 - 400 - 1000 from coarse to fine, and finally polished with a fine cotton ball to form a crystal clear luster effect and soft feel.

4. Fullness: There are two kinds of open and closed options.

5. Clarity: Reveal the original wood grain.

It is also important to note that the baked wax must completely penetrate the wood, and the temperature of the heat gun must not be too high during the entire operation. The finished furniture should not be scalded and needs to be carefully protected.

First of all, wipe the furniture with a clean rag, first remove the dust on the surface of the furniture, especially the places that are easy to fall dust. Then use a brush to dip an appropriate amount of Mo Luo and apply gently. Be careful not to be too sticky.

Hold the edges first, and then apply the middle part to avoid leaving too much wax on the edges. After applying the wax, wait 3 to 4 minutes before applying, and wipe off the excess wax with a towel when it is not completely dry.

After using mahogany furniture for a month, apply natural wood wax to the mahogany furniture from the inside out. From then on, waxing is done at regular intervals. Mahogany furniture should be fully wiped with a waxed towel every month and waxed quarterly.

Usually, only wipe the dust with a dry rag. Try not to come into contact with water and moisture. In addition, there are also homemade walnut oil or walnut oil to maintain mahogany furniture, the problem is that it is very troublesome to wipe, and it takes about two days to wipe walnut oil every time.

The above content is provided by Rujin Mahogany Furniture Mall.