How to Clean Wood Furniture After a Fire
- 1). Remove any drawers or components to the furniture that are easily removable.
- 2). Brush the entire wood surface with a dry, soft-bristled brush. This will remove loose dust and soot.
- 3). Mix 1 cup ammonia with 1 cup water.
- 4). Put on gloves to protect your hands from the drying and irritating effects of ammonia. Open the windows to ventilate your work area.
- 5). Dip a cloth into the mixture and wring it out so that it is damp but not dripping wet.
- 6). Rub the cloth over the entire surface of the piece of wood furniture and any components. Reapply the cleaning solution as needed.
- 7). Dip a toothbrush into the cleaning solution and brush crevices and areas that still are stained with soot and debris.
- 8). Mix 1 gallon of hot water with 2 tbsp. turpentine and 4 tbsp. linseed oil. Use the hottest water that your hands can handle.
- 9). Dip a cloth into the solution and apply it to the piece of furniture. The hot water and turpentine will remove any residue from the fire and the linseed oil will condition the wood.
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Wipe the entire surface with a cloth dampened in clear water. - 11
Dry the surface completely with a clean cloth.
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