Mechanical damage - scratches, scuffs - greatly worsen the appearance of the furniture. Even minor defects can spoil the aesthetics of interior items if they are on the front surface. Usually their cause is the natural wear of the wood or the influence of external factors.
- Special tools
- Stain
- Plain liquid paint
- Oil polish
- Mastic
- Pencil
- Hatch
- Wax for wood
- Marker
- Anti-scratch products
- Nuts
- Mayonnaise
- Lemon
- Tea
- Instant coffee
- Vinegar with Olive Oil
- Fish fat
- Tools at hand
- Cigarette ash
- Toothpaste
- Colour pencils
- Iodine
- Eyebrow pencil
- Shoe polish
- Colored crayons
- Plasticine
- Sawdust with glue
- Paraffin from candles
There are various methods for removing scratches from furniture. Using low-cost tools, you can upgrade products and save on buying new ones.
Special tools
You can get rid of defects in a matter of minutes with specialized furniture compounds. Some of them have a rather high price, but in stores you can always find the right option for the cost.
Stain
This is a material in the form of a liquid or emulsion that is applied to the wood to give it a specific color. Means of this type are very relevant for eliminating various scuffs of small depth, especially those that affect only the surface layer of varnish.
to contents ↑It is advisable to apply a stain to the entire countertop, door, otherwise the treated area will stand out strongly. First, you should paint an inconspicuous area of the furniture to make sure the color matches. Then you can soak the product completely, and polish it as it dries.
Plain liquid paint
Old furniture that has a lot of scuffs is best completely painted. To do this, you can purchase alkyd or acrylic paint of your favorite color. After thorough skinning and degreasing, the surface is painted and dried, then coated with wood varnish.
Oil polish
If there was a layer of polymer composition on the furniture, for example, polyurethane, the scratches will be covered with a special oil polish. First, the defective area is smoothed to smoothness with an emery cloth with fine grain, dipped in mineral oil, and then coated with polish. It forms a smooth, shiny surface, carefully closing cracks.
Mastic
Another composition with which the restoration of scratches is carried out quickly and reliably. Mastic restores gloss on damaged substrates, closes mechanical defects: chips, cracks, traces from animal claws. The tool can be bought ready-made or made independently:
- Melt 40 g of beeswax in a water bath.
- Add 30 g of turpentine.
- Combine the mass with 10 g of alcohol.
- Mix everything, remove from the stove.
- Warm the furniture with furniture using rags.
to contents ↑This mastic is especially suitable for removing white spots and scuffs that have formed on products made from natural wood or MDF.
Pencil
Wax pencils help hide scratches on furniture in one go. They are implemented in all construction stores, have a variety of shades of wood color, so pick up a suitable means of labor is not. The damaged surface must be wiped off from dust, dried, and then gently wiped with a pencil.
to contents ↑Some formulations require preliminary melting, which can be done using a water bath or an ordinary household hair dryer. The device is sent to a pencil, the wax from which will flow directly to the defect. After drying, the furniture is carefully polished with a dry cloth.
Hatch
The bar for the restoration of chips is considered a professional tool and looks like a clerical corrector. It is used to cover shallow seams, remove tears, scratches, scuffs. A composition of this type is easily applied to furniture or floor, quickly sets, resistant to moisture, temperature changes. The stroke leaves no residue and for a long time remains unaffected by abrasion. It is applied to the defect after cleaning the surface, and as the furniture dries, it is varnished.
Wax for wood
Wax can be used for the restoration of bulk products, and not just for repairing small scratches. Such compositions are implemented in two forms:
- Soft. Easy to use, easy to rub into a problem area in a circular motion. After 15 minutes, unabsorbed excess wax is removed with a rag. This wax is well suited for laminated substrates and natural wood.
- Solid. They are professional products, they are melted before application. As the base is lubricated, it is polished with the composition rubbed into damaged areas.
Marker
Furniture paint of some brands (for example, MinWax) is available in the form of markers. It is very easy to apply them. It is enough just to hold on a scratch, and then wait for the composition to dry, which occurs literally in a minute. To give shine after painting the defect, a wood polish is used.
Anti-scratch products
Oddly enough, in the kitchen you can also find a number of tools that are suitable for furniture restoration in the presence of scratches.
Nuts
If you rub a defect with a walnut, it will be almost impossible to notice it. You can also grind nuts into flour, add a little olive oil, grate the damaged area. Repeat this procedure once a week.
Mayonnaise
Greasy mayonnaise can be used to scratch unpolished wood. A droplet of the product is placed on the furniture, gently rubbed, after a day they grind the product and rub it with rags.
Lemon
Lemon is used with vegetable oil. The juice of this fruit is mixed equally with sunflower or other oil, a defective spot is lubricated on wooden furniture, and polished with a lint-free cloth.
Tea
With the help of tea leaves, you can mask small scuffs, shallow scratches. You should brew a bag of black tea with a small amount of boiling water, insist for 20 minutes, so that the liquid becomes saturated in color. Then moisten a cotton circle in it, apply to a scratch for a couple of minutes. For furniture in light shades, this method is not suitable.
Instant coffee
A tablespoon of coffee should be diluted with water, make a thick slurry. Put the mass on the damaged place on the wood product, avoiding falling into the remaining areas. After 5 minutes, remove excess with a rag.
Vinegar with Olive Oil
This tool is great for light polished furniture. Mix 50 g of oil and a teaspoon of table vinegar. The composition is applied to abrasion, left for a day, then wipe the area with rags.
Fish fat
One capsule of fish oil is enough to repair a small defect on a wooden surface. Rub the liquid into the place of damage, leave for 2 hours, then remove the greasy residue with a rag.
Tools at hand
If you could not buy a specialized anti-scratch compound, you can use available tools and materials, many of which are in any home.
Cigarette ash
To wipe the scratches on the gray furniture will turn out using ashes. Gruel is prepared from it, adding a small amount of water, rubbing it into the problem area. The remains are cleaned with a rag.
Toothpaste
Use it to remove scuffs on white furniture. It is enough to dilute the thick mass with water a little, then rub it into the base. If you dilute the toothpaste not with water, but with vegetable oil, the effect of polishing will be more pronounced.
Colour pencils
Using a regular pencil, you can simply paint over the scratch, especially if it is not too deep. It is important only to take a pencil color that is ideally suited to the furniture, otherwise the trace will stand out on the surface.
Iodine
You can mask the scuffs on furniture the color of walnut, mahogany, dark oak, mahogany with the help of iodine. It should be moistened with a cotton swab in the preparation, applied to the problem area. Work with iodine is better with gloves.
Eyebrow pencil
Often, brown eyebrow pencil matches the shade of damaged furniture. In this case, you can simply paint over them all the chips, cracks. Periodically, the process will have to be repeated, since the pencil will be erased during cleaning.
Shoe polish
High-quality shoe cream may well polish the scratches that appeared on the furniture. Difficulties often arise when choosing a tone, but a suitable option can still be found. The surface is cleaned, dried, the cream is applied strictly to the defect, after 5 minutes the area is polished. After 3-4 wet cleanings, the restoration is repeated.
Colored crayons
Wax crayons that match the shade of the furniture can easily scratch the scratch. It is enough to spend several times at the place of damage, and the site will look much better.
Plasticine
Close up a large dent, chipping is possible with the help of plasticine of a suitable color. When the defect is filled, its surface must be treated with furniture varnish.
Sawdust with glue
Adding a little PVA to dry sawdust, you get a quality tool for glossing over defects. They are filled with holes, cracks in the wood, then they are well tamped and allowed to dry for 24 hours. After the surface is polished, polished, if necessary painted.
Paraffin from candles
Light furniture can be restored using candle wax.. It must be melted, kneaded, carefully laid out on the defect area, rubbed in a circular motion. After drying, the glossy surface should be rubbed with a soft cloth, with the matte you just need to remove the remnants of excess paraffin.
Any furniture can be restored at home, if the defects on it are not serious or multiple. Otherwise, it is better to entrust the work to professionals who will return attractiveness to old interior items and help to extend their life.
