1. FurnitureTips
FurnitureTips
Thereare a number of thingsthatwedon'tacknowledgeaboutthepiece of furnitureweareapplying. There a number of
smalltroublescroppingupeverysooftenwiththefurniturebeingused on a regularbasis. Itwould be
simpleifsomeonegaveyousomeideas on smallrepairsthatyoumay do yourself at house. Here aresometips on
dealingwithsimpletroubleswithfurnitureandanswerstosomecommonquestionsaboutfurniture.
Be carefulwhileyouarepurchasingwoodyfurniture. Furniturewhich is made of
fiberboardandmediumcompactnessfiberboard is alsocalled "solidwood". But furniturewhichwasmadeout of
theseisn'tworthpurchasing, since it'smoredifficulttofixandheavierthanrealwood. Buy
furniturewithsignsthatexplicitlytellsolidoaktreewoodorcherrywoodorashwood. Theseare safer to buy.
Manytimesyouwouldliketoknowthekind of finishapplied on yourpiece of furniture. Todiscoveryou'llhaveto do a
solvent test. Dip cotton in a few nail varnishremoveroracetoneandrubover an areawhichisn'teasilyapparent.
Ifthefinishbreaksthenthefinish is nitrocottonlacquerbeingthemost popular finish in thefurnitureindustry.
Ifthefinishbreakswithalcoholandsothefinish is shellacvarnish. If it doesn't break withacetoneoralcoholthenthefinish
is varnish, polyurethane, catalyzedlacqueretc. whichcan't be dissolvedbyitsoriginalsolvent.
Ifyou'reusingfinish on yourpiece of furniturethenrecallaccountingforhumidness. High degrees of humidness in
theairwillkeepthefinishawaydryingand it willturnwhiteorhave a dullfinish. If a professionalperson is
completingyourfurniturethenallowthepiecetodryentirely, for a couple of daysbeforeapplying it.
Placinganysort of assortmentrightaway on thepiece of furniturewilldamagethefinishalthoughit'spreserved in
clothorplasticbag.
If metal bedsteadsarescreakingthenjustuseoiltotherivetsandthiswillblockoff it fromsqueaking. If a bedmadeout of
woodsqueaks, it signifiesthatit'sgettinglooseandneeds re-gluing.
In a drawerwoodmovesagainstwoodandcertainpartsneedto be greased. Ifdrawersstickrubsomepastewax on
thedrawerandthewoodthat it rides on. Ifthisdoesn'tfunctionthenthedrawerneedssomerepairor is verybroken.
http://www.sofalife.com/read_blog/furniture-news/furniture-tips-39.html