A refinished provides new life for a cherry bush desk
As well, we know there are available many types of wooden furniture that made from different kinds of wood (such as pine, cherry, oak, mahogany, rosewood, etc) and also available at price range which beginning from a couple of hundred dollars up to a couple of thousand dollars. The price is usually determined from the density and type of the wood itself. Since they are not cheap furniture, the proper maintenance is important to ensure they get the longer lifetime. Before discussing about how to refinish a desk, there is general helpful maintenance to give the last a very long time to the wood furniture.
The few tips on how to maintenance your furniture are: (1) Furniture polish, it is useful not only to renew the overall appearance but also to create the protective covering that so helpful to protect furniture from fading. (2) Then we can use a damp cloth for daily cleaning and don’t miss to use also the dry cloth for finishing the job off. (3) Choose the location that far away from the exposure of directly sunlight or the harsh climatic exposure. (4) If any kind of water or liquid falls on the surface of wood furniture, we should be fast to wipe off, because this condition may be able to lead to spoil the appearance.
Back to the main topic, the top of your wood desk seems more action than other components. And unfortunately, it also tends to look more age than others. Below is simply DIY guide on refinishing a desk top:
- Focus to the desk top and therefore minimize the contact with the other features! Try to remove the features that contact to the top such as shelves and drawers in order to avoid excess pain and stain from dripping.
- Then, to get the optimum result, better we also remove and sand off the previous existing finish of desk top. The existing thick finish is usually difficult to be removed, the paint stripper maybe helpful for this case.
- Then we can use a soft cloth and a soft dry to wipe the dust.
- And now, try to re-paint the top surface of desk. If the existing finish cannot be removed as well, by choosing the same paint’s color is not too bad idea. There are available some kinds of paint that can dry quickly. These types are recommended, so we can complete the entire project not more than 24 hours. The quick drying paint types are also helpful to let us can apply the subsequent coats quickly (within a few hours).
In addition, there are some additional tips if you want to refinish the entire desk. This project requires more efforts than refinishing the only top desk. You can try to use the electric sander to make easy the process of removing the old varnish. Choose the right sand-paper that will not cut into the wood. The glossy shine is helpful to make the desk looks brand new. The last, make ensure the piece is far away from any kind of touching (intentionally or unintentionally) before completely dry.
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