hi ladies;
i was hoping someone would have a green friendly cleaner idea for me.
i've had an antique tea wagon stored in my unfinished basement for a few years now. dispite having it covered, it's disgustly dirty with grime build up. i want to clean it up to sell it. does anyone have any ideas on how to clean it while not affecting the varnish??
thanks in advance!.
cathie
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thanks for your imput ladies.
i scrubbed her down with warm water and dish detergent wiping dry really quickly as i was paranoid i would hurt the finish. i polished her up with bee wax furniture polish and she's now glowing. thanks again.
I've used Murphy's on all of my wood for years. Two or three times per year I give all of my wood furniture a Murphy's cleaning......I still use the wax based ones the rest of the time.
Doesn't Murphy's have a wood cleaner for taking off the grime. I am not sure how eco friendly it is but it may cut through the build up better than just palin water.
Hi Cathie, yes I wipe with a dry cloth after I use the damp cloth on it.
You might want to try and go to HD or Lowes or Home Hardware, they might have a soft cleaner that you could apply just to get the grime off it.
poorgirl, i suspect your dh is correct. from what i've read, not only does the wax build up but causes dirt to adhere to it as well.
so you use a damp cloth and a soft dry one right after to prevent damaging the finish??
My DH is a wood man, he will not let me put anything but a damp cloth on any of the wood furntiure we have, he has always told me that all the cleaners we have only leave a wax buildup on the furniture. I have used water for years and so far so good.