Furniture polish?

Question

I`ve never cleaned furniture before, my parents used to do it when i was living with them. How do i clean the furniture? Do i have to use water on it?! How do i use the cream furniture polish? Let`s say cleaning wasn`t exactly my cup of tea.

I have a cream furniture polish , but it`s written in another language on it so i can`t understand the "how to use" part..it`s russian alphabet, hell knows it, i don`t . Not anyone lives in US, you know?

People, please don`t recommend me brands because i don`t thik i`ll find them in this country. I want some tricks and some how to use the cream polisher in X steps(i guess i have to clean the wood with something of the chewing gum spots and all the dirt before using the cream polish on it. Right?

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Answer 1

get some pledge furniture polish

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Furniture cleaning back in your parents' day was work. You opened a bottle of polish, you spread stuff on, you used 'elbow grease' to polish a high gloss on wood, and you learned to not touch the furniture more than necessary so you wouldn't have to polish so often.

Welcome to the 21st century. Grab a spray can or bottle of Murphy's Oil Soap and a damp sponge. For the really dirty wood, spray it on and let it sit for a few minutes while you watch a soap opera. It's just a wipe off thing.

Once the wood's pretty much clean, use a furniture polish like Pledge aerosol and a soft (think old t-shirt, old socks kinda soft) cloth. Spray, wipe, make a few polishing moves to impress the neighbors, and enjoy a whole new look to the furniture.

Enjoy! - Stuart

Answer 4

I would suggest using Pledge furniture polish, I am a professional cleaner and my experience has shown this to be the best furniture polish. As for the build up it may also be the wood that is causing it. When polishing the wood try spraying the polish onto a rag and then rubbing it on. Also try to buff out the excess polish with a clean rag.

Answer 5

OK, 1st off don't put water on the wood, it will ruin it. I use Orange Glo, once a month to moisturize the wood, then use a swifter duster weekly. If it is pressed wood, like most of the less expensive pieces, use pledge. The orange glo will actually attract the dust since it can be absorbed in the pressed wood. Trick, you can repel dust by taking a drier sheet wipe it over like the TV screen.
If you have wood floors, use Murphy's oil soap.
If you have linoleum, I like Mr. Clean, or orange Pine Sol. If these leave streaks, its to concentrated. You can always use vinegar to clean just about anything. Vinegar works well on tile floors.
When cleaning glass, wipe with a paper towel or wotted up newspaper, sounds funny but won't leave streaks.

Answer 6

It depends on what furniture you have.

Lets say every part needs his own cleaner. Talking wood, leather, upholstery here not seats and legs. Even different leather may need a different type of treatment.

As a rule you never use water...ever. It will always stain. Yes water stains. Specially on wood and leather.

There are different kind of creams around: BE SURE you use the right one. How to use? read the bottle. It also differs per cream. My mom once did the leather of my grans chairs with suntanoil. It works but I would not recommend it.

And you wondered why there were profesional cleaners around? Oh yes, it can be very complex.

Answer 7

don't use it on your furniture if you can't read the directions.never use water on wood furniture use a damp cloth .there are so many difference product out there .hell i just use pledge spray for dusting .but i also use a oil that bring back the shine in the wood of my furniture.like formbys lemon oil treatment.

Answer 8

I have water with a dash of vinegar in a spray bottle. It'd cheap and works wherever you are in the world. But don't use on Marble!

Answer 9

Don't clean wood with water.
Get some pledge or swiffer or something.

Answer 10

If you are cleaning wood, try Pledge.