How to maintain mahogany furniture to teach you how to prevent cracking of mahogany furniture (Figure)

At present, many families like to buy mahogany furniture, because compared with wood-based panels, mahogany furniture is more natural and environmentally friendly, and it is also an investment demand, it has a very high collection value. But the cracking of mahogany furniture often plagues mahogany furniture lovers. When most manufacturers sell mahogany furniture products, they usually point out that "cracking is caused by the nature of wood", and the phenomenon of cracking or even breaking during use is inevitable. However, in fact, cracking of mahogany furniture is not inevitable, as long as consumers pay more attention to the purchase, in the future use and maintenance, you can minimize the chance of cracking mahogany furniture.

How to maintain mahogany furniture how to prevent cracking of mahogany furniture?

Cause Analysis

The wood is not completely dried. If the manufacturer's wood is not dry enough, or if the drying time is insufficient, it will be used for production, which will result in different moisture content in different parts of the mahogany furniture. In the event of environmental changes, the furniture will crack under the influence of the stress remaining inside the wood. The use of environmental humidity changes large wood even if made into furniture, it will exchange moisture with the air in the environment, and shrink and expand with relative humidity. When the air is extremely dry, the furniture loses moisture and shrinks, and cracks may appear on the furniture surface. Conversely, when the humidity increases, the furniture absorbs the water and slightly expands, returning to its original state.

Post maintenance

After excluding the quality of the product itself, in order to make the mahogany furniture always fresh and long-lasting, the usual cleaning and maintenance work is essential.

Cleaning with a micro-tidal rag Many people worry about the dampness of mahogany furniture, often wiping the furniture with a dry rag. In fact, this approach makes it easy for the dust particles in the rag to scratch the lacquer of the furniture. It should be best to wipe with a slightly damp rag so that it can both replenish the water without damaging the furniture. At the same time, when cleaning the surface of furniture, do not use chemicals such as alcohol, which will damage the paint surface of the furniture.

Regular oiling or waxing When purchasing furniture, ask the manufacturer if the purchased mahogany furniture needs to be oiled or waxed. When the furniture is used for a period of time, it is recommended to do maintenance work once a month.

If you need to use waxing maintenance, it is best to buy a high concentration of solid wax, while maintaining the furniture, it can also fill in small defects on the furniture. In addition, spray wax is also a good choice. But the caveat is that the two can't be used together, because it will make the furniture surface no longer bright.

In addition, the newly purchased mahogany furniture does not have to be oiled or waxed. Because the new furniture is fully protected before it leaves the factory.