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<p>[QUOTE="Francisco G Kempton, post: 4300503, member: 22714"]This was a huge help. I occasionally get new antique furniture and want to simply clean it. Not neccessairly polish it but just clean it. I assume you do this for the inside too.</p><p><br /></p><p>Like, I have a 'new' georgian chest of drawers and the drawers were a little stiff and heavy, so i took them all out and used olive oil and a cloth ( cotten i think) and used this this to clean them, I was both cleaning it and also using the oil to help the drawers move more fluidly. The inside of the georgian chest was filthy, and i did wonder how is the best way to clean this. The olive oil approach did work,and perfectly as the drawers are smooth light to push. I know there is Murphys oil and other products, but i wondered how you clean the inside of say a chest of drawers that no one is really going to see, as it is here where the years of dirt is.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also i find with some antique furniture items, they have a horrible or strong odour smell in them. So i want to thoroughly clean out that old smell they have.</p><p><br /></p><p>I use olive oil on the inside when i do not know what else to use as i have this gut feeling it is good for the wood.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Francisco G Kempton, post: 4300503, member: 22714"]This was a huge help. I occasionally get new antique furniture and want to simply clean it. Not neccessairly polish it but just clean it. I assume you do this for the inside too. Like, I have a 'new' georgian chest of drawers and the drawers were a little stiff and heavy, so i took them all out and used olive oil and a cloth ( cotten i think) and used this this to clean them, I was both cleaning it and also using the oil to help the drawers move more fluidly. The inside of the georgian chest was filthy, and i did wonder how is the best way to clean this. The olive oil approach did work,and perfectly as the drawers are smooth light to push. I know there is Murphys oil and other products, but i wondered how you clean the inside of say a chest of drawers that no one is really going to see, as it is here where the years of dirt is. Also i find with some antique furniture items, they have a horrible or strong odour smell in them. So i want to thoroughly clean out that old smell they have. I use olive oil on the inside when i do not know what else to use as i have this gut feeling it is good for the wood.[/QUOTE]
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