How To Clean Ercol Furniture
How to care for your ercol furniture this is where ercol comes into its own.
How to clean ercol furniture. Clean with a damp cloth or specially made window cleaner. At ercol we want your furniture to stay beautiful long into the future. Welcome to simply ercol the guild of master craftsmen. In this step you have to strip away the old finishing coats by applying the chemical strippers properly. We are members of the guild of master craftsmen.
Furniture with a wax polished surface should be regularly dusted with a soft cloth. Always use a good quality 100 beeswax polish never use a polish with silicon in it as this can cause damage. We recommend you polish your ercol furniture no more than every 6 months. The most popular finishing material is the wood oil. Use table mats to protect glass from direct contact with hot or cold items.
Apply a finish material. Wipe the wooden furniture clean with the soap and water. Wipe down the entire piece of furniture making sure you get into the nooks and crannies. Never stand or sit on glass. The first step of the ercol restoration is stripping.
After that dab the stripped surface. Still the acetone will evaporate fast so any covering will only allow a few minutes at most of stripping time. Caring for your ercol furniture. Simply ercol are dedicated to the preservation restoration of original vintage classic ercol furniture. Occasionally wipe with a soft cloth lightly moistened using a mild detergent solution.
Don t use washing powders or products with abrasive substances. Another option is to wet an area and cover it with thick cloth to prevent evaporation hence allowing the acetone to disolve the finish. No more than twice a year polish the surface using a natural beeswax polish. Professional antique furniture restorer simon gilboy describes in detail how to strip the old finish off of an ercol coffee table refinish and polish with a. Try wetting small areas at a time and scrub as fast as you can.