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Tips to Maintain Burl Wood Veneer Furniture and Sheets
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Burlwood is popularly known for its rich texture and appearance to laminated veneer furniture and sheets. Most modern pieces of furniture such as drawers, chests, wardrobes, etc. are made of burl wood, making them highly prized but also difficult to maintain. While you want to ensure that the surfaces of furniture and sheets are regularly cleaned and maintained, the same is not easy considering the nature and texture of burl wood.
From growing to removing tree burls for fancy furniture pieces sheets and equipment, burl wood needs quite some care and attention unlike other forms of wood quality. Apart from the expense of maintaining burl wood furniture, veneer as a natural form of wood product requires great maintenance that can keep its quality, appearance, and adhesive intact.
Here are a few things that you can do to keep your burl wood veneer furniture and sheets unaffected in quality for a long time.
Routine care and cleaning for burl wood veneer furniture and sheets must be regularly, atleast once a month. Also, cleaning must be done in the direction of wood grains that can ensure a more thorough and uniform cleaning of the surface.
A few basic tips to avoid wood veneer furniture and sheets from staining are using coasters when placing glasses and mugs on the surface, avoid placing glass tops on the furniture, and using protective pads especially when such furniture is being used in an office. Protective pads are usually cushioned with rubber to keep stains away from surfaces. Hence, if you have pieces of equipment like a computer or printer placed on wood veneer furniture and/or sheets, using protective pads under them can help you fight stains in the long run.
To avoid such forms of damage, make sure to move around pieces of furniture in your office or home atleast twice a year. This will not just help expose the furniture to sunlight in an even manner but will also keep moisture and humidity away from attacking the surfaces.
From growing to removing tree burls for fancy furniture pieces sheets and equipment, burl wood needs quite some care and attention unlike other forms of wood quality. Apart from the expense of maintaining burl wood furniture, veneer as a natural form of wood product requires great maintenance that can keep its quality, appearance, and adhesive intact.
Here are a few things that you can do to keep your burl wood veneer furniture and sheets unaffected in quality for a long time.
Follow a Routine for Cleaning
Routine Care is one of the easiest and most beneficial ways of cleaning wood veneer surfaces. It is very easy for dust to accumulate and destroy furniture and sheet surfaces over time. It is advisable to use a soft cloth, preferably lightly damp, and dust wood veneer surfaces regularly to avoid dust accumulation. For spills, the surfaces must be immediately cleaned with a damp cloth to avoid stains.Routine care and cleaning for burl wood veneer furniture and sheets must be regularly, atleast once a month. Also, cleaning must be done in the direction of wood grains that can ensure a more thorough and uniform cleaning of the surface.
Removing Stains from Surfaces
Staining can get pretty common and problematic, especially when it comes to burl wood veneer furniture. Regardless of your pieces of veneer furniture and sheets having passed through manufacturing tests for its resistance to water, stains, and pressure, surface staining becomes inevitable after a period of time.A few basic tips to avoid wood veneer furniture and sheets from staining are using coasters when placing glasses and mugs on the surface, avoid placing glass tops on the furniture, and using protective pads especially when such furniture is being used in an office. Protective pads are usually cushioned with rubber to keep stains away from surfaces. Hence, if you have pieces of equipment like a computer or printer placed on wood veneer furniture and/or sheets, using protective pads under them can help you fight stains in the long run.
Other Forms of Damage
Apart from dust accumulation and staining on the surfaces, burl wood veneer furniture and sheets may also be exposed to other kinds of damage. These include scratches, denting and bruising as a result of exposing furniture and sheets to excessive sunlight or humidity. Scratches on surfaces are mostly caused by dragging the furniture across without using protective equipment. Office furniture made of burl wood veneer is susceptible to denting as a result of writing and doing paperwork on surfaces. Sunlight and humidity (moisture) can be equally damaging to burl wood veneer when proper care is not taken to maintaining furniture and sheets.To avoid such forms of damage, make sure to move around pieces of furniture in your office or home atleast twice a year. This will not just help expose the furniture to sunlight in an even manner but will also keep moisture and humidity away from attacking the surfaces.
