{"id":38519,"date":"2016-04-27T13:57:24","date_gmt":"2016-04-27T13:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theindianspot.com\/?p=38519"},"modified":"2016-04-28T05:10:15","modified_gmt":"2016-04-28T05:10:15","slug":"tricks-remove-scratches-furniture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theindianspot.com\/tricks-remove-scratches-furniture\/","title":{"rendered":"TRICKS TO REMOVE SCRATCHES FROM FURNITURE"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is nothing worse than coming home after a hard day of work and seeing your cat sitting beside your scratched leather\/wooden sofa or chair. Furniture often requires a professional to repair especially if the scratches are severe and deep. You certainly wouldn\u2019t want to spend on professional help for minor scratches- so here I am with some tricks to remove scratches from furniture effectively on your own:<\/p>\n

\"TRICKSPETROLEUM JELLY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Smear petroleum jelly over a scratch and leave it overnight. It might help the surrounding wood to plump up and fill in the scratch. Wipe away in the morning and polish the surface.<\/p>\n

OLIVE OIL+VINEGAR<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mix about \u00bd cup olive oil with \u00bd cup vinegar. Give it a good mix and dip a washcloth in it. Buff your entire wooden furniture with this for 5-10 minutes. You will be shocked with the results! You may also use canola oil instead of olive oil.<\/p>\n

CAR POLISH<\/strong><\/p>\n

On a French-polished tabletop, try removing the scratch with car polish. Take care to polish lightly so that you don\u2019t rub away the rest of the finish.<\/p>\n

PURE LANOLIN CREAM<\/strong><\/p>\n

Scratches on leather sofa can be tricky to get rid of. Run a soft cloth in pure lanolin cream. Then rub the cloth perpendicular to the cut in a motion that would smooth the leather down. After the leather is flat again, a few more applications of lanolin may be required. But be careful with this method, as it may darken the colour of the leather. If the leather is cut all the way though, you would need a leather repair kit.<\/p>\n

COFFEE GROUNDS<\/strong><\/p>\n

To darken a light-coloured scratch on the wood, place coffee grounds on end of Q-tip and lightly dab at the scratch. Apply lightly at first and then wait for few hours before applying more.<\/p>\n

TEA<\/strong><\/p>\n

Do not use herbal or green tea; the black tea produces the colour you want to match the wood. Place the tea bag in a cup and pour 2 tablespoons (30 ml) of hot water over it. Let it steep for at least 2 minutes. If your wood is very dark, use a black tea bag that has been steeped for at least 3 minutes. The longer the bag is steeped, the darker the colour. Dip a cotton swab into the tea and dab it on the scratch. Use a paper towel to immediately wipe away any tea that gets on the surrounding wood so that it doesn\u2019t get stained.<\/p>\n

CRAYON WAX<\/strong><\/p>\n

If the scratch is deeper, raid your children\u2019s wax crayon set. Grate part of a crayon into a small bowl; rest the bowl in a pan of boiling water to melt the wax, then drip the wax into the gouge, smoothing it with a flat knife. You can mix a colour to match your wood by adding shavings from crayons of several colours.<\/p>\n

DISGUISE THE SCRATCH<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hide the scratch by rubbing it with a little shoe polish of a matching colour. Alternatively, try an eyebrow pencil- soft, oil-based, and brown coloured, deal for camouflaging anything from small surface scratches to deeper ones.<\/p>\n

ADDITIONAL TIPS:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n