At the same time, restoring old furniture is of course a sustainable way of preserving what already exists: Often the unimpressive, flaking and unsightly surfaces of old staircases, banisters, chests of drawers, cupboards or kitchen tables conceal wonderful pieces of jewelry, made from good quality wood. All it takes is a little bit of time to bring out the beauty of the material and the craftsmanship. And of course our special stripping brushes.
Painted or treated surfaces of furniture or wooden structures can basically be removed using two techniques: Sanding or stripping. The latter is always recommended for complex contours, angles and ornaments. You can buy ready-made stains - or make them yourself from caustic soda or caustic soda and paste or potato starch. For beginners, ready-made stains from a can are recommended; make sure that they are as environmentally friendly as possible. There are now well-functioning citric acid-based stains that also release less or no toxic fumes. The stain is applied with a paintbrush or a brush and removed after the application time with one of our stripping brushes and/or a spatula (417003, 417002).
Painted or treated surfaces of furniture or wooden structures can basically be removed using two techniques: Sanding or stripping. The latter is always recommended for complex contours, angles and ornaments. You can buy ready-made stains - or make them yourself from caustic soda or caustic soda and paste or potato starch. For beginners, ready-made stains from a can are recommended; make sure that they are as environmentally friendly as possible. There are now well-functioning citric acid-based stains that also release less or no toxic fumes. The stain is applied with a paintbrush or a brush and removed after the application time with one of our stripping brushes and/or a spatula (417003, 417002).
The sturdy bronze wire of our stripping brushes is not affected by the stain. For particularly fine contours and ornaments or hard-to-reach areas, there are special smaller brass wire brushes in our range (417004, 527010, 527015, 527020). This process may need to be repeated, never damage the wood by working too hard! Our smoothing brush (417001) can be used to smooth out the wood fibers that have been raised by staining. After staining, the wood is washed off and left to dry. Now the wood can be sanded, oiled, varnished again or treated further. All this work is really worth it: the old wood shines with a warm glow and its individual grain! The brushes can be thoroughly rinsed with water afterwards and should then be left to dry.
New
The genuine leather strips incorporated into the brush smooth out the wood fibers that have stood up during staining.
New
These twisted brass wire brushes clean a lot of things.
New
These twisted brass wire brushes clean a lot of things.
New
These twisted brass wire brushes clean a lot of things.