I have managed to survive 3 funerals in 5 days - my godfather, a friends mom and a great-aunt. All three passed away after a long bout with Alzheimer's.
The past 2 days have been spent at our local museum, where I am a docent, doing our yearly big clean. I didn't participate last year due to my darling hubby having knee surgery a few weeks prior and he still couldn't bear any weight on his right leg, so I was at home playing hand maiden.
This year I was asked to clean our soda fountain back bar. I could tell that no one had touched it since I cleaned it 2 years ago. It was disgustingly filthy. I decided to look it over really well before I did anything except brush dust off with a soft paint brush. I found a few places that we need to have repairs done and I also talked with a furniture restorer on the best way to clean it. I knew enough that I needed to leave the "old" dirt. I just wanted to get the "new" dirt off. So I went a bought a bottle of lemon oil and spent 5 hours "painting" on the oil, letting it sit for a few minutes, then wiping it off. Well worth the time I spent (and the sore back and knees - size 11 feet don't fit well on step ladders). It looks absolutely gorgeous!!!!!!!!!! Our director and I have decided that I am going to do this once a month (I'll just use a soft cloth instead of the paint brush) to keep it looking pretty.
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It needed it. I'm afriad of that thing because its not anchored to the wall.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to be doing it again soon. The wood is so dried out that it is starting to fall apart. I want to stop all the deterioration as much as possible. I have spoken with a professional restorer and he recommended cleaning it 4 times a year for 2 years with lemon oil. Just brush it on, let it sit for about 5 minutes then wipe off the excess.
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