How To Polish Wood Carvings

Give the piece of carvingsculpture a quick wipe with a dusting cloth.

How to polish wood carvings. However other alternative methods such as polishing with a Dremel applying mineral oil or polishing with lacquer spray are also used depending on the purpose of polishing for your wood. Clean your wood sculpture with caution if the piece has not been sealed. Simon Gilboy demonstrates the easiest ways to apply Gilboys Gold Beeswax Polish to carved woodPRODUCTS USED IN THE VIDEOGilboys Antique Gold Beeswax Furnitu.

By keeping your wooden furniture in excellent condition you will have an heirloom you can hand down for generations. A wood carving technique called pierced relief. Fine varieties of wood should not be stained.

The stain might not give the effect you were hoping for or it may not go on as well as you hoped. Apply clear shoe creme to your carving to allow the wood grain to show through or use colored creme instead of paint. Dip a cloth in the bowl to wet it then wring it out so it is only damp not dripping.

Work the creme into all parts of the carving with a bristle brush. Pour two cups of water into a bowl then add a tablespoon of white vinegar. For this purpose polish the surface with a wad of very thin soft shavings firmly pressing with the hand until a faint lustre appears.

Spray Urethane and Polyurethane Finish. Step 1 Use a soft cloth to brush away dust from the entire piece of furniture. Before staining wood carvings the surface must be made very smooth to prevent the wood swelling on the application of the stain.

Use a large soft paperhangers brush or hogs hairbrush on the sculpture s particularly if the piece is old fragile and shows signs of deterioration. Leave it to rest for about half an hour or come back to it after youve done anything else you need to do you cannot over-rest it. Checking the stain in a hidden spot first can help you make any changes you need.