How To Preserve A Wood Carving
Spray the tips of your brush with a nonwax furniture polish and brush the polish onto your wood carving.
How to preserve a wood carving. Soak the rinsed driftwood in a diluted bleach solution for 5 days changing the water daily. Generally avoid rapid changes in its environment. Keep your carving slightly elevated off any surface to allow moisture out through the base.
The bleachwater ratio is 2 cups of bleach per every 1 gallon of water. Slow and minimize this process by regularly treating the room where your carving is stored with a humidifier. This gets rid of the surface-level dirt seaweed and any other sea stuff that you dont want in your home.
You can preserve an outdoor wood carving by coating it with a good quality Spar varnish once a year. The idea is to keep it elevated from the floor or other surface to allow continuous airflow. Apply multiple coats of the sealer with daily intervals between each coat.
Step 3 Once a year move your carving to a flat covered surface clean it with your dry brush and apply two coats of polyurethane spray. Check always for any evidence of insect damage to avoid. A refrigerator or freezer can do the same.
Apply any finish you desire outside and under cover to allow it to dry thoroughly before bringing it back inside your living space. You can do this by placing flat stones or furniture pads under the carving. Apply additional polish to the brush as need.
That makes your carving last longer. Less is more and dont fix it if its not broke applies most heartily to your carving. Once the second step is.