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Cleaning Recipes
Homemade Furniture Cleaner Recipes
1. Furniture Cleaner and Polish I
3 cups olive oil
1 cup vinegar
Mix together until well blended. Use a clean, soft cloth to
apply to the furniture.
2. Furniture Cleaner and Polish II
Wet a washcloth. Wring out as much water as possible. Wipe
furniture surface with damp washcloth. Dry immediately with a
clean, soft, dry cloth. (You can remove sticky fingerprints and
dust safely from wood surfaces, but furniture with an oil finish
needs an oil-based cleaner.) 3. Furniture Polish
1 tablespoon lemon oil
1 quart mineral oil
Mix in a clean spray bottle. Spray on, rub in, and wipe clean.
4. Furniture Wax
1 pound yellow beeswax
1 pint turpentine
1 pint boiled linseed oil
Melt wax in the top of a double boiler. Turn off heat and, wearing
rubber gloves, remove double boiler to a heatproof surface. Add oil
and turpentine and mix thoroughly. Pour into the container; cool
with lid off. Wax is ready to use when it's cool and solid. 5.
Furniture Polish
1 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup lemon juice
Pour oil and lemon juice into a squirt bottle or jar. Stir to
combine.
To use, dip dust cloth or rag into oil. Blot the oil by folding the
cloth together, and then dust your furniture. 6. Lemon
Furniture Cleaner Spray
1 quart mineral oil
10 drops lemon extract
Mix together mineral oil and lemon extract. Spray lightly on
furniture and polish with a soft cloth. 7. Pine Oil Furniture
Polish
1 1/4 cups mineral oil
1/4 cup liquid dishwashing detergent
1 tablespoon pine oil
1 1/2 cups water Mix mineral oil, pine oil and detergent in a jar
until clear. Add water slowly, stirring constantly. Apply with a
soft cloth; polish dry. |