CLEANING WOODWORK.

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXV, Issue 3373, 3 October 1931, Page 7

CLEANING WOODWORK.

BE MODERATE WITH SOAP. Pew people realise that woodwork should be wiped over at least once a week with a damp cloth, preferably of soft flannel. Old underwear makes very desirable wash cloths for woodwork, provided it is not too heavy or too thick to go into the small cracks or crevices.

Use moderately warm water and little soap on paint and no soap on varnish. If conditions arise that the painted woodwork is thoroughly soiled, then take warm water, use yellow soap, and give the woodwork a thorough washing; but it is well to remember that too much soap takes the paint off and leaves a bare surface, and while a bare surface is far preferable to a dirty one, it is well to make the paint last as long as possible, and this is best done by being careful with the soap.« To Clean Enamel Paint. For that bright, glossy paint you wish to make retain its beauty, have ready a pail of warm water and a soft flannel. Put some whitening on a plate, wet the paint to be cleaned, dip the flannel in whitening and rub the paint well with it; wash off with clean water, and polish with soft cloth. Brightening Things Up. Fenders and fire-irons and all articles of oxidised silver or chrom-ium-plated are cleaned by washing them with a soft cj.oth wrung out of warm suds. Rinse with clear water and dry with a clean chamois leather.