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Tarnished wood? How To Sober It EASILY So That It Regains Its Color.

Tarnished wood? How To Sober It EASILY So That It Regains Its Color.

Wood may turn gray with age if left untreated enough care.

Especially if he's out in the weather and in the sun.

Are you looking for a trick to revive its original color and sober it up?

Fortunately, there is a natural treatment to remove that dullness from old wood.

The trick is to clean it with soda ash and water .

You will see, the tarnished wood will easily regain its beautiful color. Watch:

Tarnished wood? How To Sober It EASILY So That It Regains Its Color.

Contents
  • How to
  • Result
  • Bonus Tips
  • Bonus tip

How to

1. Take a large basin.

2. Mix one volume of percarbonate (220 g) for 10 liters of hot water.

3. Apply the mixture using a push broom.

4. Leave on for at least 20 min.

5. Rinse with water.

Result

And There you go ! Thanks to the sodium percarbonate, the wood has regained all its original shine and color :-)

You now know how to sober wood naturally!

It's still more beautiful and clean like that, isn't it?

Cleaning a wooden deck that has turned green is no longer a headache.

And you saw, making your natural wood sober is very quick and easy.

Sodium percarbonate is a very effective solution for restoring the shine to old wood tarnished by time.

No need to buy an "anti-grey" product for wood.

Sodium percarbonate remains very economical compared to commercially purchased products.

And good news...

Unlike many commercial products, this mixture contains no harmful chemicals.

Bonus Tips

For furniture, do not hesitate to apply the mixture with a brush, it will be easier.

And it also works for sobering up wood siding and cleaning up blackened wood.

This trick works great with exterior wood.

You can thus whiten the blackened wood of the terrace, the garden furniture (chairs and benches), trellises or a wooden palisade.

Also think about it to sober up a teak table.

But it is also effective for sobering up interior wood for parquet or a wooden desk.

Bonus tip

You don't have sodium percarbonate at home?

Know that you can also use sorrel salt to sober up wood. Cleaning a wooden deck with sorrel salt is just as effective.

Unfortunately, the use of sorrel salt is not without risk for the environment , because oxalic acid (sorrel salt) is not biodegradable.

So use this recipe only if you have no choice:

1. Put on gloves.

2. In a bowl, put 4 tablespoons of sorrel salt.

3. Add 1 liter of cold water.

4. Mix.

5. With a sponge, apply the mixture to the tarnished wood.

6. Leave on for 10 to 15 minutes.

7. Rinse with plenty of clear water.

8. Wait 24 hours.

9. Apply a protection to the wood, such as wax.