How to buy varnish VS hot wax mahogany furniture?
The expensive mahogany furniture has always been the heart of the people who pursue Chinese traditional culture. If you spend a lot of money to buy it home, you have to supply it like a treasure, fearing that it is hot and dirty. Careful maintenance is to make it more beautiful and last longer. So, how to maintain the mahogany furniture? Brushing or ironing?
Many consumers said that the lacquered mahogany furniture is more durable, but there are also consumers who tend to wax, they think that waxing is more convenient. However, there are also furniture on the market that neither paint nor wax, but the name is: let the consumer try it first. So how do you choose?
Wipe paint to extend the life of furniture
Paint, that is, people often say "painting", also known as enamel paint, enamel paint. It is a traditional handicraft of furniture in China and has a long history. In the past, there was often the saying of “Southern Paint North Waxâ€. In short, it was the furniture lacquered in the south and the furniture in the north was hot waxed. But this is not absolute. There are also many waxing furniture in the south, and many furniture in the north are also painted.
The mahogany furniture uses natural and environmentally-friendly raw lacquer as the main raw material for painting. After repeated rubbing, painting and coloring, the surface treatment of the mahogany furniture makes the wood grain of the mahogany furniture clear, smooth and smooth, and the color is clear. The clear, comfortable feel not only enhances the appreciation of mahogany furniture, but also enhances its artistic appreciation.
The lacquered mahogany furniture has a lacquer as a protective layer and has better acid and alkali resistance and corrosion resistance, which can be confirmed by a large number of unearthed cultural relics. Especially in the south, due to the relatively humid climate, in order to prevent moisture, many furniture surfaces are covered with a thin layer of lacquer, which greatly prolongs the life of mahogany furniture.
Hot wax furniture is more natural
Hot wax is another traditional surface finishing process for mahogany furniture. Earlier, after the wax was applied to the surface of the furniture, the wax was baked with a torch, and the wax was burned on the surface of the furniture, so it was called "hot wax". Later, with a blowtorch, baking wax is convenient. Later, with a hair dryer, until now, this is still the most commonly used method of melting wax in the North.
“The furniture after the waxing is touched by the human hand, and it is oxidized by the air. The color changes quickly. The color is naturally translucent and warm, and it can reflect the true color of the mahogany. It feels like blending with nature, and mahogany furniture is like life.†The mahogany furniture after the wax can show the natural and rustic beauty of the wood.
The purchase should identify whether the traditional craft
The insiders reminded that the lacquering and hot waxing are all traditional crafts. At present, there are some furniture that is painted in a modern way such as chemical lacquer or special furniture wax. Consumers should also pay attention when choosing.
Traditional lacquers and lacquers differ in feel and vision. Generally, traditional lacquers have a warm and jade-like feel, while chemical lacquers are relatively fake and have a certain taste. From the technical point of view, the effect produced by the lacquering process is unmatched by the general modern lacquer. Generally speaking, the modern chemical lacquer is made by covering the surface of the woodwork with a lacquer. The more rough it is, the more lacquer can be shoveled with a knife, while the traditional sui lacquer is layered to smear the lacquer into the wood. The pores in the surface are mixed with the wood slab, which not only has better protection function, but also can be anti-corrosion, acid and alkali resistance, high temperature resistance and fire resistance, and will become more and more smooth as the age of use is long.
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How to choose varnish VS hot wax?
Brushing and ironing wax are the production techniques of traditional furniture. Although they are different, they all have their own characteristics. Therefore, consumers do not need to excessively pursue the mahogany furniture is the paint or hot wax, should start from their own needs, choose a more suitable process.
Hot wax has higher requirements on the drying of furniture. If the drying is not good, the furniture will be deformed and cracked. It is better to protect the furniture. The furniture after ironing is more careful in the process of use. Once there is hot, hot water or the container is placed on the mahogany furniture of the hot wax, it is easy to make a white circle, and it is not as good as the maintenance of the paint. The lacquering process will color the furniture and provide some space for some counterfeiters. And as far as personal preference is concerned, some people may think that the color of the lacquered furniture is rigid, and it is not as good as the color of the waxed furniture. Consumers can choose according to their preferences.
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