this is has nothing to do with BDSM..a cleaning question

[callinectes]

Okay, So i know this is out of place, but I am putting it in the cafe. LOL

I have a large antique split wood basket...It's gorgeous and I love it, but it has gotten dusty over the years and vacuuming really isn't cleaning it well. Anyone have an idea how to clean these things? I have googled and can't find anything helpful.

Thanks in advance!

ETA: it is a rustic basket and the strips are not perfectly smooth, thereby making cleaning all the more frustrating.

 

[A Desert Rose]

Okay, So i know this is out of place, but I am putting it in the cafe. LOL

I have a large antique split wood basket...It's gorgeous and I love it, but it has gotten dusty over the years and vacuuming really isn't cleaning it well. Anyone have an idea how to clean these things? I have googled and can't find anything helpful.

Thanks in advance!

ETA: it is a rustic basket and the strips are not perfectly smooth, thereby making cleaning all the more frustrating.

Spray wood polish and a soft rag. Works for me, at least.

 

[Recidiva]

Murphy's Oil Soap or Neat's Foot oil would be my suggestion. It's what I use on wicker/wood.

 

[callinectes]

Those are good ideas but I am afraid of using any kind of cleaner on it. The wood is unfinished and I don't know if they will stain it.

 

[Recidiva]

Those are good ideas but I am afraid of using any kind of cleaner on it. The wood is unfinished and I don't know if they will stain it.

Thats' why the murphy's oil soap is perfect, it doesn't stain. Just cleans and leans a decent gloss. I used it on leather tack for horses, and it's the only thing I use on wood now.

 

[thisgirl]

Those are good ideas but I am afraid of using any kind of cleaner on it. The wood is unfinished and I don't know if they will stain it.

Murphy's oil soap should be fine for it. I have antiques and that is what I use. I have never had any problem with discoloration or anything like that.

 

[A Desert Rose]

Those are good ideas but I am afraid of using any kind of cleaner on it. The wood is unfinished and I don't know if they will stain it.

Wood dries out, in almost all places people live. Dried wood becomes brittle, breaks and cracks. It needs polished and rehydrated.

But I have no other idea for you. I use the spray wood polish on all my wood products, including my wicker and rattan and baskets.

 

[@}-}rebecca----]

ummn I say chuck it out and buy a new one

runs away laughing

 

[nymphee]

A feather duster first, flick it all over to loosen the dust, then blow it with a hairdryer.