Bathroom cabinet are essential for every household. For safety, some cabinets are screwed to the wall to prevent tipping. If damaged, repairs are troublesome. Even the walls of the bathroom need to repair. Therefore, the maintenance of bathroom cabinets is very important. Today Let’s take a look at how to maintain bathroom cabinet .
Bathroom cabinet surface materials are diverse, natural materials such as stone, solid wood and so on. Metal and man-made materials like PVC, acrylic, stainless steel, etc. Therefore,we should treat different materials surface of the bathroom cabinet in different way. Today, let’s talk about how to maintain solid wood bathroom vanity.
1.Maintenance of stone countertop -marble/quartz/slate/artificial stone
Artificial stone, natural stone, ceramic are commonly used for countertop. When cleaning, we should choose the appropriate detergent and cleaning method according to the variety of countertop and the main source of pollution. If you do not understand the specific circumstances and blindly choose detergent might cause stone damage, deterioration, yellowing, blackening and other different consequences.
If you want to further maintain the countertop, here are some tips for you.
1) Just treat the countertop like expensive furniture, please do not directly put glass products on the countertop. And if countertop have stains, please clean them timely .
2) what should we do if countertop have stains? When the countertop have stains, we can use soap or soda to clean it. Be careful not to use vingne and other cleaners that can easily damage the countertop. Be careful When cleaning with soapy water, just make sure to rinse well, sop up any standing water, and thoroughly dry the surface.We can repeat this if necessary, then clean and dry. For cosmetics, tea stains and tobacco stains, it can be washed with hydrogen peroxide, left on for two hours, then washed and dried. For oil stains, you can use ethanol (alcohol), acetone (wood olein), or butane. If the countertop is scorched by cigarette butts, it is best to invite a professional to repair.
3)About regular cleaning, we can use a soft rag to wipe some residue. Also we can often soak the top with cold water and then clean it with mild detergent. Please do not use hot water!
4) For minor scrapes of countertop, available for special marble cleaner and care detergent. For badly worn countertop, we could use steel wool to wipe it, and then use electric polisher to polish it to restore its original luster. For antique or valuable countertop, it’s better to ask professionals to handle.
2.Maintenance of wood cabinets
Solid wood bathroom vanity is very common in the market. The most important part to maintain a solid wood bathroom cabinet is prevention of dry cracking and deformation.
1) Avoid direct sunlight
Long-term direct sunlight will intensify the evaporation of moisture in solid wood, easy to cause the dry crack. It is better to place the cabinet in a cool and ventilated place. Also we could install transparent muslin curtains to isolate direct sunlight, which not only can protect the bathroom cabinet, but also add a few romantic mood.
2) Keep away from heat sources
When installing bathroom cabinets, it’s best to place it away from heat source, about 1 meter away. Cu it can avoid local drying and cracking of wood. Also, it can prevent the bathroom cabinets from curved deformation and local degeneration of the paint film.
3) Avoid moisture
If your cabinets have done special paint treatment, generally they will not be damp and mold. However, it is best to put a thin rubber pad at the bottom of bathroom cabinets’ legs. If you want to do a further dry wet depart, you could leave a 0.05-0.1 meter gap between wall and bathroom cabinet
4) How to remove stains?
If the surface of the solid wood bathroom cabinet has stains, please do not use corrosive cleaning detergent. We could use warm water and gently wipe the stain, wait until the moisture evaporates and next coat on a little wax, then gently rub a few times to form a protective film.
Water stains: If the bathroom cabinet accidentally has water stains, cover the marks with a damp cloth, and then press the wet cloth carefully with the ironing head several times, the marks will disappear.
5) Scratches
The paint surface of the bathroom cabinet is scratched, and the wood under the paint is not touched. You can use crayons or paints of the same color as the cabinet to smear on the wound surface of the cabinet, cover the exposed base color, and then apply it thinly with transparent nail polish.
6) Daily care
Daily care only need use a soft cloth with water to wipe the bathroom cabinet. In the dry winter, we can place a glass of water inside the bathroom cabinet to avoid wood’s natural moisture evaporation, deformation and cracking.
Maintenance of bathroom cabinet is very useful, it can not only save you money, but also make your life more convenient.
