How to use canola oil and vinegar to polish your old funiture
Revealed: The two very unlikely pantry staples that will keep your old wood furniture looking like new
- A mother uses canola oil and vinegar to polish old wooden furniture
- She mixes the two ingredients and polishes them into the wood with a cloth
A mom revealed how to brush old, scratched wood to a glossy masterpiece in minutes – and you only need these two staples.
The Australian woman revealed that she uses a mixture of vinegar and canola oil to repair scratches on damaged wood.
She demonstrated the hack’s amazing potential in “before” and “after” shots where various dents and scratches were completely filled in by the “magic” mixture.
The mother uses 3/4 cup of canola oil and 1/4 cup of vinegar, mixes it into a paste, and polishes the liquid into damaged wood with a clean cloth.
The mixture matches the color of the wood and deepens it to hide shallow scratches.
An extremely handy hack turns old, scratched wood into a shiny masterpiece in minutes – and you only need these two staples
The mother also revealed that the wood soaks up the oil and you don’t have to wipe it off.
“This is a really helpful tip,” she wrote on a popular Facebook group. ‘Of course you can repair wood very easily with just rapeseed oil and vinegar.’
“It filled in the scratches until I couldn’t see them anymore,” she added.
Some shared success stories of trying the trick – and revealed their own tricks.
“We had a wooden bookcase with mold on it, but my husband wiped it down with olive oil and vinegar and it looked brand new,” said one woman.
“If you add petroleum jelly to the mix, you can use it on wood floors to fill in scratches,” another added.
“I do this all the time, it’s fantastic,” a third wrote.
An Australian mother recently revealed that she uses a mixture of vinegar and canola oil to repair scratches on damaged wood
Many were impressed by the simple hack and promised to try it for themselves.
“I really need to revive some old furniture, and your post has inspired me to work on it instead of throwing out my side tables,” one woman wrote.
“I’m going to try this on the bite marks on my kids’ bed,” said one mother.