- 1). Brush the surface clean with the soft brush. Do not press the brush too hard on the surface of the antique as this can damage it. Take off as much dust as possible with the brush. You can use the brush for any surface.
- 2). Clean the surface with a little bit of warm water and a cloth. Do not press down hard with the cloth to avoid damaging the item's patina. Remove as much dust as possible with the cloth. Add a tiny amount of dish detergent for porcelain, ceramic, hard stone, and glass surfaces if the dust will not come off with warm water alone. Ideally, you should use only warm water for metal surfaces. If the item is still too dusty, you can add a small amount of dish detergent. Do not use water or dish detergent on wooden surfaces.
- 3). Pour a small amount of wood oil soap on a cloth and lightly rub clean a wooden surface. Do not put pressure as you clean the wood surface to avoid damaging the item's patina. It is very possible that the wood oil soap will remove some of the patina; if you are concerned about this, do not attempt to clean the wood with oil -- just brush off the surface.
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