Big rain storms lately so I run successfully two small dehumidifiers from Eva Dry (Googled it and found them in Tampa). I now am wondering if dehumidifiers dry out the wood in the coach and if I need to use any polish on the wood. What do you all use on the oak or maple or whatever wood is inside your coaches? Any particular type of wood polish or preserver? The road dust gets in inevitably, so I might as well nourish the wood with something while I'm dusting, also might help keep the wood in good shape. Thanks for any ideas.
Roz said
09:22 PM Jun 1, 2011
Our motorhome interior is dark cherry. We use Old English liquid furniture polish on all the wood. Looks great and does not dry out. In my mind the most important aspect is that the polish is absorbed into the wood and does not build up a coating.
-- Edited by Roz on Wednesday 1st of June 2011 09:23:26 PM
Luvglass said
10:27 AM Jun 2, 2011
I don't mean to be a smartass, but what did you use on the wood in your home? No difference, wood is wood. :)
Roll Me Away said
01:34 PM Jun 2, 2011
Hi. We had an older Florida home, quite large, and I think it had been renovated a bit by the previous owners, so there was no wood that wasn't painted, and walls were painted wallboard, Terrazzo floors, stone and brick fireplace (never had to use it). The door frames and window sills were painted white. In the coach just about everything is oak and solid, and I don't want to gunk it up with the wrong thing. LOL, I think my "thorough cleaning" ideas were squelched when at age 8 I scrubbed my dad's pipes down with laundry detergent and dried them in the sun. Bless his heart, he made a show of smoking one of them anyway and the tobacco probably smelled like detergent, and I did notice new ones began to appear and were immediately locked in his desk from then on. I liked the one poster's Old English method. I'll have to try that. Thanks.
Waggin Tails said
09:28 PM Jun 11, 2011
@Fred - I really admire your common sense approach to RV questions. In my case the answer to your question would be paint. Of course I would not dream of painting the wood in my RV so for me I will opt for a good quality furniture polish as Roz recommended.
The road dust gets in inevitably, so I might as well nourish the wood with something while I'm dusting, also might help keep the wood in good shape.
Thanks for any ideas.
Our motorhome interior is dark cherry. We use Old English liquid furniture polish on all the wood. Looks great and does not dry out. In my mind the most important aspect is that the polish is absorbed into the wood and does not build up a coating.
-- Edited by Roz on Wednesday 1st of June 2011 09:23:26 PM
LOL, I think my "thorough cleaning" ideas were squelched when at age 8 I scrubbed my dad's pipes down with laundry detergent and dried them in the sun. Bless his heart, he made a show of smoking one of them anyway and the tobacco probably smelled like detergent, and I did notice new ones began to appear and were immediately locked in his desk from then on.
I liked the one poster's Old English method. I'll have to try that.
Thanks.
Now, about that roof. Only kidding.