How to Clean Wood for Finishing
- 1). Place a soft cloth over the opening of a bottle of wood cleaner. Tip the bottle to dampen the cloth.
- 2). Wipe the surface of the wood with the soft cloth saturated with wood cleaner. If the wood has exposed grain, follow the grain while wiping down the piece.
- 3). Wipe the wood with another clean, dry soft cloth to remove any excess wood cleaner. Let the piece air dry.
- 4). Wipe down the wood with tack cloth after sanding it, if sanding is necessary. Tack cloth will remove the sawdust and dirt from sanding.