Ekibuuzo: Twine fall squash nk’ekintu ky’okuhunda aha meeza y’okuriiraho ey’omuti gwa maple erimu ebishushani erikuteebwaho amajuta g’ebihimba byonka, agu turikuteekaho buri kaanya. Empunu ekasheesheka kandi yasigaho ekicupuri. Hariho omuringo gw’okukyeyihamu?
A: Hariho emiringo etari emwe n’emwe ey’okuihaho ebizimba ebirikwiragura aha mbaaho, kwonka noobaasa kwetenga kugyezaho emiringo etari emwe n’emwe.
Obwire obwingi amabara garikwiragura aha mbaaho nigareetwa okukoragana kw’obutagatsi n’ebiriisa ebirimu ebiriisa, ebirikwetwa tannins bingi omu bihimba by’omuti gw’omukyere n’omu mbaaho z’omukyere, ebibaire nibikoresibwa kushemeza oruhu kumara enkumi n’enkumi z’emyaka. Tannins nizishangwa n’omu bijuma bingi, emboga, n’ebindi bihingwa. Nikirwanisa obukooko oburikureeta endwara, kandi okucondooza kwingi okuriho hati nikuta omutima aha birungi ebirikuruga omu kurya eby’okurya ebirimu tannin.
Tannins nizisheesheka omu maizi. Enku ku zirikunywa amaizi kandi amaizi gakahinduka omuyaga, nizireeta ebiriisa ebiri aha mutwe, bikasigaho ebiriisa ebigumire. Eki nikikira kubaho omu miti erimu ebiriisa bya tannin nk’omuti gwa oak, walnut, cherry, na mahogany. Omuti gwa maple gurimu ebiriisa bikye munonga, kwonka obundi ebiriisa ebiri omu shande y’ebihimba bikwataniise n’ebiriisa ebiri omu maple nibireetaho ekizibu ekyo.
Ebicupuri ebirikwiragura aha mbaaho nabyo nibibaasa kureetwaho obukooko, oburikubaho obukooko bwaba burimu amaizi kandi hakaba hariho eby’okurya by’ebizimba ebi turikweta obukooko nari obukooko. Omubisi gw’ebihimba, nk’ebirungo haihi byona eby’obuhangwa, buzima nibibaasa kukoresibwa nk’eby’okurya.
Oxalic acid neeihaho ebizimba bya tannin kandi chlorine bleach neeihaho ebizimba by’ebizimba. Oxalic acid eri omu Bar Keepers Friend Cleaner ($2.99 ahari Ace Hardware), kwonka neekora ahansi y’ebicweka 10 ahari igana eby’ekipapura, kurugiirira aha rupapura rw’okwerinda orw’abakozire. Oxalic acid nayo neeshangwa omu kirungo ky’okunaaba ekya Bar Keepers Friend ekitari ky’amaani, kwonka omu bwingi bukye. Aha muringo ogutarimu nshaho, ronda ebintu nka Savogran Wood Bleach ($12.99 ahabw’okunaaba kwa ounce 12 kuruga ahari Ace) omu ruguuto rw’okusiiga erangi.
Kwonka kubaasa kukora, oxalic acid na bleach biine kukwatagana n’ebihimba by’embaaho. N’ahabw’ekyo, abarikukora aha bintu by’omu nju nibabanza baihaho ekirikugijwara aha mutwe barikukoresa ebirungo nari okugiteera omushenyi. Kwonka nikireebeka gye ngu ekicupuri omu muringo gumwe kikozire omuhanda gwakyo omu kuhendera, n’ahabw’ekyo noobaasa kurahuka kugurukira aha mutwe gwa oxalic acid ahaifo kureeba yaaba oxalic acid erikumara etaahiremu kukyendeeza ekicupuri otarikugiihaho. Ekihandiiko kya weebu eki naashangire kikaba nikyoreka ebishushani by’eitembezo aha itembezo ebirikworeka oku ebicupuri ebirikwiragura birikwihwaho omu mbaaho hatariho kubisharaho, orikukoresa ekirungo ky’ebicweka 2 eby’ekirungo kya Bar Keepers Friend cleaner n’ekicweka 1 ky’amaizi, orikubiteera kumara edakiika nkye, reero orikukoresa ekicweka ky’ekirungo ky’okushemeza n’ekicweka ky’amaizi. Omuhandiiki w’ekihandiiko eki akakozesa 0000 extra fine steel wool ahabw’okukoresa kwa kabiri, kwonka kikaba nikiija kuba kirungi kukoresa ekipande ky’ekyoma ekikozirwe abantu. Obwoya bw’ekyoma nibwija kusigaho ebicweka omu ntuumo z’embaaho, kandi ebiriisa ebirikwetwa tannins nibiija kukwatanisa n’ekyoma, bihindure embaaho eziri haihi n’embaaho zibe ezirikwiragura.
Ku oraabe noobaasa kukwata aha rubaju oru kandi oshemereirwe ahabw’ebirugiremu, ni kirungi! Kwonka, ekikuru munonga, torikubaasa kutunga erangi erikushushana. Eki nikyoreka ahabw’enki abakugu nibahabura ngu oiheho eki orikuhezaho kandi okajanjaba ekicupuri otakagarukiremu kukihezaho.
Aha bintu bya ira, ebirungo nibikirayo oburungi ahabw’okuba ni kikuru kurinda patina. Carol Fiedler Kawaguchi, orikukora aha bintu bya ira n’ebindi bintu by’omu nju kurabira omu kampuni ye eya C-Saw omu kizinga kya Bainbridge, Washington, naahabura ngu hariho omuringo gw’okushoboorora enshonga ezirimu ekicweka kimwe kya kabiri ky’omwengye ogutarimu nshonga n’ekicweka kimwe kya kabiri ekirikukyendeeza aha rangi. Okwerinda omwika, kora aheeru kyaba nikibaasika nari ojware ekikwato ky‘okuhuumuraho ekirimu akacupa k‘omwika gw‘ebihangirwe. Jwara giraavu ezitarikubaasa kukwatwa emibazi n’ebijwaro by’amaisho. Ebirungo ebi nibirahuka kusheesheka, n’ahabw’ekyo kora omu bicweka bikye okusharaho nari okusiimura aha rubaju orurikukwatiraine rutakagumire.
Nari, Kawaguchi naagira ngu noobaasa kukoresa erangi ya Citristrip Safer n’ekiriisa ky’okusiiga ($15.98 lita ahari Home Depot). Eki stripper tikiine kunuuka, nikiguma kiri omu maizi kandi nikikora kumara eshaaha nyingi, kandi kihandiikirweho ngu tikirikubaasa kukoresibwa omu nju. Kwonka nk’oku ebihandiiko ebirungi ebiri aha rupapura birikworeka, reeba ngu waatunga omuyaga murungi kandi ojware giraavu n’ebijwaro by’amaisho ebitarikubaasa kukwatwa emibazi.
Okusharaho n’omuringo ogundi waaba nooyenda kwetantara okusharaho emibazi. Eki nikibaasa kushemeza munonga purojekiti ezitarikushushana n‘ez‘eira kandi eziine omwanya ogurikushushana n‘ogw‘omuntu ogutarimu bibumbe ebigumire ebirikureetera okuteera omushenyi kuguma. Kozesa ekikwato ky’okushara ekirikugyendera omu nkungu, nk’ekikwato ky’okushara ekya DeWalt Corded eky’oburaingwa bwa inci 5 ($69.99 ahari Ace). Gura ekipapura ky’omushenyi gw’omushenyi gw’omugati ($11.99 ahabwa disiki 15 z’omushenyi eza Diablo) n’ebipapura bikye by’omushenyi ebirungi (220 grit). Ku kiraabe nikibaasika, twara emeeza aheeru nari omu garagi kugira ngu ebihimba by’enku bitahika omu mwanya gwona. Tandika n’orupapura rw’embibo rwagati. Amajuta ga flaxseed nigakwatagana n’omwiika oguri omu mwanya, gareetaho ekintu ekirikushushana n’ekiveera. Okugarukamu oku nikugyenda omu maisho ahonaaho omu kubanza, bwanyima kukyendeera kandi kumara emyaka mingi. Okurugiirira aha ku ekirikuheza kigumire, noobaasa kukiteera omushenyi kyorobi. Ekindi, obupiira bukye bw’amajuta nibubaasa kubaho aha rupapura rw’omushenyi, ekirikubaasa kukyendeeza aha burungi bwarwo. Reeba orupapura rw’omushenyi buri kaanya kandi oruhindure nk’oku kirikwetengyesa.
Waaba waahika aha muti ogutariho kintu kyona, noobaasa kushoboorora aha rubaju oru. Gyezaho kubanza waakora oxalic acid. Ekihandiiko kya Savogran nikigira ngu otabwire ekikopo kyona ekya ounce 12 na galoni 1 y'amaizi garikwotsya, kwonka noobaasa kukyebera otabwire kimwe kya kana ky'ebirimu na lita 1 y'amaizi garikwotsya. Koresa burashi kuteeka omubazi aha rubaju rwona, beitu kutari aha rubaju rwonka. Rinda kuhitsya obu enku ziraazire nk’oku orikwenda. Reero osiimure emirundi mingi n’ekijwaro ekishemeire kandi ekirimu amaizi, osiimure aha mutwe. Okurugiirira aha mukugu omu by’okuhunduuza ebintu Jeff Jewitt omu kitabo kye Upgrading Furniture Made Easy, nikibaasa kutwara okubikoresa emirundi mingi kubaasa kubiihaho ekizibu, kandi ahagati y’ekyo, oine kumara eshaaha nyingi byomire.
Oxalic acid ku eraabe etarikwihaho ekizibu, gyezaho kuteekaho chlorine bleach aha kicupuri ogirekyeho ekiro kyona. Erangi yaaba eheireho kakye, kwonka etariho yoona, garukamu okore emirundi mingi, kwonka obundi eizooba ryona kugira ngu obone kureeba n’okuhezaho okugijanjaba butoosha enku etakahindukire erangi nyingi. Aha muheru, neutralize kandi oyoze n’ekicweka 1 kya vinegar erikwera n’ebicweka 2 by’amaizi.
Erangi egyo ku eraabe etarikuhwaho, oine emiringo eshatu: yeta omusiizi w’ebishushani omuhangu; hariho ebirungo by’amaani, kwonka tibirikuba biriho obwire bwona. Noobaasa n’okugiteera omushenyi kuhitsya obu ekicupuri kirahweho, nari waaba oine omushenyi gutarikukuteganisa. Nari teekateeka ngu ekicweka kya rwagati kibe eky’okukoresa aha meeza y’okuriiraho eya butoosha.
Waaba okoreise oxalic acid nari bleach, bwanyima y’enku kwoma, okusheenya okukye okw’aha muheru n’omushenyi murungi nikwija kwetengyesa kwihaho ebihimba ebyabaire nibizengyerera aha mutwe kuruga omu kukwatiraine n’amaizi. Waba otarikwetaaga sander kuboneza kandi otaine, noobaasa kukikora n'emikono orikukoresa sandpaper ya 220 grit. Omucuucu gwona ogw’okusheenya gwaheza kwihwaho, nooba oyeteekateekire kukwaata aha mutwe n’amajuta g’ebihimba nari ekindi kyona.
Obwire bw'okuhandiika: Okwamukaaga-26-2023