Crucifix Cleaning Tips
Crucifix Cleaning Tips
Our Crucifix cleaning tips will help you keep it in good condition.
Crucifix Cleaning Tips
We recommend furniture polish or oil soap to clean the wood.
How to Clean The Wood
We do not use stains on our Crucifixes to alter their natural shade. We add a clear, protective finish that reveals the natural tones and grains of the wood. The colour you see is its genuine, untouched beauty.
Furniture polish or oil soap is the best product for cleaning the wood. Dry well with a polishing cloth.
How to Clean the Corpus
If the Corpus of Jesus isn’t completely sealed, it may have a bit of green oxidation. It’s not mold, but a reaction between the exposed inner metal and the air.
First, clean it with a baking soda paste and a damp toothbrush. (Mix 2 parts baking soda with 1 part water.) Leave on for 5 to 7 minutes and then rinse thoroughly with a damp cloth. Let it completely air dry. Then, you can protect the Corpus with a few thin layers of a sealant, like Clearcoat. Note that drops of clear coat on the wood can make its smooth finish uneven.
Where You Hang a Crucifix Matters
Choosing where to hang your Cross or Crucifix matters. Be sure to hang it away from heating or air conditioning vents. They could dry out the wood and cause permanent damage. It is best to choose a place out of direct light to hang your walnut Crucifix. Walnut will fade in bright sunlight.
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CREDITS
The LOGO image of Our Lady of Grace is original artwork by Martin Lariviere in 2009. We have the artist’s permission (my son). It is our exclusive trademark logo image.
A beautifully photographed sky by Donald Tong inspired the website’s colour scheme. Cropped portions of it are the background for the footer Bible verse. He shared it as a free download on pexels.com.
Raphael painted The Sistine Madonna circa (1513-1514). We made circular cut-outs from the original image.
Our information is from general knowledge, experience, and shared internet resources. We’d like you to use it as a starting point for your research to verify facts and build a reference list.
IN REVIEW
Furniture polish or oil soap is the best product for cleaning the wood. Dry well with a polishing cloth.
If there is any discolouration on the Corpus, that means the inner material is not completely sealed.
- You can resolve this by cleaning it with a damp toothbrush and a little baking soda paste.
- Rinse it off well with a damp cloth.
- Once it is dry, the area can be protected with a few thin layers of a sealant like Clearcoat. Be careful not to get any on the wood.
Choosing where to hang a Cross or Crucifix matters.
- Be sure to hang it away from heating or air conditioning vents. It could dry out the wood.
- If it is made of walnut wood, choose a place out of direct sunlight because it will fade.