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Crucifix Cleaning Tips

Crucifix Cleaning Tips

M8032: Wide Cut Walnut Crucifix, We have more Crucifixes for sale and more new items for sale in the store.

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 of the exposed inner metal with the air.

First, clean it with a little toothpaste and a damp toothbrush. Then rinse it off with a damp cloth and let it completely air dry. Then, you can protect it with a few thin layers of a sealant like Clearcoat. Note that drops of clear coat on the wood can make the smooth finish on the wood 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
How do you clean a Crucifix?

Furniture polish or oil soap is the best product for cleaning the wood.  Dry well with a polishing cloth.

How do you clean the Corpus on a Crucifix?

If there is any discolouration on the Corpus, that means the inner material is not completely sealed. 

  1. You can resolve this by cleaning it with a damp toothbrush and a little toothpaste. 
  2. Rinse it off well with a damp cloth.
  3. Once it is dry, the area can be protected with a few thin layers of a sealant like Clearcoat.  Be careful to not get any on the wood.
Where can you hang a Cross or Crucifix?

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.
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