Driftwood Cleaning and Bleaching

Driftwood Cleaning and Bleaching | Complete Tutorial

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I'll show you how to clean and bleach driftwood pieces so you can turn them into art pieces and even furniture. This is the best way to do it to ensure your driftwood is clean and will last longer.
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Hope you enjoy...and if you do please Like and Subscribe!

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@PowerSerge Жыл бұрын

My grandpa always loved his driftwood. We never really appreciated and we made fun of it as a joke. But now he’s not with us anymore and we appreciate it. I want to continue what he did, collecting driftwood. I found my first piece yesterday. I like to say my grandpa helped me find it even though he’s not with us.

@erincahill6283 9 ай бұрын

He definitely did🐤

@deborahthompson5041 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. Your method is a lot cheaper using cleaning products we all have in our home. I will use this method from now on for driftwood. Great job and advice.

@SugarMakesMePOP 4 жыл бұрын

Love it! This will be a great DIY for me to try to use as decor at home

@lillianbowen7408 4 жыл бұрын

Hello, the beaches in Galveston have opened in the morning for walks and running. I took this opportunity to do some beach combing and collected some wood and shells. I do lots of crafts. Thought I'd try my hand at driftwood art. This led me to you. Thank you for this informative video.

@AndrewBlazeSmith 4 жыл бұрын

It’s my pleasure, I’m glad it could help you out!

@RobinFSK 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, man! Going to try the same approach for my sticks.

@hilltop9098 4 жыл бұрын

Great job, thank you for sharing

@smoothadel1989 2 жыл бұрын

Great job man! Very well explained

@terra.plantae 3 жыл бұрын

I super love this

@arturomunozgarcia2840 3 жыл бұрын

Exelente vídeo felicitaciones 🔥🤔 desde Puebla

@marktwhitten 2 жыл бұрын

Thx foe this

@erinsaraf8153 10 ай бұрын

They look nice! So what can I put on them to preserve them and put outside in landscaping? Some kind of polyurethane?? Ty!!

@clutchmoto405 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks man helped so much 👍

@AndrewBlazeSmith 5 жыл бұрын

Clutch Moto glad I could help!

@stephenkelly1650 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks lots buddy! Just starting to work with driftwood. Subbed!

@AndrewBlazeSmith 5 жыл бұрын

Stephen Kelly awesome, glad I could help!

@Andrei-ew4ct 9 ай бұрын

Do i have to soak it in freshwater after soaking it in bleach? I'll use it for airplants. Thanks.

@64maxpower 5 жыл бұрын

She is a great looking Golden

@jamespaulmusa2506 2 жыл бұрын

It is safe to put on aquarium for aquascaping? I mean the bleaching it’s kinda harmful for fishes.

@Jutte777 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Smitty - Don't know how much PSI your air compressor is - but you should be wearing some sort of gloves when blowing down the drift wood with an air gun.

@Jana-TheCraftyGambler Жыл бұрын

I’ve been saving driftwood from our local beach for awhile now. Problem is, they are very long. I was hoping to make walking sticks with them.

@unknownpainter1468 5 жыл бұрын

good to know how to prepare for use thinking of trying some driftwood art thank you Smitty and by the way one of your pieces looks like a rabbit to me ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,UP

@AndrewBlazeSmith 5 жыл бұрын

unknown painter that's the great thing about driftwood, each piece is unique and it's all how the mind interprets it!

@spaceforthesoul6286 4 жыл бұрын

Any ecofriendly way of bleaching?

@TheRedTigon 2 жыл бұрын

I know this comment is a year old but maybe hydrogen peroxide if you need an alternative? It’s used to clean and degrease bones and isn’t potent at all, you can get it any almost any grocery/drug store or pharmacy

@azraikezoe388 2 жыл бұрын

First measure, second water first pour then water, mix , put sticks last, cover, wait, dump, look, repeat

@anamartin450 4 жыл бұрын

What type of bleach do you recommend?

@AndrewBlazeSmith 4 жыл бұрын

I used cheap superstore brand and it worked just fine.

@bareboneeccentrics921 Жыл бұрын

Do you use hot or cold water to bleach the Driftwood

@AndrewBlazeSmith Жыл бұрын

I used cold water.

@2PacManFroggy Жыл бұрын

Would this work to remove paint off drift wood?

@AndrewBlazeSmith Жыл бұрын

I’m not too sure.

@grchis Жыл бұрын

How would I clean driftwood that is already a lamp, thank you

@AndrewBlazeSmith Жыл бұрын

I think you may have missed your opportunity.

@NanOfTwo 2 жыл бұрын

What glue is best for driftwood please?

@AndrewBlazeSmith 2 жыл бұрын

I use gorilla glue quite a bit. If it’s for an aquarium there’s specific types you can use. Seachem flourish glue is a good one.

@NanOfTwo 2 жыл бұрын

@@AndrewBlazeSmith thank you

@catherinemartina6469 4 жыл бұрын

Question...why wouldn't you just bleach, then dry them and clean them? Just wondering?

@AndrewBlazeSmith 4 жыл бұрын

That could work as well I haven’t tried. I just wanted to get the wood as clean as possible before I bleached them to make sure the debris didn’t make it spotty.

@missdoommm 4 жыл бұрын

I've done that and it ruins the bleach too quickly. It's best if you clean them first.