2006-07-23 10:30:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
Use a fine grade of steel wool and rub gently on the spot and lightly outward to blend it in with the good surface. Use a stain or Old English stain and cleaner to rub into the spot. Old English comes in different shades and is great to go over all of your furniture with to make it all new looking and so you will not have leftover stain sitting around. Then after it has dried you can put a varnish,poly coat, or wax that matches the rest of the piece over it. Then polish it like you do all of your furniture. In the old days they used a freshly opened pecan or walnut's meat to go over scratches with!
2006-07-23 10:45:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dip a cheesecloth in hot water with 2 to 3 drops of household ammonia in the water. Wring the cheesecloth and rub lightly on the water spot.
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2006-07-23 17:37:42 · answer #2 · answered by Mariposa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try lemon go-jo (that stuff mechanics use to get grease off their hands)...my parents bought an old piece of furniture and the refinisher suggest they try that first before paying him to refinsh it. It came out so nice that it didn't have to be refinished. It got 25+ years of wax build up off our dining room chairs (yes my grandmother used to wax the chairs----to the point that my brother and I could scratch our names in them) Not sure if it would work on water marks but worth a try. Best of luck.
2006-07-27 05:07:26 · answer #3 · answered by mjfluffypuff 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try dampening a soft cloth w/ water and put a dab of toothpaste on it. for stubborn stains, add baking soda to the toothpaste. apply a past of salad oil and salt. let stand briefly. wipe and polish. this next one sounds weird and i haven't tried it. make a paste of butter or mayonnaise and cigarette ashes. apply to spot and buff away with a slightly damp cloth. polish as usual.
good luck and if you try the butter one let me know how it works. i cant find the copy right date on the book but ive tried many of these tips and they've all actually woked. i have MANY tips if you need more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-07-23 18:42:53 · answer #4 · answered by Jax 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wood is porous,and has likely absorbed the water.There is nothing to clean.The stain will remain unless you have the table refinished.
sorry!
2006-07-23 17:34:34 · answer #5 · answered by Cheese 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try a little white toothpaste on a damp cloth & rub it. It really healps.
2006-07-23 18:31:33 · answer #6 · answered by Da Bomb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋