Someone has written on paper placed directly on the top of a very nice piece of wood furniture, , "antique", and it has left the indentations of everything they wrote, imbedded into the wood. Is there anything I can do to remove these, and not have to refinish the whole top ?
2006-10-23 23:44:17 · 7 answers · asked by JoJoCieCie 5 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
If it's not a real antique you could try putting a damp dish cloth on the marks and then run a medium-hot iron over it to swell the timber and hopefully raise the marks out. If it's a genuine antique, don't do it! get a pro in to fix it.
2006-10-23 23:55:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do as JMac says. A damp cloth is all you want to use and move the iron very quickly removing the cloth often. You can test this by doing the same thing on the bottom of the chair where the finish has been applied actually duplicating the indentations. You will know then what the results will be or if you are doing damage. Do not use wood filler or do any sanding. The minute you start rubbing the that chair in one spot you will end up with a very shiny spot you will need to duplicate everywhere.
2006-10-24 02:50:34 · answer #2 · answered by Braveheart 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the iron and wet rag will not work on a finished surface, it may possibly ruin it. If you can sand it out, do that. However, I would recommend that you get some Mother's Mag Wheel cleaner and rub that on, that is a very fine abrasive and you might be able to work the dent out.
If it is an antique with real value, take it to a antique restorer. If it is just an old piece that you bought at an antique store, I would strip it off. The antique may not have a varnish on it, it may have a shellac finish. In that case, clean it up, and test it somewhere that can't be seen with shellac thinner. Shellac thinner is nothing but wood alcohol and it will not affect either varnish or laquer. Howeer if the finish is indeed, shellac, it will remove the shellac - that is why I told you to test a piece that does not show. In that case, you can put some clear shellac back on it, cut 2:1 with the shellac thinner, and that will re-enliven the shellac that is there and remove the dents.
2006-10-24 12:46:32 · answer #3 · answered by Polyhistor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sellotape (sticky tape) residue on white painted furniture came off easily using olive oil,with no harm to the finish. May need 5 minutes before rubbing off with paper towel. I used the plastic cap as well which worked a treat as a non marking scraper. Peter
2016-03-18 23:27:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had the same thing happen to a table top. It was not an antique. You may want to get advice from an antique restorer, first, to preserve the antique and it's worth. You could try a little wood putty (filler) to fill in the marks. They come in many different colored wood tones. Scrape off excess and allow to dry. Then polish, polish, polish!
2006-10-24 00:03:05 · answer #5 · answered by kaydee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Damp linen towel over the indentations, iron the towel dry. The impressions will lift back up. Now just stain them with Old English scratch cover.
2006-10-24 15:55:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2015-01-24 08:59:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's just pencil imprints
It means it just dented the varnish layer
You can sandpaper it off and re varnish
Any putty if used will not varnish off with the same texture color
Your only choice is to paint it with Timber Tone
2006-10-24 00:45:36 · answer #8 · answered by davmanx 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋