Dark wood table (repro mahogany style) has water stain (a light area) - any ideas how to remove it?

Question

Thanks.

Answer 1

For dark finishes, if the marks can't be removed without totally refinishing, I would try applying some "Old English" dark furniture polish. It's similar to furniture staining, and works great to hide lighter spots and scratches, while blending in with the rest of the wood finish. (You may want to test it first to see if it will give the desired result.)

Oil and vinegar has also worked for me. Put a bit of both on rub in and wipe off with a cloth.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

One way to remove white water stains from wood is to use an hot iron on a smoothly-textured, lint-free cloth placed over the stain, iron very briefly (seconds), lift the cloth, and repeat until stain is gone. It really works!

Answer 4

The light color is caused by moisture that has entered through the finish....try lightly rubbing alcohol over the area. As it evaporates, it should also draw out the moisture as well. There is also a product (I saw it at Lowes last week) that claims to remove water marks...I imagine it has some sort of chemical that also evaporates the moisture...

good luck

Answer 5

Mix a little cooking oil with quite a lot of cigarette ash; rub into stain and then buff with soft cloth. Stain will disappear as if by magic!

Answer 6

Use Wood Buff , made by Amway on the wood surface to remove the water stain plus enrich the wood grain!

Answer 7

Sometimes using the brasso polishing wadding will do the job, works great on cup rings as well.It may be that the lacquer is damaged though and then its a strip and french polish job. Try the brasso though, it can be very effective.

Answer 8

A little Brasso on a soft cloth - go carefully! It works a treat.

Answer 9

use some wax for dark wood on it. it should help.