Water Bottle Stained Table
By ModHomeEcTeacher
Hey all you master woodworkers? No, it's not a flower stenciled on my dining table, it's a water mark left by Mr. Mod and his water bottle. (I have yet to convince him of this.) Additionally, the table has taken a moisture beating with other late night glasses being carelessly left un-coastered.
I'm a little gunshy when it comes to messing with the finish on a table. Tipnut offers some interesting ideas here with readily available household products, but before I start fiddling around, does anyone have any words of wisdom from experience with these home remedies?
- Mix 50/50 toothpaste and baking soda, rub into mark. Do not use gel toothpaste for this.
- Rub in a paste of salt and olive oil, allow to sit for up to an hour. Wipe off.
- Rub in Miracle Whip (Mayonnaise) and wipe off after an hour.
- Mix 50/50 vinegar and olive oil and rub into the watermark.
- Try straight toothpaste (non-gel). Rub into the stain then wipe off.
- Make a paste with baking soda and a few drops of water. Rub into stain then wipe off. You can also try salt instead of baking soda.
- Rub some Vaseline (or other petroleum jelly) into the watermark and leave overnight. Wipe off in the morning.
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erika
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erika
totally worked- swear.
ModHomeEcTeacher
Reeeeaaaaaalllllly? I'm sceeered I may ruin it.
erika
I had a water mishap go un noticed once and had the same problem. the good people of Curbly suggested that I put a clean dish towel over it and then iron over it with a hot, no steam iron. it worked like a charm! easy peesy!
mariekemc
I had a very nice table with a few of these flower shaped water marks and was able to buff them COMPLETELY out with something I picked up at a hardware store. It was basically a very oily shamois. It worked like a miracle - completely erased the spots and conditioned the wood so that it glowed like new.
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