how to remove marks from wood table
nyrgirl35
12 years ago
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bobismyuncle
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how to remove marks on new dining table tops
Comments (7)You're going to get those light scratches, and they will be particularly noticeable if you're sighting the horizontal surfaces when the sun is low on the horizon. Unless you absolutely don't touch the table, they're going to happen. You most likely have a lacquer topcoat on the tabletops and if you get deeper scratches you can take # 0000 Steel Wool and going with the grain, work the table top to knock them down. Then apply a coat of paste wax afterwards. Wooling down a top is not particularly hard, but you have to take care to keep pressure even, do the entire surface, and not swing your arm in arcs as you do it...stay right perfectly with the grain of the wood. I'd suggest you just use the table and enjoy it. From time to time paste wax the top and buff it well. Duane COllie...See Moreremoving oil-like marks.stains when screening/finishing oak wood
Comments (1)I think using two different types of sanders will do the best job. First, to get off the remaining poly, use a buffer sander with mesh pads. Start at 80 grit and then 100. Use a ROS for corners(and a card scraper). Then switch to a U-Sand sander. That is a heavy machine with four sanding ROS type sanders and dust collection. It is only recommended for unfinished floors. Start with 100 grit and work to 150 and 220. I always do floor sanding/finishing in the summer so I can turn off the blower....See MoreHow to remove mark from fireclay sink?
Comments (7)I agree with trying barkeep's friend, if that doesn't work, acetone. check before you can use a scrubby like scotch brite, it might be considered too abrasive for fireclay. not sure. I use barkeep's friend and a plastic scrubby cloth (like this one) on my enamel cookware and it gets everything out without damaging it. be careful what you use magic erasers on as well. it's basically like super fine grit sandpaper. probably wouldn't damage that sink, but you'll want to be cautious what things you do use it for....See MoreHow to remove incorrect Old English Scratch Remover from wood
Comments (6)Old English furniture polish (which this is) lists this product as an oil. It is possible/probable that you can leave it alone and the oil will eventually disappear with normal cleaning methods (hardwood floor cleaner such as Bona, Loba, Polywhey Cleaner, etc). Even a 'drop of dawn' soap in 1 gallon of water would do it. As mentioned above, a bit of bleach (5% solution on wood is about as exciting as you want to get) *might do it. If I'm correct and this is a temporary 'oil' then a mild degreaser (such as Windex original) can get rid of this stuff. I would be VERY cautious when using ANYTHING other than a wood floor cleaner. Personally I would dampen a clean cloth with the Windex and then LIGHTLY DAB at a bit of the dark colour. I would check the clean cloth to see if there is any 'old english' that is coming up. If it is, I would continue to be very gentle with the removal. And for the record, these 'oil' based products can cause damage to wood floors to the point where they may not be refinished in the future. That would be a TERRIBLE upset to someone who just wanted to make their floors look 'a little better'. You currently have a CLEAR finish over the wood. To get rid of the LOOK of nasty scratches (from dragging things across the floor), you can work with a FINISH pen. Yep. Home Depot, etc carries many versions of Finish pens. These are pen-like containers filled with URETHANE. You use them like a stain-pen...except there is zero colour. All you have to do is match the gloss level of your floor and voila you have a 'cure' for damaged finish. And the good thing about finish-pens is: they do NOT damage the wood nor cause any issues with future refnishing. Anything 'oil' (ahem...Murphy's Oil Soap, oil soap of any kind, 'eco' cleaners of any kind, etc, etc, etc) can and will contaminate the WOOD underneath to the point that future refinishing *could be made impossible....See Morebobismyuncle
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