Cup of ice left on wood curio cabinet, now stained. any suggestions?
Rebekah asked:
I need an easy home remedy on how to fix this. You can see the ring that the cup left. Funiture polish makes it look great, until it dries and then you see the ring again…
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Rub it with vegetable oil on a paper towel , the water leaches the oil out of the wood.. this replaces it…
Comment by Sophie B — December 29, 2009 @ 9:20 am
use a mixture of toothpaste and baking soda (about 50/50) take a white towel, dish towel, rag. Rub the paste in a circular motion for several minutes. I had to do this several times to a similiar mark but each time it got lighter and lighter. After the ring is removed reapply polish and should be good as new. It does take a little elbow grease.
Comment by Denny B — December 31, 2009 @ 7:22 pm
Nothing will take a water stain out of wood. Both answers are OK but they both may leave more of a stain depending on the type of wood the curio cabinet is made out of. Go out and find a good polish or they make wood waxes that a bowling alley uses on the lanes.
That will last longer than the polish. GOOD LUCK use a coaster next time.
Comment by modular man — January 2, 2010 @ 9:47 pm
The best thing I found for this problem is 190 proof pure grain alcohol available at the nearest liquor store. I had a similar stain on one of my end tables, and this took it out. You might want to spot check it in a out of sight place to make sure it won’t damage the surface finish. My table wasn’t that valuable, but the stain got on my nerves. I wiped the area down with a rag a couple of times and the ring went away.
You may can try general rubbing alcohol. I didn’t have any at the time, but did have the drinkable variety and got lucky in that it worked.
Comment by dr ray — January 2, 2010 @ 11:54 pm