Title: How to Repair Wooden Furniture Surfaces
1How to Repair Wooden Furniture Surfaces
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2Here we'll discuss about simple techniques to
help you remove stains, blushing, and other
discoloration from the surfaces of wooden
furniture
3White Spots
Try polishing the surface with liquid furniture
polish buff the surface firmly. If this doesn't
work, lightly wipe the stained surface with
denatured alcohol.
4Blushing
Buff the surface lightly and evenly with No. 0000
steel wool dipped in linseed oil. Work with the
grain of the wood, rubbing evenly on the entire
surface, until the white haze disappears.
5Black Spots
Bleach the entire stained surface with a solution
of oxalic acid. Then refinish as necessary.
6Ink Stains
Lightly buff the stained area with a cloth
moistened with mineral spirits then rinse the
wood with clean water on a soft cloth. Dry the
surface thoroughly, and then wax and polish it.
7Grease, Tar, Paint S pots
To remove wet paint, use the appropriate solvent
on a soft cloth mineral spirits for oil-base
paint, water for latex paint. To remove dry paint
or other materials, very carefully lift the
surface residue with the edge of a putty knife.
8Wax and Gum S pots
To make the wax or gum brittle, press it with a
packet of ice wrapped in a towel or paper towel.
The hardened wax or gum should pop off the
surface with very little pressure. If necessary,
repeat the ice application.
9End
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