Varnished wood advice (please save my life !)

Mar 18, 2013 11 Replies

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Jethro_uk 13 years ago

Had some large A2 sheets from a meeting I bought home - basically giant post-it notes.

I ill advisedly put them down on our (rarely used) highly polished dining table, where the adhesive left a trail. Normal furniture polish didn't do the trick, so in a moment of not-thinking I thought "try a bit of surgical spirit".

The result is now a hazed area, which furniture polish won't clear. I managed to clear 1" square with *extreme* elbow grease.

Can anyone suggest a solution. SWMBO is most definitely NOT amused :(.

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Mr Fuxit 13 years ago

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Chris Hogg 13 years ago

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or get in a professional. IIRC it was one of the adverts for Yellow Pages!

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The Other Mike 13 years ago

'highly polished dining table' can mean anything. Polished with what? Is it modern/antique/reproduction? It mght be fixable in minutes for next to bugger all but could cost hundreds and need a specialist.

My suggestion is buy her a Dyson.

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Georg von Krapp 13 years ago

T-Cut has worked for me in the past. Try an area that isn't easily seen first, though.

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newshound 13 years ago

Or Brasso (same caveat)

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Jethro_uk 13 years ago

I'm chief hooverer in this house :(

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Andrew Gabriel 13 years ago

One of the classics...

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The Natural Philosopher 13 years ago

surgical spirit is in fact the answer, It sounds like you have a french polished table whiich is shellac dissolved in ethanol.

I have similar and every year I go over with tons of meths, then wax it with beeswax,. gets rid of all the water rings and so on, and brings it up nicely.

Or but fresh french polish and meths and simply add another layer. Or get a man who does that in.

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Muddymike 13 years ago

Call your insurance company, if you have accidental damage cover.

Mike

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stuart noble 13 years ago

It's a "modern" table so unlikely to be french polished. I'd try one of those sticky label remover products or find out what the solvent is for Post It Notes adhesive. White spirit is always worth a try if alcohol doesn't work

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PeterC 13 years ago

Sand it down 'til it's bare then give it a good seeing to. By that time the table will have been forgotten.

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