INK STAIN ON OAK

Sep 16, 2003 2 Replies

I just finished stripping a very old oak, five drawer dresser that has been in my wife's family for at least 80 years. Stripping was done with Zip Strip and alcohol wash.



Under a thick coat of paint and old varnish/shellac I found a large ink satin (it sure looks like very dark ink) that is "in the wood" on the top of the dresser.



Before I start with the Clorox approach, wanted to get some advise from this newsgroup.



Any help would be appreciated.


PJ


One word - veneer.

-- Jack Novak Buffalo, NY - USA

I thank both of you for your thoughts.

I used successfully (for the most part) a hot oxalic acid bath that did a very good job of removing the majority of the stain. The ink was surely a guess so I may have been wrong on that.

In any event. thank you.

PJ

Join the Discussion

Have something to add? Share your thoughts — no account required.

Didn't find your answer?

Ask the community — no account required