Hello,
It's my first post here, and I have a big problem. I have done a chinese fondue tonight and after remove the tablecloth I saw a white circle on my brand new table. I'm pretty sure it's made with sandal wood. But it's seems teinted.
What could be the best for me to try?
Thank you very much!
jonat
Be patient. Looks like moisture under the finish that may go away on its own.
Looks like the defect is in the finish and not the wood, which is good news.
If it doesn't go away, you will need to experiment a bit to find out what it takes to fix the finish.
1st alternative is a nice tablecloth.If it's a really valuable table, and you aren't sure what you are doing, I'd take it to a professional.
If it is like mine, and not valuable, I would work on the lightest blemish first, and sand it lightly with 220 grit or finer sandpaper. Keep checking, brush the dust off and see if the mark has mostly gone away. Use a light touch, you don't want to sand away any of the color coat. When you are happy with appearance, smooth it up with 320 then 400 grit paper. Next you have to repair the finish. I great results from Minwax wipe on poly applied lightly with a rag or folded paper towel. It's thin so it takes several coats. Test it somewhere that doesn't show to be sure it adheres and doesn't screw up the existing finish.
If the color doesn't match well, you have another problem, not too easy to fix. I've used water colors, applied sparingly to fix this, but it will never be exact.
When you are done you may find that you need to put a coat of finish on the entire top to level it out and get a uniform gloss. Be sure to clean it with paint thinner, and then sand it lightly with 400 grit before using the wipe on finish.
Long answer to a short question.
Good luck.
Old Guy
Thank you very much! it's very appreciated!
Old guy wrote:
And thickly applying some plain old mayonnaise to the spot and letting it sit overnight may help that speed the process.
Before you sand anything, try wiping it down with a decent odorless solvent. The damage may only be in the wax layer. The solvent should remove that for rewaxing.
Pete
Wow, Thank you SOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much! that was very appreciated, thanks for your time to write me all those comments!
Everything is now fixed, I used a little mix of all comments here.
Now this is the result
jonathan
Jonat, if you're still coming around to check this thread, thanks for posting your results and the images. I like finding out how these little issues work out.
Dan
j> Wow, Thank you SOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much! that was very
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