We have a old wooden dressing table. I over-filled a plant pot standing on it, and some of the water ran out of the saucer and lay for a few day under a hand mirror.
Where the water lay, it has turned the wood finish a milky white.
Would be very grateful for any advice to remove this white stain please. Many thanks.
Misty says to use mayonaise
Might return pretty much in color, but you've run water through the finish into the wood, and it'll stand up a bit under the finish unless you are lucky and had a real good water set before final finish. Warning - if you use an abrasive on it, it might flake off and look ugly. Oil rub to darken it - mayo is oil and egg - and live with the swollen fibers.
Water has seeped under the finish. A dab of mayonnaise and soft cloth should help.
thanks for the suggestions. left it for two weeks as advised, but very little change. then applied mayonnaise (hellermans) leaving it on thickly for a day. but sad to say no real change. any other thoughts gratefully received. thanks
It's more likely "on" than "under" which would darken the wood. From the sounds of it, ["it's been there a few days"], it might be deep enough to cause a major refinishing.
If close to the surface [it's in the finish, top layer] a VERY mild abrasion might do the trick. E.G. salt in veggie oil, rub *lightly* with a pad or finger in a cloth. E.G a mild abrasive like toothpaste ...rub on wipe off. Some recommend 0000 steel wool ..again applied very lightly, then rewaxing. I'd use water paper rather than steel wool if going that way.
tried the hairdryer no joy. tried the toothpaste and bingo! success. many thanks to y'all. my life will now be spared, since this is the wife's old but much loved dressingtable. thanks again. john west
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