I picked up a stunning Danish mid century rosewood coffee table for a good
price but the top is marred in places with a cloudy discoloration, probably
a result of setting down wet objects on the surface (which has a dark
varnished finish). Murphy's oil soap and cleaner didn't do anything for
these
You need to find out what the finish is first. If it's truly varnish, there
are any number of ways to get the milky discoloration out.
For the bottom the Magic Eraser stuff works well on things like this, and if
that doesn't remove it, try WD-40 on a cloth (don't spray it directly on the
wood!
What Dan said. I don't do restoration. I ha e heard spreading
mayonnaise on the white areas, which I guess is the oil in it doing
something. No telling what the finish is, varnish or oil or shellac or
something else. Worse comes, do some stripping then do an oil or
varnish finish (I lay dow
On the under side of the table (unfinished) the PO's kids had a field
day(s) writing with crayons and/or colored ball point pen ink. How do
I
remove these?
Scraper? (The old woodworking blade kind that peels fine shavings
off of a surface.) Anything solventy will probably drive the color
fu
On 23/03/2014 3:46 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
I picked up a stunning Danish mid century rosewood coffee table for a good
price but the top is marred in places with a cloudy discoloration, probably
a result of setting down wet objects on the surface (which has a dark
varnished finish). Murphy's
Rubbing with Vaseline with white vinegar (grain) as a chaser definitely
helped.
On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 12:29 PM, Randy Bennell wrote:
> On 23/03/2014 3:46 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
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>> I picked up a stunning Danish mid century rosewood coffee table for a good
>> price but the top is marr
Check Fornby's website. I used to know years ago.
On Mar 24, 2014 12:56 PM, "Andrew Strasfogel" wrote:
> Rubbing with Vaseline with white vinegar (grain) as a chaser definitely
> helped.
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> On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 12:29 PM, Randy Bennell
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> > On 23/03/2014 3:46 PM, Andrew Strasf
