Hi, I need help with trying to refinish my coffee table top which I left something on top of which has taken off the wax finish and left just the dull wood.
Would anyone know how to fix this? Is it just a case of rewaxing it (would that bring the darker wood colour back) or maybe I need to stain it first and then rewax it? Or do I now need to strip the whole top
Was it water or alcohol? What is the finish on the table?
If a water stain on a wax finish, you may be able to get it out by heating a white cotton tee shirt on it with an iron. If that does not work then restaining and waxing may be necessary,
If a solid finish like polyurethane, lacquer, varnish, etc. damaged by water (unlikely) or alcohol. Then restaining and refinishing may be necessary, but the entire table will have to be refinished.
Thanks John, no it wasn't water, I had a pot of ona gel sitting on there which is an odur nutriliser, all it says is that it is made up of essential oils, basically some must have spilled out onto the bottom of the jar and then it stuck to the table and when I removed it, it pulled off the top layer of wax, so basically I now need to sand it all down and refinish it, I am not even sure if it was stained originally or just waxed.
Yeah, it looks like the finish was lifted off. You could sand the area lightly and use a stain pen to cover it, then wax if that is the existing finish. If a wax finish there will probably be no or a very fine ridge at the edges of the circle. If poly or other finish that has a thickness there will be a more pronounced ridge. Refinishing a small area with a non-wax finish will be very noticeable so the entire table will have to be refinished.
I’ve just purchased a second hand brass bed. However, when assembling it became apparent that where the base and the head and foot frame connect there was no thread for the bolts provided and nothing to anchor the two pieces together.
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See where you would slide the floor in that groove there? How do I remove this board in the way or are you supposed to just press the floor through with something that will bend a little? Idk what happened to the floor. Took it off someone's lawn.
02-23-21, 05:40 AM
