How to Remove White Stains From Wood
Discovering white stains on your wood items can be frustrating. White stains can appear on wood such as furniture and flooring and can be caused by a number of things. Water, heat, hot dishes and liquid filled glasses can cause white stains on the wood. The good news is that it is possible to remove the white stains and restore the wood to like new condition. With a few household items and a little elbow grease, the stain can disappear in minutes. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Hair dryer
- Mayonnaise
- Baking soda
- Soft cloth
- Toothpaste
- Iron with steam setting
- Mineral spirits
- Fine steel wool
- Lemon oil
Instructions
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Use a hair dryer to dry fresh white stains that have just been left on the wood.
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Rub the white stain with a soft cloth saturated in mineral spirits for a few minutes until the stain is gone.
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Combined 1/2 cup or mayonnaise with 1/4 cup of baking soda. Use a soft cloth dipped in the mixture and gently rub the white stain. The stain should disappear within a few minutes.
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Rub the stain with toothpaste and a soft cloth until the stain is gone. The toothpaste method can be used if the mayonnaise-baking soda mixture does not work.
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Buff the stain gently with fine steel wool saturated in lemon oil. The lemon oil method should be used if the other options do not work.
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Use your iron with steam setting. For older stains, place a white towel on top of the white stain and--with the iron set on high with steam on--rub the iron over the cloth for three minutes until the stain has disappeared.
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References
- Photo Credit Modern asian inspired hallway with bamboo floors image by MAXFX from Fotolia.com
