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How do I get nail polish remover off a grey stained wooden table?
There is one thing you can try to see if this works. You will need a clean cloth and a hot iron. Heat up the iron to very hot and place the cloth over the top of the stain. Start to iron the stain using circular motions but do not allow the iron to sit on the cloth in one area keep it moving. After a few minutes check the stain and see if it is getting lighter. Keep doing this until the stain is gone. You can now apply some furniture oil to the top of the table.
I left an acetone nail polish remover bottle on my wood table by accident for about 30 minutes. How can I fix this?
You can buy stain pens for furniture.You usually can't tell the difference.
One of the best ways to get rid of stains like this is with a clean cloth and a hot iron. You place the cloth over the stain and start to iron over the top of the cloth. This should help to remove the stain from the table.
How do I repair the mahogany wood table? I spilled nail polish remover on it.
By Tina D
You will have to gently sand that area, and around it. Then re-stain it to match. If it had a varnish or poly on it, you apply that last.
You could try going over it with one of the wood repair crayons they sell at the hardware store
How do I get nail polish remover off a wood table? It took the finish off, how do I get it?
By Jessica S.
I'm sorry to say, there is no 'getting it off' because the nail polish remover has removed the finish on that surface. You're going to need to re-stain and then re-varnish at least the spot that has been stripped by the nail polish remover.
There are several products in the paint aisles of any big-box store (WalMart, Target, Home Depot, etc) or you can go to a dedicated paint store (Benjamin Moore, etc). Staff at any of the stores should be able to help you match the stain and find the small cans of the stain and varnish.
The stores will also have free info and instructions brochures to help you get a good application that will last a long time.
Actually, I accidentally spilled some finger nail polish remover on my husbands coffee table. I was frantic.
I panicked and wondered if I'd be able to get it off before he got home from work. Then looked up this website which led me to believe after reading all comments that there was no hope for the coffee table.
I got acetone on my table and it striped off the finish and discolored it. How can I fix this?
It will be hard to fix just one spot. You will have to strip, stain and finish the entire top.
I spilled nail polish remover on my faux wood kitchen table. The acetone obviously ate off the finish. I need suggestions on how to fix it.
Thanks!
Acetone takes the finish off any wood. The only way to fix it is to just sand down the top and then restain it with the color of the rest of the wood. Sorry but that's the only way to fix it that I know of.
I was doing my nails at the dining room table, I will not do that again. The bottle of nail polish remover spilled and ate a place about 5 by 5 inches of the stain off of my table.
Is there any easier fix than refinishing the entire table top?Bald's Balm Finish Restorer. You might have to send away for it. Check Lee Valley Tools.
I accidentally spilled drops of acetone nail polish remover on a wooden table, the color of mahogany. Five stains, the size of quarters, on bottom tier of round corner table.
Well, Sal, I think you might end up having to refinish the top of your table. Finding an exact spray paint match will be diffficult. However, if you don't want to strip the existing colour and re-paint the entire top, why not consider other options? For instance, can you buy a pane of glass the exact size (or have it cut to the size of the table top)?
What can I do to fix where I spilt fingernail polish remover?
There are special crayons made for wood. You can use that to touch up the damaged finish.
How do you remove a nail polish remover stain from a dark wood kitchen table?
By Maria
I have found it impossible to remove it. The chemicals dissolve and dry with the finish on the wood. So you need to refinish the table top, removing the current finish and restaining and refinishing.
So I spilt a small amount of nail varnish remover on a light oak dining table. The patch went really pale. I read up on here about mixing mayo with ash so I did that, left it overnight and now it';s gone really dark and into the grains and is looking worse than before! Any ideas how I can fix this?
By KayR
I spilled half a bottle of nail polish remover onto the dining table. I tried to get it off by wiping with paper towels. Some stuck onto the surface. Then I tried scrubbing it off which made marks and scratches on the surface of the table. Any easy way to fix this?
By Sam
I've got several drops of nail varnish remover with one large one on
my oak table. Any ideas on how I can treat this? Thank you.
Maria
How long do I apply hot iron with white cloth to wood table?
By Maria M. from Asheville, NC
How do I fix a varnished table with a nail varnish remover stain?
M Lees from Cumbria
My daughter was using nail polish remover and spilled some on our wooden dining table. There are now white areas where the finish is damaged. Any ideas on how to fix this?
If they are small areas, you could get a matching crayon made for wood at the hardware store and touch it up. If the area is too large, you will have to refinish the top. In the future, have your daughter do her manicures on a table that is protected.
In the past I have had similar happen. I sand it down, stain and reseal it. You can do just a small area at a time. Lowe's carries very small stains and sealers just for this purpose. The are less than an ounce and come in a little foil pouch type of package.
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My daughter got nail polish remover on our cherry wood table and it removed the finish. What is the best way to get the finish back?
We had permanent marker on our expensive oak tabletop. My wife used nail varnish remover to remove it, but it's now left 3 dull marks on the table. How do we repair this to make it look right again?
How do I remove a nail varnish remover stain from a varnished table?
I have nail polish remover damage on my table. I need help touching it up. I called a professional, too expensive.
