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Nail Polish Remover Spilled on Table

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Date: 12/16/2008 Topics: Cleaning > Furniture | Readers Request > Cleaning  
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Does anyone know how to get nail varnish remover out of an oak veneer table?

Susie from UK
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By Shana (Guest Post)
I am trying the mayo and ash trick as I type, I'm desperately hoping it will work. There seems to be a lot of positive feedback on this site. My fingers are crossed.

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By VASUDHA (Guest Post)
Thank you so much mayo kinda worked. Tip. Do not try scratching it off first. Once the stain is gone, the scratches will remain! I learned the hard way.

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By Luke (Guest Post)
All these posts are about spilling acetone on finished wood. Anybody know if the mayo and ash trick would work on a leather sofa?

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By Unlucky (Guest Post)
My parents had gone out to dinner and sitting at my dad's beloved finished wood computer desk, I was removing my nail polish. Accidentally, the nail polish remover was knocked over, onto the mouse, onto my cell phone, onto the mouse pad and most importantly the desk. I quickly grabbed a roll of paper towel and wiped off the remover from the desk.

**NOTE: DO NOT WIPE! Dab it up because wiping it spread the stain and removes MORE of the finish. After getting most of it up, I wet down some paper towels and cleaner it off the best I could. Like the other responses say, I slathered mayo all over the desk. My parents got home and I explained what happened. The mayo I used was low fat.

We decided the fat was what helped so we added olive oil and, like the other responses said, ashes (from the fireplace). We mixed it all up on top of the stain and left it for about an hour. After wiping up the mayo-olive oil-fireplace ash mixture, the desk looked much better. Less noticeable, but not gone.

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By so unfair (Guest Post)
I was doing my sisters nails and was only using a thick layer of kitchen towel underneath her hand. After we had done she went off to watch the tele so I decided to clean up. I lifted up the kitchen towel and saw that some had stuck on the table. There was nail polish and nail polish remover soaking through the towel.

I thought it would come off with water so I started rubbing it. BIG MISTAKE! It started to spread the stain further. When my sister came back in i told her about it, and she went completely silent. I put the manicure set away and she followed me upstairs.

We decided we would tell my mother first as she was more understanding than my dad, but she started shouting and ran down stairs to look at the year and a half old table. She called my dad over and he went beserk and told me to go to my room. Though it was clearly not my fault as it was my sister who put the remover on the paper and did 'practices of the colours' on top of it.

Now I'm stuck in my room with all the blame on me, being told to find out how to fix it. Also on top of that I've had all my polish taken away til I 'grow up' and pay for the damages. Looking at all the other comments you all got off lightly. :|

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By hard k. (Guest Post)
I spilled some nail polish remover on my wooden dresser and it got white stains on it? How can I remove it?

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Request: Nail Polish Remover Spilled on Table

Archived on 12/16/2008

How do I remove a nail varnish remover stain from a varnished table?

M Lees

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RE: Nail Polish Remover Spilled on Table

Last time one of my girls did that, I just sanded the table top and re varnished it. It's not that hard to do! (11/04/2008)

By Shosha

RE: Nail Polish Remover Spilled on Table

I've just spilled nail polish remover over my 'rents wooden coffee table, trying the mayo trick as we speak. Hope it works! (12/11/2008)

By Carla

RE: Nail Polish Remover Spilled on Table

2 Week old, $1800 kitchen table (got it for about 1/2 price) - Daughter didn't know and accidentally spilled nail polish remover on the new table (about a good 10-12 inch cloudy stain, same as everyone else here) - I think I will not bother with the mayo, but did send an email to the Table manufacturer to find out what type of stain was used, as I don't see a way around refinishing. (12/12/2008)

By Erik L

RE: Nail Polish Remover Spilled on Table

HELP! Rubberwood!

I just minutes ago got nail polish remover on three little spots on my rubber wood kitchen table. Of course, it looks hideous! The three spots are not smooth feeling like the rest of the table anymore, and I'm wondering what I can do to fix this? Any help that can be e-mailed to aschaumburger AT hotmail.com would be so greatly appreciated! Thank you, kindly. (12/13/2008)

By Amanda

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Request: Nail Polish Remover Spilt on Table

Archived on 11/03/2008

I have nail polish remover damage on my table. I need help touching it up. I called a professional, too expensive.

Linda from Fort Worth

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RE: Nail Polish Remover Spilt on Table

I used nail polish remover to clean the stains my daughter left behind with nail polish. I got a huge area of cloudy white stain. I followed the advice here - put a dab of mayo and rub in some ashes and just use a sponge to rub into the stain. It sure looks much better.

Thank you so much! I couldn't sleep all night because of my stupid mistake. (10/20/2007)

By bbtmom

RE: Nail Polish Remover Spilt on Table

I was just soaking my nails in nail polish remover to get my acrylic nails off. and I just spilled the whole bottle on my mom's wooden table, I quickly tried to get if off w/ a towel, and it ends up taking the finish off of the wood. I panicked and waited for my parents to leave and I went to go get wood re finisher and lightly dabbed some on the spots. It looks a LITTLE better, still noticeable though. (12/05/2007)

By EEK!

RE: Nail Polish Remover Spilt on Table

We put mayo just let it sit there. Your table might smell like mayo, but it gives it a glossy shine and it works. (01/05/2008)

By Nicole

RE: Nail Polish Remover Spilt on Table

Mayonnaise doesn't work. I tried 'colron repair, ring remover'. Leave on for about half an hour and it works. Stain is totally gone. (01/29/2008)

By Sarah

RE: Nail Polish Remover Spilt on Table

Mayo worked for me, left it on 30 minutes, wiped it off, and presto, the mark is gone. (03/07/2008)

By carol

RE: Nail Polish Remover Spilt on Table

Use mayo! (06/14/2008)

By random guy

RE: Nail Polish Remover Spilt on Table

Here is what worked for me after I spilled nail polish remover all over my beautiful wooden table:

First, I mixed ammonia with hot water and washed the table with it, squeezing extra water over the stains. Then, I used a steel wool pad to scrub the stains, which seemed to help clear them up. After everything had been scrubbed well, I cleaned the table again with the ammonia and water. Once it was dry, I dribbled baby oil over the places where the stains were and let it sit there for an hour before wiping it up. The table looks great, and I thought it had been ruined.

I hope this helps someone else in that situation. (07/22/2008)

By Elizabeth

RE: Nail Polish Remover Spilt on Table

I put a bottle of nail polish remover on the dining room table earlier and it made a mark and I panicked and put it on another part of the table and it made another mark.....bad. I tried the mayo and it worked. Though it has not got rid of the mark completely. Oh well. My mum is cool with it. Try the mayo trick though. IT WORKS! (10/26/2008)

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Archived on 10/08/2007

My daughter spilled nail polish remover (acetone) on my kitchen table, and then wiped it up. My table now has a large cloudy, rough area where the remover ate through the finish on the wood table. Are there any ideas on how to fix this, or am I stuck replacing this table or having it refinished? Help, the table is only 1 1/2 years old! Angela

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RE: Nail Polish Remover Spilt on Table

Try rubbing cigarette ashes with a dab of mayonnaise on it. (06/22/2005)

By Joanne

RE: Nail Polish Remover Spilt on Table

I have a bedroom dresser that also has nail polish remover damage on it. I called a furniture refinisher, who came to my home & he said that he would have to wet sand it & then refinish the top of the bureau so as to make it all the same color @ a cost of $150. I decided to put a bureau scarf on the area. Can you use a tablecloth? Or do you have a lot of elbow grease to sand the top of the table? In any event, good luck (06/22/2005)

By joesgirl

RE: Nail Polish Remover Spilt on Table

Let mayonnaise sit on it for about an hour, wipe off and the put 2 or 3 paper towels folded in half on top of the mark and then run an iron over top a few times. Lift the paper towel to see if there is any change. If it is just starting then continue ironing and after about 4 strokes over the spot look under the paper towel to check progress. (11/30/2005)

By HLFike

RE: Nail Polish Remover Spilt on Table

I just split nail polish remover on my boyfriends coffee table! I am trying the mayo trick ..Hope it works! I hope he still has some Christmas spirit left. (12/26/2005)

By Jess

RE: Nail Polish Remover Spilt on Table

I just used the ashes with a dab of mayo and it looks 100% better, it's not completely gone but it's also not completely noticeable like it was. Thanks for the tip. (08/18/2006)

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RE: history of Nail polish remover

Hi I was wondering if anyone knew the history of Nail Polish remover, like when nail polish remover was first used, and what was the reason for using the product.

Editor's Note: Nail polish remover is made of acetone or a non acetone solvent. It was first developed (polish remover) to remove nail polish but the chemicals in it have been used as solvents for much longer.

I'd look up acetone and the other ingredients in nail polish remover and look them up individually. (12/03/2006)

By Sona

RE: Nail Polish Remover Spilt on Table

Where do you get these ideas? ashes? (12/16/2006)

By You people

Mom's mad at me

I accidentally spilt Nail Polish Remover on my moms dresser which is wood, and she was so mad, and I don't know what to do. Please Help Me (03/12/2007)

By Angelica.

RE: Nail Polish Remover Spilt on Table

Oh my gosh, I was freaking out but I just tried the mayo and ashes trick on my coffee table because I spilled nail polish remover at it is already making a difference after a few minutes. Thanks so much! This is the only place I found that had any advice other than getting the table refinished. Its amazing! (06/16/2007)

By Christy

RE: Nail Polish Remover Spilt on Table

Try washing it with hot water and soap a few times so the remover doesn't sink farther into the wood. If that doesn't work than try mayo. (06/20/2007)

By bobo

RE: Nail Polish Remover Spilt on Table

Can someone clarify the cleaning of the nail polish remover from the surface of a wooden coffee table. I read above to use mayo and ashes, but how EXACTLY do you use it?

PLEASE, someone help me. This seems to be the most useful website I have found yet. (07/09/2007)

By Tina

RE: Nail Polish Remover Spilt on Table

Hello my daughter spilled nail polish remover on my 6 mos. old wood table help (07/10/2007)

By jenny

RE: Nail Polish Remover Spilt on Table

Oh, oh. I should have looked at this site first. My daughter spilled nail polish on the table, and I used nail polish remover to remove it. It removed the nail polish and the finish, now i have a huge cloudy stain on my table, and still hiding it from my husband. HELP (08/28/2007)

By Kerry

RE: Nail Polish Remover Spilt on Table

I have accidentally put Nail Polish Remover on my Microwave Oven. It formed white cloudy patches on the black plastic as well as silver colored body. How do I remove them? Does someone has any tip? (09/06/2007)

By Vish

RE: Nail Polish Remover Spilt on Table

My Mom bought a brand new white gloss table which cost in and around £500. I actually put pen on it before, and I panicked and put white nail tip nail polish on top. I'm scared to try anything else, and after many attempts to cover it up, my mom found out and I'm grounded for two weeks. (09/16/2007)

By Anna

RE: Nail Polish Remover Spilt on Table

I also have nail polish remover damage on my kitchen table. how can I touch it up? (10/08/2007)

By Linda

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