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Cleaning Wood Furniture With A Sticky Film?

I would like to know how to remove sticky residue from a wood coffee table?

By bae from LA

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December 12, 20091 found this helpful

My mother in law's furniture was sticky like this. We never figured out if it was because of her smoking or because of years of furniture polish.

I made her furniture look brand new by using straight ammonia to clean it & using a scrubbie sponge & a toothbrush to get into the groves. Sometimes I'd use the back of the sponge & sometimes the front. After I finished cleaning the gunk off, I let it dry then replaced the finish by using Old English scratch-covering furniture polish. It comes in a dark & a light finish.

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When we'd re-done her house & furniture, she couldn't believe the furniture was her's because it looked so nice & like brand-new!

* After the furniture is totally dry after cleaning, apply the polish with a soft cloth, then wait about an hour for it to soak in, then remove the excess polish with a soft absorbent cloth. Lastly, buff it until it shines & looks like new!

* Don't use "sudsy" ammonia, use only regular.
* Make sure the windows are open if you use straight ammonia!

 
July 9, 20160 found this helpful

i will try this on my furniture i bought used but forgot the horrible smell of stinch.

 
Anonymous
October 8, 20160 found this helpful

Ty for the information

 
October 18, 20160 found this helpful

We inherited a really neat chest of drawers from a Funeral home my husband worked at. It housed cosmetics and sat between the prep room and the dressing room for more than 30 years. I want to repurpose it as a jewelry chest for my daughter.

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It would like to strip the Formaldehyde build up and repaint it. Can I do this and have it be safe for her or is this a lost cause?

 
November 2, 20164 found this helpful

Oh my goe. This is the worst advise ever. Amonia can eat throughthe finish and will turn the wood black. Amonia in any strength is used to ebonize wood (blacking wood). In earlier days they used the fumes of amonia to ebonize wood. Industrial strength amoniais actually iaed to strip certain varnishes and shellac. This advise from a cabinet maker and furnitue builder and rfinisher.

 
Anonymous
April 28, 20171 found this helpful

Don't put that in your daughter's room from a funeral home, that is crazy.

 
Anonymous
October 16, 20170 found this helpful

Nothing wrong with anything from a funeral home! Superstitious people. I think it would be awesome.

 
Spookie
November 15, 20180 found this helpful

WILL AMMONIA REMOVE GLUE. FRIEND WAS PUTTING ASHES IN RINGS AND GLUE THE TOP ON BEFORE PUTTING THE SCREW IN (SAYS IT HOLD BETTER) BUT I HAVE GLUE ALL OVER IT. IT IS ABOUT 60 YRS.. OLD

 
June 5, 20230 found this helpful

Poor child, it sends a subliminal message. Bad idea.

 
Anonymous
July 3, 20170 found this helpful

how to make a newly stained bench from being sticky

 

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