STAINS ON TABLES
White marks on polished tables caused by heat from dishes can be removed fairly easily, provided they are not too extensive and have not penetrated below the surface, by the following method: Pour one or two drops of methylated spirit on to a small piece of cotton-wool, squeezing weII to work the spirit into the wool. Then cover the wool with a piece of folded muslin, thus making a pad, and rub well, working round and round the mark. This treatment will spread the stain and polish from the undamaged portion and thus the whole surface surrounding the mark will be coloured evenly. A few seconds’ hard rubbing will remove the mark in practically every case, and the surface then only requires to be polished. ft must be emphasised, however, that on no account should the spirit be poured directly on to the wood, for this would immediately remove the French polish or varnish, as the case may be.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 759, 4 September 1929, Page 14
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162STAINS ON TABLES Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 759, 4 September 1929, Page 14
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