How To Remove Water Spots from Wooden Tables November 9
A habit of mine as a kid that always used to drive my mom crazy was my apparent inability to distinguish real wooden furniture from fake “wooden-looking” furniture as I set down my drinks. I like to drink water - and lots of it. Working at home gets boring and a cold refreshing bottle of mineral water gets me going again.
Now that I’m out on my own I’m glad my mom cussed me out so many times about putting my cold drinks on her wooden tables. During those cursing sessions my mom taught me how to clean up the water spots that the cold drinks would leave behind. This is how it’s done:
Step 1: Get a good thick paper towel (like Bounty) and spread a couple spoons of mayoneise on it.
Step 2: Lightly press down on the water mark with the paper towel.
Step 3: Go think about why you shouldn’t leave cold drinks on wooden furniture for ten or fifteen minutes while that mayo sets into the stain.
Step 4: Check the stain and see if your damage has been repaired. If not, add more mayo and leave it for another 10-15 minutes.
That should do it. I recommend you check with an expert (hopefully the person who sold it to you actually knows something about it) because the results may vary depending on the polish that’s been applied to your wooden furniture.
Note that this is the kind of thing that you really need to treat quickly. My mom knew her stuff but I was kind of a dope and didn’t always get caught in time so a few water marks still show up on those wooden tables.
At least I learned how to fix it though. My computer desk here is 100% stain free (Mom, thanks for the coasters!)
Check out some fine examples of wooden bar furniture.
