It’s just about time to put up a lovely tree in your home, if you celebrate Christmas, that is. If this lovely tree is a cut tree, you’ll need to water it, and with water comes the potential for mess. After you’ve removed the tree, there may be a less-than-lovely moisture stain where it once stood.
Or what about holiday entertaining? Once all of the wine glasses and mugs of coffee have been put away, what happens when you discover a big, fat stain under one of them, right where it was dripping all evening. Yuck!
If you have a water stain on wood, how can you remove and get the original lustre of the wood back again?
Well, this is a hard one. Oil is what makes wood have that rich look, so you want to get oil back into the wood again. There are a few tricks that you can try.
Try placing a thin layer of mayonnaise on a water stain overnight. Use the traditional oily mayonnaise. In the morning, rub it off and rub it in. The next day, wash the area very lightly to get rid of any residue.
If the stain is very persistent, you may need to get underneath the top coat of wood polish and scrub at it. Scrub with a paste of baking soda and the smallest possible amount of water, or add some white toothpaste to the baking soda. Once the stain has been removed, polish it with furniture polish.
For very large water stains it is best to seek professional help to ensure that the water has not seeped under the floor and has not warped the floorboards. A very large stain on the floor should be professionally refinished to ensure that your floor keeps a uniform look and has a good, durable finish.
What are your solutions to minor water stain mishaps?