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Repair Dining Room Table Acetone Damage?

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HaRuMaN:

--- Quote from: knave on November 22, 2011, 01:21:31 pm ---Trick your wife into setting a hot plate onto that spot so she thinks she did it...then if you fix it your a hero if not your at least not in the dog house.



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Best idea so far...   ;D

HaRuMaN:

--- Quote from: crashwg on November 22, 2011, 01:04:53 pm ---
--- Quote from: HaRuMaN on November 22, 2011, 12:59:28 pm ---Lighter fluid, noted.

Any way to just refinish the spot?  Maybe clean it up with some 000 steel wool and re-lacquer?

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While that should work, getting a perfect match is next to impossible.

If it were me, and the table was more than say 5 years old I would refinish the table.  This time of year I'd probably put a table cloth on till spring though...

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Table is less than a year old...   :'(

drventure:

--- Quote ---Cut out the damaged area, put in touchscreen...table jukebox.
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Damn, beat me to it!  :D

Seriously though, matching it will be next to impossible. Get some stripper, strip it, sand, stain and refinish. Mask the edges so you only have to deal with the very top of the table. Since it's all flat, it won't be too tough.

Stinks though. I dripped a little alcohol on mine at one point (had two towels AND a hardboard work surface down and still managed to get a little on the table). It futzed the finish slightly but I was able to get it cleaned up before too much damage was done.

Vigo:
I dont know the extent of the damage, but for small wounds, Old English Scratch cover does work.

For a normal human being, matching wood finish is pretty much impossible. There are a few trade masters out there that can match perfectly, but it takes years and years of experience. I personally have tried myself on window trim, and it was a process. I had about 7 different stains I blended, and had a piece of same unfinished wood to test on (wood type affects stain color). I came up with something that was close enough that you didn't notice it wasn't a match unless you were directly looking for it.

My advice, work your way up to it. If you are happy with your touch up work, why bother refinishing the entire surface? If you are unhappy, you can still refinish. Don't make it a big project unless you have to. If anything, touch-up will help you in creating a very similar wood finish to the original.

HaRuMaN:
The acetone didn't make it through to the stain, just partially through the lacquer, but it's visible damage, for sure.

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