I have a couple of super cool but pretty worn old Scan wood tabley things. I love ‘em – they’ve got a great shape, good proportion, elegant and spare design, and have served me well lo these many years. I have treated them somewhat roughly and the tops are all marked up with old water stains and whatnot.
I’ve long wanted to try to tidy them up a little, but have no time, skill or patience for a real project, and so have mostly just halfheartedly rubbed them with furniture polish or wax, noticed that no miracles took place, and then promptly forgot about it for a while. Honestly, they deserve better treatment.
Since today is kind of a quasi holiday (quasi only because not everyone has it off), I finally consulted the Great and Benevolent Internet to see what gems of homemaker wisdom it might be able to provide. The consensus was that I should place a white towel or piece of flat-like cloth on the stain and gently iron it for a few minutes.
And holy shit, it worked.
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- Wood before treatment
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- Wood mid-treatment
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- Wood after ironing
The stains were not completely removed (really, they were pretty bad), but the big ones were definitely significantly healed. So, let it be known that even years-old water stains can be abated by gently ironing a white cloth on the wood.
Oh, Internet. Is there anything you *don’t* know?
Do you have a piece of housekeeping advice? I know there are some really awesome tips out there. Share yours!
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That is fantastic! I never heard of doing such a thing before. We’ve been watching drywalling videos on the internet recently and had pretty good luck with our project.
A really good site to visit for all kinds of home related advice is <a href="http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/"the garden web home forums. You can find all sorts of good information there.
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