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Nearly wrecked a 1920s dresser with the wrong cleaner
I found this beautiful oak dresser at an antique mall in Portland for $120. Got it home and tried wiping it down with what I thought was a gentle wood cleaner, but it started bubbling the finish within seconds. I panicked and grabbed some mineral spirits I had in the garage, dabbed it on carefully with a rag, and luckily it stopped the damage before it spread. Anyone else almost ruin a piece by using the wrong cleaning stuff?
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faitha402mo ago
Mineral spirits saved me too...
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cameronwest2mo ago
That reminds me of a buddy who tried using straight vinegar on a cedar chest from the 50s. Woke up the next morning to a cloudy mess all over the top before he caught it with @faitha40's advice about mineral spirits. He still gets twitchy around spray bottles.
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