| Despite extreme care, accidents with your wooden | | | | Rub the stain with a clean cloth dipped in a mixture |
| furniture are bound to occur, especially when there | | | | of cigarette ash with salad oil or lemon juice. Once |
| are kids around the house. They invariably tend to | | | | the stain has been removed, wipe the surface dry |
| spill something on or drag something across your | | | | and wax or polish. |
| wooden tables or your precious Amish Furniture | | | | Light Cigarette Burns: |
| causing stains and scratches which soon become | | | | Rub the stained surface with scratch-concealing polish. |
| eyesores. | | | | If that does not work you could try rubbing it with a |
| But there is a lot you can do amend all that. A kind | | | | paste of linseed oil and rottenstone with the grain |
| of wooden furniture first aid. Below is a ready guide | | | | until the burn mark is completely gone. |
| for the most common stains and problems that may | | | | Nail Polish: |
| arise with your precious wooden or Amish Furniture. | | | | Try to blot the spilled nail polish as soon as possible |
| Wax or Dirt: | | | | while it is still wet. If it has become dry, rub it with |
| To clean wooden furniture of wax or dirt, dampen a | | | | fine steel wool dipped in wax. Wipe the surface dry |
| clean rag with some mineral spirit and wipe across | | | | and wax or polish. |
| the wooden surface. Do this until all the dirt is picked | | | | Heat Marks: |
| up into the rag. To remove the dirt that collects in | | | | This may be slightly tricky. Rub gently with dry steel |
| the grooves and crevices of carved areas use a | | | | wool soap pad or a cloth dampened with |
| cotton swab dipped in spirit. | | | | camphorated oil or mineral spirits. Be careful not to |
| Water Stains: | | | | cause scratches. Use the finest steel wool available. |
| For recent and mild stains, cover the stain with a | | | | Wipe the surface clean and wax or polish. |
| clean, thick blotter and press down hard for a few | | | | Paint Marks: |
| minutes. If that doesn't work, rub with salad oil, | | | | If the paint is still wet, it can be removed with water |
| mayonnaise or white toothpaste and leave it on for | | | | or oil-based paint solvents with mineral spirits. If it has |
| about 15 minutes. For older or tougher stains leave it | | | | become dry, put some boiled linseed oil on the stain |
| for more time, even overnight if required. Then wipe | | | | and wait until the paint softens and scrape carefully |
| dry with a clean cloth. | | | | with a knife or wipe with cloth dampened with boiled |
| Milk or Alcohol: | | | | linseed oil. Wipe the surface dry and wax or polish. |
| For milk or alcohol stains rub it with a paste of boiled | | | | Scratches: |
| linseed oil and rottenstone with the grain. Substitute | | | | Rub a shoe polish closest in shade into the scratch. |
| pumice instead of rottenstone for dull finishes. Or rub | | | | This is a very effective and easy solution. You could |
| with a cloth dampened with some ammonia. Wipe the | | | | also use a felt-tip pen of a matching shade to fill into |
| surface dry and wax or polish. | | | | the scratch. |
| White Marks: | | | | |