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to ask WHAT THE JEFF HAVE I DONE TO MY TABLE??

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TwllBach · 25/09/2018 15:52

WHAT THE FUCK

DP spent ages painting and varnishing this table last winter. I left a wet towel on it rolled up with a blanket I’d knitted inside it to try and block it, then took the towel off and it wasn’t like this I swear...

Then I laid the (cream) blanket on the table while it probably was a bit damp still and put ge place mats around the edges to try and stop it rolling. Left it for 24 hours.

What has happened????

More importantly HOW CAN I FIX IT??? Preferably in the next hour...

to ask WHAT THE JEFF HAVE I DONE TO MY TABLE??
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CSIblonde · 25/09/2018 16:09

Cardboard nail file to sand watermark out then tsp coffee diluted in v little water mixed with any oil. Temp fix til propervarnish to match existing shade.

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TwllBach · 25/09/2018 16:10

IT HAS GONE

You can only tell if you know now right?

Whoever said it will lift the water from underneath was right, as soon as I touched it with the iron, it was damp all over again

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MrsMoastyToasty · 25/09/2018 16:11

Have you got a family pet that you can blame for peeing on the table?

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HemanOrSheRa · 25/09/2018 16:11

God no. Don't tell him. If he notices just gasp in horror Shock.

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CuriousaboutSamphire · 25/09/2018 16:12

Great Smile

The warm iron only works that well with a really new water mark, but when it works it is bloody miraculous Halo

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TwllBach · 25/09/2018 16:14

Luckily he is used to me being a liability. I once told him a hilarious story about how I lost THE ONLY key to his van on a 10k muddy hike.

I told him three days after the fact, because I was lucky that someone handed t in to the cafe before he came back from his bike ride...

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DoraChance · 25/09/2018 16:16

My wood floor does this if it get wets, then it disappears again when it dries.

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CircleofWillis · 25/09/2018 16:16

Oooh, I LOVE a happy ending.Smile

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Cindersdonegood · 25/09/2018 16:18

TOOTHPASTE! Seriously. Hubby put a hot pizza box on ours and killed my beautiful table with the hot steamy food.
He rubbed it with toothpaste and it went back to normal. I was f**g raging and considering LTB!

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Bluelady · 25/09/2018 16:20

Me too, isn't MN wonderful some times, OP?

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longwayoff · 25/09/2018 16:22

Thats like magic! I am so impressed Wine

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dueanotherchange · 25/09/2018 16:29

DH is the liability in our house. I'm remembering this! Brilliant work all.

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onalongsabbatical · 25/09/2018 16:30

Seriously pissing myself at chopped wood in it and knocked whole chunks out with the axe. And you say you're a liability, OP? Whatever gave you that idea? Grin

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whistl · 25/09/2018 16:32

baby oil (or vegetable oil) and vinegar in a jam jar, shaken up, and then applied with a soft cloth. it works instantly and is long lasting.

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Seeline · 25/09/2018 16:33

My parents had a varnished pine table when I was a kid. It always marked like that when it got wet. Disappeared as it dried. Don't panic next time 😁

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Fiffyshadesofgreymatter · 25/09/2018 16:36

You chopped wood in a slate hearth!?!? I can't get over that one.

Thank goodness you fixed the table.

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BlackrockMum · 25/09/2018 16:36

mayonnaise doesn't take hours have antique side table always getting rings from vases and dh coffee mugs and it works in a few mins , OP its looking much better already you have it sorted

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Merryoldgoat · 25/09/2018 16:39

This thread has made me really happy!

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sonlypuppyfat · 25/09/2018 16:42

Why don't you have an iron (misses point completely)

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Executiveappointments · 25/09/2018 16:43

YOU DON'T HAVE AN IRON?????

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diddl · 25/09/2018 16:55

Slate hearth sounds nice.
before it was ruined!

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Fiveletters · 25/09/2018 16:57

Wow. I’m always so impressed when people know things like this.
You must be so grateful OP, glad the table was saved!

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SchadenfreudePersonified · 25/09/2018 17:00

I DONT HAVE AN IRON

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CuriousaboutSamphire · 25/09/2018 17:02

Does it Blackrock ?

I shall annotate and amend my little "What the fuck do I do to fix that?" notebook Smile

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JakeBallardswife · 25/09/2018 17:03

I'm the liability here too. Welcome to my careless world. I do have an iron though.

I once cut off 10m off the tv aeriel wire, when it came into the house through the wall from the roof as it was 'annoying me'. Also, reversed into our other car when DH was driving it, then just drove off.
Honestly no idea what goes through my brain sometimes.

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