How to Remove Water Marks from Wooden Furniture

I'm afraid I did not see the injunction to use cigar or cigarette ashes until after I had already tried this recipe. I'm rather glad because I might not have tried it (not having access to said ashes). I used ashes from our charcoal grill instead. They didn't smell at all. The water mark on our coffee table was made by steam from an iron, and was recent. I can still see the faintest ghost of the watermark there, but it ts not at all noticeable. What really impressed me was the way this concoction filled the scratches in the wood (which were very noticeable). It dyed them a dark color, and now they are almost invisible. Our coffee table looks almost new! Thank you for a very helpful recipe.

0 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

Although this did seem to reduce the stain, it didn't get rid of it. To be fair, it was an older water stain. I'll try it again if I get a fresher stain and I'll update the review at that time.

0 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

I rather not rate this as my stain was older and I tried it hoping it might work, but the recipe states it's best on newer stains. My one concern was the ash seemed to leave some grey behind so I had to clean it pretty vigorously to remove it all.

0 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

This worked really well. I did not have "new" water marks but some older ones and also a steam stain on our old buffet table and this really helped reduce the definition of both of those stains. The steam stain actually was reduced by 50% of how visible it was before and that has been there for years!! This is one of the few times I'll be glad hubby smokes so I've asked him to keep some ashes in an old container for me so if a water mark appears I have some handy to mix with the mayo. Unlike the other reviewer the smell did not really bother me. Maybe it is because after working on the wood with this mixture I then used a good furniture polish to help regain some sheen? Thanks for sharing a wonderful way to preserve my wood! Found and tagged in 123 Hit Wonders!

0 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

This does exactly as the description says... Works well on newer stains, not well at all on older ones. The biggest issue is that adding ashes makes it stink awfully bad! Of course everyone knows that cigarettes/cigars smell bad, but the mayo mix is definitely a knock in the nostrils, lol. If I get a water-glass stain from now on, I will just rub plain mayo and I think it will be fine if caught right away. Thanks for sharing an interesting cleaning technique.

0 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account