Came back from the beach last night and found a leak at the powder room
toilet. Water standing on the hardwood flooring. Mopped it up and fans on
to dry, but there is a black discoloration at parts of the floor now.
Any tips on how to remove the discoloration? It is darkish, blackish.
Floor is red oak, stained with MinWax Golden Oak, with MinWax Poly as
topcoat.
Thanks for any assistance in advance! jim
Oxalic acid might take it out. I bought mine at the grocery store (Kroger)
labeled as "Bartender's Helper" or "Bartender's Keeper". Make a thick
paste, like peanut butter. Spread it on. Leave it until dry. Brush away,
hopefully the stain goes with it. This technique worked perfect for me
taking metal stains from wet loose nails out of bare red oak.
Bob
"Jim Wheeler" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Came back from the beach last night and found a leak at the powder room
> toilet. Water standing on the hardwood flooring. Mopped it up and fans
on
> to dry, but there is a black discoloration at parts of the floor now.
>
> Any tips on how to remove the discoloration? It is darkish, blackish.
>
> Floor is red oak, stained with MinWax Golden Oak, with MinWax Poly as
> topcoat.
>
> Thanks for any assistance in advance! jim
>
>
>
Look for Oxalic Acid packaged as wood bleach but check the label as
there are more than one wood bleach. Probably means stripping,
bleaching and refinishing. Follow safety requirements.
On Mon, 05 Jul 2004 16:32:02 GMT, "Jim Wheeler"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Came back from the beach last night and found a leak at the powder room
>toilet. Water standing on the hardwood flooring. Mopped it up and fans on
>to dry, but there is a black discoloration at parts of the floor now.
>
>Any tips on how to remove the discoloration? It is darkish, blackish.
>
>Floor is red oak, stained with MinWax Golden Oak, with MinWax Poly as
>topcoat.
>
>Thanks for any assistance in advance! jim
>
>