I recently put a computer monitor on top of an oak desk for about a
week and when I removed it there are black marks where the rubber feet
were. I can't tell if the marks are just in the finish or have worked
their ay into the wood. I tried lightly rubbing the spots with mineral
spirits and then denatured alcohol and neither had any effect at all.
Any tips on what else I can try before I sand and refinish the top?
I have seen and done the same thing. The desk manufacturer told me
that the rubber used on the feet degasses something like formaldehyde
until it is a few months, maybe a year old.
Checking with others in the office furniture biz, I found the same
thing.
Basically, they told me I was screwed as nothing they could do or
recommend that would take out the feet marks since it was now "in" the
finish. BTW, mine was a small printer.
Robert
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> I recently put a computer monitor on top of an oak desk for about a
> week and when I removed it there are black marks where the rubber feet
> were. I can't tell if the marks are just in the finish or have worked
> their ay into the wood. I tried lightly rubbing the spots with
> mineral spirits and then denatured alcohol and neither had any effect
> at all. Any tips on what else I can try before I sand and refinish
> the top?
A pencil eraser. If the finish is glossy, the eraser may dull it.
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"[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks for the tip, but the eraser didn't even touch it. Any other
> thoughts?
VMP naptha would be the next step after mineral spirits and denatured
alcohol. You could also try a product like Goof-Off, but I believe a
major component is naptha.
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