Hi all,

We've had a new pine floor laid, followed by re-plastering of walls in
the same room - needless to say that the floor got covered in plaster
during this time. Anyway, I've got all the dried plaster off the
surface of the floor but some of the plaster / water solution has soaked
into the timber and stained it. What is the best way to get rid of
these stains? Any suggestions would be very very gratefully received.

Thanks for reading!!

Try wood bleach containing Oxalic Acid, check the label for
ingredients. Maybe alt.home.repair has answers also.

On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 16:31:41 +0000, debaser
wrote:

Hi all,

We've had a new pine floor laid, followed by re-plastering of walls in
the same room - needless to say that the floor got covered in plaster
during this time. Anyway, I've got all the dried plaster off the
surface of the floor but some of the plaster / water solution has soaked
into the timber and stained it. What is the best way to get rid of
these stains? Any suggestions would be very very gratefully received.

Thanks for reading!!

wrote:
Try wood bleach containing Oxalic Acid, check the label for
ingredients. Maybe alt.home.repair has answers also.

On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 16:31:41 +0000, debaser
wrote:

Thanks for the info. I've googled this and ended up totally confused
(not difficult).

On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 16:31:41 +0000, debaser
wrote:

Hi all,

We've had a new pine floor laid, followed by re-plastering of walls in
the same room - needless to say that the floor got covered in plaster
during this time. Anyway, I've got all the dried plaster off the
surface of the floor but some of the plaster / water solution has soaked
into the timber and stained it. What is the best way to get rid of
these stains? Any suggestions would be very very gratefully received.

Thanks for reading!!


acid wash. swimming pool acid works fine. about a cup of muriatic acid
in a gallon of water and scrub it down.

s wrote:
On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 16:31:41 +0000, debaser
wrote:


Hi all,

We've had a new pine floor laid, followed by re-plastering of walls in
the same room - needless to say that the floor got covered in plaster
during this time. Anyway, I've got all the dried plaster off the
surface of the floor but some of the plaster / water solution has soaked
into the timber and stained it. What is the best way to get rid of
these stains? Any suggestions would be very very gratefully received.

Thanks for reading!!



acid wash. swimming pool acid works fine. about a cup of muriatic acid
in a gallon of water and scrub it down.



Thanks for the tip (excellent). I happen to have some already believe
it or not. Do I need to neutralize it afterwards or just leave it to dry?

On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 20:04:23 +0000, debaser
wrote:

wrote:
On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 16:31:41 +0000, debaser
wrote:


Hi all,

We've had a new pine floor laid, followed by re-plastering of walls in
the same room - needless to say that the floor got covered in plaster
during this time. Anyway, I've got all the dried plaster off the
surface of the floor but some of the plaster / water solution has soaked
into the timber and stained it. What is the best way to get rid of
these stains? Any suggestions would be very very gratefully received.

Thanks for reading!!



acid wash. swimming pool acid works fine. about a cup of muriatic acid
in a gallon of water and scrub it down.



Thanks for the tip (excellent). I happen to have some already believe
it or not. Do I need to neutralize it afterwards or just leave it to dry?


just leave it to dry. if you apply a base, you'll be back where you
started.

s wrote:
On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 20:04:23 +0000, debaser
wrote:


wrote:

On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 16:31:41 +0000, debaser
wrote:



Hi all,

We've had a new pine floor laid, followed by re-plastering of walls in
the same room - needless to say that the floor got covered in plaster
during this time. Anyway, I've got all the dried plaster off the
surface of the floor but some of the plaster / water solution has soaked
into the timber and stained it. What is the best way to get rid of
these stains? Any suggestions would be very very gratefully received.

Thanks for reading!!



acid wash. swimming pool acid works fine. about a cup of muriatic acid
in a gallon of water and scrub it down.



Thanks for the tip (excellent). I happen to have some already believe
it or not. Do I need to neutralize it afterwards or just leave it to dry?



just leave it to dry. if you apply a base, you'll be back where you
started.


ok, thanks for the info. I'll post to let you know what the end result is.