Bad advice. The last thing he needs is something that soaks into the wood.
If it doesn't work, it could very well screw up further attempts. Best bet
is to ignore the advice given here and call the store that it was bought
from. Likely it was sprayed with lacquer with a toner added. That seems
pretty standard these days. Fast a cheap.


"Toller" wrote in message
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But... if it really is mahogany it should not be stained. I would try
putting some boiled linseed oil on it and see if that works. Since
nothing
else will work, you have nothing to lose.