Stuart Noble wrote:
Pete C wrote:
On 9 Oct 2006 04:29:16 -0700, wrote:
I'm in the doghouse so any help would be gratefully appreciated.
I have a newish Ducal pine dinner table which has an acid burn from
leaking alkaline radio batteries.
It's marked a strip of about 4 inches long by about half an inch wide
but as you can imagine as far as the missus is concerned it may as well
be 10 foot wide!!
It's taken the top layer of wood off although I'm sure this isn't a
veneer.
What do I need to do to get this fixed.
Tried flowers and chocolates but that was no good :-)
Do I need a french polisher or is there some other specialist I should
look for? I suspect the whole table top may need sanding down.
Cheers
Bob
Phone 'em up (Ducal) they may have some good ideas or maybe even a
repair service.
cheers,
Pete.
The liquid is potassium hydroxide apparently, so peroxide should lighten
any discolouration. Then neutralise with vinegar or citric acid.
Probably won't undo the damage but might stop it getting any worse.
Thanks for all the replies guys.
It stopped affecting the wood shortly after I discovered it so it's not
getting any worse.
Appologies for calling it 'acid' but that seemed the easiest
description as some people don't realise how 'acidic like' (there I go
again) alkaline can be.
The patch is towards the bottom edge so I don't think I'll get away
with any inlays as features.
Ducal don't now manufacture in the UK and by all accounts they went to
asia somewhere followed by the quality apparently!!
As for insurance, I have considered that but I don't like to make small
claims (although this could turn out to be a whoppa) as eventually the
premiums go up. Still it's a option once I find out how much it will
cost.
Oh, the jewelers is also looking a good option. :-))
Cheers
Bob