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-MIKE-

wrote:
I know this sounds like an old wives tale but try mayonnaise. I
picked this up from somewhere (probably the internet) several years
ago but it worked to remove a white cup stain from a piece of
production-built office furniture (suspect the finish is lacquer).
Apply the mayo to the spot using your fingertips and continue to rub
in circles, keeping the stain wet. It took two attempts to get the
stain to pretty much disappear.

On the other hand, the effect was less favorable on a piece that I am
certain was finished with poly. Helped but didn't fix. The Mayo oil
probably had more of a problem penetrating.

RonB

With any household wonder-fix, be it true or an old wives' tale, it
helps to look at the ingredients and determine what is actually doing
the work in the fix.

For years, people have suggested peanut butter for all kinds of stuff,
commonly for getting gum out of hair and removing stickers from dishes
or cookware. I think most of us could make an educated guess that it's
the peanut-oil doing the work. One could save the peanut butter for
sandwiches by using cooking oil or mineral oil instead.

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