On Sat, 18 Jan 2014 16:45:01 +0000, Anonymous
wrote:

Red oak boards being used as shelves. Was too wet and cold to sand, stain
and poly them so my husband put them up unfinished. Well he spilled his
beer on one. Will sanding be enough or will the spot rear its ugly head
when I get to stain and poly it in the spring?

I have several options to consider.

1. If the board was unfinished can you just turn it over and have the
un-spilled side become the good side?

2. If the board wasn't that big could you just make a new one?

3. Why not stain and poly the shelf when you get the time and see how
it looks before you panic?

4. You could go Lorena Bobbitt on him so he won't mess up the other
shelves.