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About 30 years ago, my father-in-law had a table professionally
refinished. It's a large solid oak dining room table, with a 54"
round top and massive center legs.

The job was beautifully done. To protect the newly refinished top, my
mother-in-law immediately covered it with a tablecloth. But the
tablecloth she chose had a light foam rubber backing, black color. It
reacted with the new finish somehow, because when the tablecloth was
removed, the foam remained.

Everyone was just sick about it, because this table has been around
for a very long time, and is considered a family heirloom. From then
on, the table was always kept covered.

Fast forward to today. My wife and I have become the owners of the
table. I would like to remove the old foam. Any advice on how to do
it?

Lots of foam turns to mush in about 10 years. Did yours?

The finish is undoubtedly varnish or lacquer. Guess it *could* be
shellac but doubt it. Regardless, I would procede by...

1. Try paint thinner.
2. Try naptha

Neither will hurt the finish itself. If those don't work try the more
extreme solvents suggested elsewhere.

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