I have some oak parquet flooring that had some water soak onto it and it caused some dark stains in some areas. I seem to recollect reading at some time a remedy involving bleach(? maybe) and somehow soaking it, but I do not remember the exact formula or process.

Does anyone happen to remember this fix?

TIA.

"BSAKing" wrote in message
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I have some oak parquet flooring that had some water soak onto it and it
caused some dark stains in some areas. I seem to recollect reading at some
time a remedy involving bleach(? maybe) and somehow soaking it, but I do not
remember the exact formula or process.

Does anyone happen to remember this fix?

TIA.

oxalic acid, not bleach. you can get it in home depot in the paint
department, or it is the main (only?) ingrediant in barkeepers friend, a
cleaning supply.

It is package as Wood Bleach also, check the label as there is an A&B
wood bleach aslo.

On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 08:41:02 -0700, "Charles Spitzer"
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I have some oak parquet flooring that had some water soak onto it and it
caused some dark stains in some areas. I seem to recollect reading at some
time a remedy involving bleach(? maybe) and somehow soaking it, but I do not
remember the exact formula or process.

Does anyone happen to remember this fix?

TIA.

oxalic acid, not bleach. you can get it in home depot in the paint
department, or it is the main (only?) ingrediant in barkeepers friend, a
cleaning supply.

ok - thanks. So I just mix up some of this, soak a cloth and lay it on top of it for awhile? I guess until it is all a uniform color?

thanks
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"BSAKing" wrote in message
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I have some oak parquet flooring that had some water soak onto it and it
caused some dark stains in some areas. I seem to recollect reading at some
time a remedy involving bleach(? maybe) and somehow soaking it, but I do not
remember the exact formula or process.

Does anyone happen to remember this fix?

TIA.

oxalic acid, not bleach. you can get it in home depot in the paint
department, or it is the main (only?) ingrediant in barkeepers friend, a
cleaning supply.

"BSAKing" wrote in message . ..
ok - thanks. So I just mix up some of this, soak a cloth and lay it on top of it for awhile? I guess until it is all a uniform color?

thanks
"Charles Spitzer" wrote in message ...

"BSAKing" wrote in message
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I have some oak parquet flooring that had some water soak onto it and it
caused some dark stains in some areas. I seem to recollect reading at some
time a remedy involving bleach(? maybe) and somehow soaking it, but I do not
remember the exact formula or process.

Does anyone happen to remember this fix?

TIA.

oxalic acid, not bleach. you can get it in home depot in the paint
department, or it is the main (only?) ingrediant in barkeepers friend, a
cleaning supply.


it's a powder. you make a paste of it and apply to the area of floor, and remove when it is faded enough.