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How to save a table?
On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:26:42 +0100, Steve Walker wrote:
On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:16:46 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On 17 June, 13:06, "Kaptain Kremin" wrote: Daughter sat down to an Indian takeaway at her recently purchased dining table. When they'd finished, she began to clear away and discovered that the heat/grease from the meal had caused transfer from ( I guess ) the delivery label on the bag, on to the table. See pics at www.ljt.me.uk She has tried various substances from soap and water to white spirit to shift it but, so far, with little effect. Table is a laminate of some sort. Any thoughts on how to rescue the table ( and stop her being such a stupid cow in future )? KK It looks like the ink from a permanent felt-tip marker. If it is you just need the right solvent. Try alcohol (some neat vodka would do), WD40 or acetone (nail varnish remover). Be careful though, acetone in particular might damage the surface of the table. I don't know if this would work and I suggest that you try it somewhere inconspicuous first, but someone where I used to work used to demonstrate a trick - he'd write on a whiteboard with a permanent marker, demonstrate that it wouldn't rub off and then remove it by scribbling over it with a normal wipe-off marker and then just wipe it away with a cloth. SteveW Whoops, I've just noticed that someone else has beaten me to it with this idea. SteveW |
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How to save a table?
On Jun 17, 6:26*pm, Steve Walker wrote:
On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:16:46 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On 17 June, 13:06, "Kaptain Kremin" wrote: Daughter sat down to an Indian takeaway at her recently purchased dining table. When they'd finished, she began to clear away and discovered that the heat/grease from the meal had caused transfer from ( I guess ) the delivery label on the bag, on to the table. See pics atwww.ljt.me.uk She has tried various substances from soap and water to white spirit to shift it but, so far, with little effect. Table is a laminate of some sort. Any thoughts on how to rescue the table ( and stop her being such a stupid cow in future )? KK It looks like the ink from a permanent felt-tip marker. If it is you just need the right solvent. Try alcohol (some neat vodka would do), WD40 or acetone (nail varnish remover). Be careful though, acetone in particular might damage the surface of the table. I don't know if this would work and I suggest that you try it somewhere inconspicuous first, but someone where I used to work used to demonstrate a trick - he'd write on a whiteboard with a permanent marker, demonstrate that it wouldn't rub off and then remove it by scribbling over it with a normal wipe-off marker and then just wipe it away with a cloth. SteveW Depends on the surface. We had an office refit and someone specified or used the wrong laminate for all the whiteboards built into the cube walls. Even the ink from dry marker pens couldn't be removed properly. MBQ |
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