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My wife set a Christmas ornament on her favorite piece of furniture (table) and it left a raised ring. The ornament had some sort of plastic ring on its bottom to protect furniture, I'm guessing. If they something I can use to safely remove it? Thanks!
Dave on Lake Greenwood, SC
Hmmm, hard to tell from the pic but you describe this as a raised ring. This makes me think the finish is soft and the weight of the item caused a ringed crater-like thing? I have never seen shellac go soft unless it was too old when mixed/applied. Just in case, here is a good article on repairing shellac if you can confirm that is the finish.
Howard A. is a bit of a wizard on finishes and I'll hope he chimes in here.
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The plasticizers in some plastics can leach out and soften finishes. I would try
placing a piece of wax paper over the raised area then placing a flat piece of wood or metal over the wax paper with a heavy weight on it for a few days to see is the finish levels out.
Lee Schierer
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On the chance that it might be shellac, very lightly wipe over it with DA with a slightly moistened (w DA) soft rag. See if that helps. If its a varnish it'll require more advanced technique
Jerry
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Like Lee, I suspect that the plasticizers in the decoration has interacted with the finish.
If the finish has raised I would suspect that the problem has pretty much damaged the finish. There is probably little that can be done in the way of a repair short of stripping and refinishing.
I would see is there is a local refinisher/restorer who can take a look and make a recommendation.
Howie.........
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