white marks in 60s teak table

[spax]

i wonder if any one can help.i have been given an old teak table that has water damage and white rings in the veneer surface.i need help as ive no idea how to restore this groovy 60s table!

[ubeaut]

Try this http://www.ubeaut.com.au/reviver.html No guarantees but it kept our old teak buffet in good order for over 30 years. If the surface has started to grey or go black you will need to sand it back, but if not the Polish Reviver should do the job for you.

Cheers - Neil

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

This may seem like a silly question, but have you tried buffing 'em with cigarette ash?

[spax]

Try this http://www.ubeaut.com.au/reviver.html No guarantees but it kept our old teak buffet in good order for over 30 years. If the surface has started to grey or go black you will need to sand it back, but if not the Polish Reviver should do the job for you.

Cheers - Neil

i looked at the reviver liquid ,i will order some and try it !looks a bit like snake oil!thankyou for your help.this is my first forum so i am pleased that someone actually read it!

[spax]

This may seem like a silly question, but have you tried buffing 'em with cigarette ash?

hey thanks for the tip ,if it works then i will let you know.probably the only benifit of smoking that i know of,so i will light one up and try!

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

Works surprisingly well for minor water damage on old shellac/french polish. Of course, it's not a wonder cure and I doubt it'd do anything to heat damaged PolyU.

Given the age of the table, it's worth a try. I use 0000 steel wool (or a very fine, clean cloth) and a touch of furniture oil to make a paste of the ash, then carefully (and patiently) hand rub the marked area.

If you don't see any improvement in the first few minutes, well... sorry, but you just wasted a smoke.

[benchtopproblem]

Hi - Try this magic mix - equal parts Gum Turpentine (otherwise known as Pure Turpentine) mixed with boiled linseed oil - mix up in a glass jar with a good seal. Give it a shake and apply with 0000 grade steel wool and buff off with a soft cloth - works great as a cleaner as well - never fails and does no harm if you later decide it needs to be sanded back and refinished.

[eskimo]

its going to depend on type of finish and how long they have been there.

for small marks on laquered benchtops I have used with reasonable success olive oil (only because i am too lazy to go down to garage and get linseed oil) and heavy finger pressure...i am of the opinion its the friction and resultant heat that assists in removing the marks ...have no idea if it will remove them from french polish... but if its going to, try using linseed oil in leiu of olive...its also cheaper

[fletty]

Have had a lot of success in removing the white marks with Howards Restore-A- Finish. Haven't tried Uncle Neil's U Beaut product. The trick with all of them is to melt the finish just enough that the heat from rubbing drives out the water that causes the white marks. I cleaned up a drop-side teak tea trolley with Restore-A- Finish, 000 steel wool and a bit of old singlet on the weekend and it looks like new... the table that is, not the singlet!
Fletty