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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 10:43 PM
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I spilled salad dressing on the wood floor
There are big spots all over the floor. Do I have to get the whole thing refinished?

We just had it refinished at great expense a few years ago. I hate my life.
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siligut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 10:46 PM
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1. What is it finished with?
I can't imagine in any case you would have to refinish it. Ours is polyurethane, but the dressing wouldn't spot that.
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 10:54 PM
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4. Water-based finish
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siligut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 11:04 PM
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5. Soap, soap dissolves oil
Wash with soap and water. If that isn't good enough, maybe try a solvent, but try with dish soap first. Maybe call whoever finished your floors? I really hate when I spill stuff, I am sorry you are having this trouble.
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 10:46 PM
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2. It should dry and then, buff out fine.
Don't worry too much.
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 10:51 PM
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3. you want I should kick some salad dressing-dripping XemaSab ass?
LEMME AT YOU
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MiddleFingerMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 11:30 PM
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TorchTheWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-28-11 12:33 AM
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7. cigarette ashes
I'm not kidding. Works wonders in drawing out the oil. Need a good pile of them though. When I got interested in wood refinishing I read tons of books on the subject and they all said this. Worked great on that mayo stain on my teak coffee table. I've actually got a pile of ashes working on the teak end table from where I set down a bottle of baby oil. Someone needs to invent a bottle for baby oil that doesn't leak the oil all over the outside of the bottle. I can't even find one with a squirt top!


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Mopar151 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-28-11 02:07 AM
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8. Murphy's Oil Soap n/t
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IntravenousDemilo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-28-11 02:13 AM
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9. No need to get it refinished.
Just spill salad dressing all over the rest of the floor.
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dimbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-28-11 05:00 AM
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10. Try turpentine first on a small spot. Wonderful and harmless solvent. n/t
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Paper Roses Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-28-11 05:47 AM
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11. Perhaps posting this question in the DIY & Home Improvement Group
will bring other suggestions. On the advice of someone in that group who is an expert, I have used Minwax Floor Reviver with great success.(I used the low-gloss)
It is easy to apply and dries in about two hours. I have done full size rooms and used it for a spot patch. I do think it will be necessary to draw our the oils. Maybe the answer is on their site. They also have a feature where you can ask them questions through the site. What kinds of spots, black marks, white marks?

http://www.minwax.com/wood-products/maintenance-and-repair/

The Minwax web site is full of helpful information.
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