I had a little paint and some sticky stuff like glue residue on my new table. I went to hardware store and was told the product "Goof off" could be used. As soon as I applied to table it took away the color leaving a white spot. Talked with a local wood paint and design company that does refinishing. They said to sand area and see if it's still cloudy or light spot. My husband did with very fine sand pad 3m. And it is still light spot there. We may need to sand a little further to see if spot does go away. Any advice how to fix without having to do whole table? It's a beautiful wood. But only $500.
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This is sad because you may be able to get some of the color but you may not be able to restore it without redoing the complete top.
Goof Off is usually considered 'heavy duty' and Goo Gone is for a milder problem.
I believe your problem may have fallen in the milder category.
I can only suggest you take your picture to your local Ace or True Value hardware store (ACE first) and ask for help. They usually have very good, knowledgeable employees and they may be able to help you find something to at least restore the color to your table top.
Good luck
Hi, yes, we did go to a hardware store and asked. They're the ones that recommended to use goof off. We would like to find a handyman in the San leandro, ca area if anyone knows of anyone that would be great! I got a response back from "Thumbtack" but their site doesn't have many good reviews regarding doing business on their platform, although the guy that contacted me had some good reviews.
I did read where you got your original information from a hardware store but I only recommended Ace Hardware because my local Ace has helped me so many times.
If you received your information from Ace Hardware, then I'm sorry they led you in the wrong direction.
I know how costly it is to have a professional refinish and was hoping you could find a way to do this yourself.
I have a friend that does a lot of refinishing/restoring furniture and he uses the following sites when he needs help. You might want to take a look sometime.
Hi, yes it was Ace Hardware my husband said he went to. Thank you for the links and your helpful response.
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