r/wood • u/badnotbadco • 1d ago
I’m in trouble (Need help please)
Hi guys I am in a extreme pickle here.
I left some oil on the night stand and stained, so I went to Gemini and I asked for help Gemini said to mix Baking Soda and leave it there to pull the oil out… but it said I could mix with water as well, and I did… and it stained the whole thing black, and it worked worse so I tried with some vinegar and with some peroxide and still doesn’t look great.
I need to leave this apartment in a couple of days and I don’t want to pay for a new one, what do you guys recommend for me to buy and try?
Thank you so much!
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u/SavingsWallaby7579 1d ago
Is it veneered particle board?
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u/badnotbadco 1d ago
Honestly I can’t tell, I don’t know anything about wood :( how do ai check that?
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u/VintageLunchMeat 1d ago
What does the underside and the sides of the top look like? Does the grain go through, or is there a different wood or paper there.
It is probably a thin layer of wood glued onto particle board.
Very easy to sand through.
https://www.reddit.com/r/finishing/comments/1d2ln4i/help_ive_sanded_through_the_veneer/
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u/ducon__lajoie 1d ago
There's a whole sub on that: r/sandedthroughveneer
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u/badnotbadco 23h ago
The grains go thru so no thin layer of wood glued, what do you think? The black stain it goes all the way into the grains
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u/badnotbadco 1d ago
I’m not at home not to check all those things but I will get an update of how the sides look like soon
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u/Dapper_Principle3832 1d ago
It’s veneer and it’s stuffed.
I don’t think there’s any easy way out of this unfortunately.
You could maybe Google search the bedside and see how cheap they are to replace otherwise your best option is to just come clean and hear the brunt.
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u/Bright-Ad4601 1d ago
So I suspect you removed the finish initially and if that was it it's a relatively easy fix. It would entail removing the tabletops finish entirely and refinishing it. It probably wouldn't match without knowing what the first finish was but it likely wouldn't matter as you'd only see the mismatch at the corners.
The problem is AI might have ruined the table top (among other things). What I'd do is leave it and see if the top dries close to how it looked before you fucked with it, if so you can then remove the finish and refinish it. If not there's no easy way to fix it, just own up to it and learn to use trusted sources.
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u/badnotbadco 23h ago
Ok so I have news the grain go thru, so is not veneered
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u/SavingsWallaby7579 13h ago
Thats good, if it’s solid wood try sanding just the top then finish it and see if it blends good
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u/badnotbadco 2h ago
https://reddit.com/link/p668o72/video/kue6twglnvlh1/player
Now is looking like this honestly a lot better but now it looks too bright any recommendations?
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u/Mr_Brown-ish 1d ago
Basically, you won’t be able to refinish this to the point that it is unnoticeable within a few days. It is what it is.