Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 175, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 July 1916 — SPOTS ON VARNISHED TABLE [ARTICLE]

SPOTS ON VARNISHED TABLE

Blemishes That Annoy Housewife May Be Eliminated If Proper Methods Are Employed.

The white spots which appear on the top of the table, due to the accidental application of heat from hot dishes need not worry a careful housewife long if she will remember that the original appearance of the varnish may be restored by simply reforming its surface. To do this it is necessary to apply some varnish solvent —not varnish remover —and then allow it to dry. The most easily obtained solvents are alcohol and ammonia. Moisten a bit of clean cloth with the solvent, rub it quickly over the white spot, then let it dry. Permit the moistened cloth to touch the varnish but a few seconds for as soon as the varnish is acted upon by the solvent It will rub off, leaving the wood on the table bare. —L. S. Foltz, Colorado Agricultural College, Fort Collins, Colo.