Husband accidentally ruined coffee table

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is OP. It was def an accident- DH was very chagrined. He just grabbed the spray he uses for wiping down the kitchen and went to town on surfaces around the house yesterday. Nothing else was damaged. And, no, we aren't fighting about it- I know it was an accident, but I am still sad about it.

For those who recommended trying a stain- do you know of a particular product? It's not a wood surface- it is wood that is wrapped/almost laquered in a red raffia paper. I'd like to try a stain before I contact the Georgetown people- I imagine they would want to rewrap the entire table and that is probably pretty expensive.

Post a picture of your table on the reddit furniture restoration sub and someone will give you the right advice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is OP. It was def an accident- DH was very chagrined. He just grabbed the spray he uses for wiping down the kitchen and went to town on surfaces around the house yesterday. Nothing else was damaged. And, no, we aren't fighting about it- I know it was an accident, but I am still sad about it.

For those who recommended trying a stain- do you know of a particular product? It's not a wood surface- it is wood that is wrapped/almost laquered in a red raffia paper. I'd like to try a stain before I contact the Georgetown people- I imagine they would want to rewrap the entire table and that is probably pretty expensive.

I would contact them before you try anything. The hardest part will be matching the color and there’s almost no chance you and Home Depot will pull that off. But a furniture place may be able to mix something to match. Or, strip the color off the raffia somehow and restain the whole thing. I DIY a ton of stuff but I wouldn’t try to match this color myself until exhausting all other options.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is OP. It was def an accident- DH was very chagrined. He just grabbed the spray he uses for wiping down the kitchen and went to town on surfaces around the house yesterday. Nothing else was damaged. And, no, we aren't fighting about it- I know it was an accident, but I am still sad about it.

For those who recommended trying a stain- do you know of a particular product? It's not a wood surface- it is wood that is wrapped/almost laquered in a red raffia paper. I'd like to try a stain before I contact the Georgetown people- I imagine they would want to rewrap the entire table and that is probably pretty expensive.

I would contact them before you try anything. The hardest part will be matching the color and there’s almost no chance you and Home Depot will pull that off. But a furniture place may be able to mix something to match. Or, strip the color off the raffia somehow and restain the whole thing. I DIY a ton of stuff but I wouldn’t try to match this color myself until exhausting all other options.

I think what you'll want is matching dye and then a top coat.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Aww, sorry that happened; especially when he was trying to do a good thing. What a bummer.

Grown man has no idea how to clean. Still gets participation trophy.

Anyway, OP, I agree with the people saying to consult a restoration specialist. And I feel for you.

I would feel the same way if OP accidentally ruined her DH's prized thingamajig by using the wrong product. I wouldn't know how to clean that table! This isn't like using bleach instead of detergent to wash a load of darks.

Don't use Windex on my car's windows or you will destroy the tint.

Glass that can't have regular glass cleaner? Understandable error.

Lysol cleaner on furniture? Come on now. I'd understand it from a kindergartner. From an adult? GMAFB.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn’t paint it without consulting a furniture restoration business. I’m sorry for the damage.

+1

[Anonymous]

The table is hideous, I'm sure your DH did it on purpose to get rid of it. He did you a favor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The table is hideous, I'm sure your DH did it on purpose to get rid of it. He did you a favor.

Ah dcum trolls, you never disappoint.

[Anonymous]

You should get with the shampoo lady.

[Anonymous]

I think it needs stain repair, not paint.

[Anonymous]

It's a classic Ming table in an interesting finish.

https://homeglowdesign.com/2017/06/10/ming-no-fail-non-boring-universal-donor-coffee-table/

[Anonymous]

Stain is really tough. I would google around and try to find a source of advice for this particular type of furniture. And I don't think your average furniture restoration folks will know what to do with this -- you need someone experienced in Asian furniture, probably.

[Anonymous]

furniture repair co will have to remove stain off stop somehow, or whole piece, and start over. I've heard of solution an item can be dipped into to do it.


But honestly, I'd toss it. Your aunt would say it's alright. Don't take trouble to repair

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:furniture repair co will have to remove stain off stop somehow, or whole piece, and start over. I've heard of solution an item can be dipped into to do it.


But honestly, I'd toss it. Your aunt would say it's alright. Don't take trouble to repair

Why would he/she toss it? They said they "love it dearly".

[Anonymous]

It’s a coffee table..just throw a bunch of coffee table books on top of it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The table is hideous, I'm sure your DH did it on purpose to get rid of it. He did you a favor.

Ah dcum trolls, you never disappoint.

Saying something you don’t like doesn’t make someone a troll.