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Letter 16383
Oil stain removal from wood
furniture
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Q. I have an old dresser that I
have stripped the varnish off of and found motor oil had
been spilled on it. How do I get the oil stain out as it has
penetrated deeply into the wood. Also on the bottom side of
the dresser is water stains, how do I remove these?
Thank You,
Jim H
- Diamondville, Wyoming
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How to get an oil stain out of bare wood so that
we can refinish the table.
Ruth
Crawley
- Jefferson, Iowa
March 5, 2009
I have retrieved a pretty little English Oak
table from an old farm shed.
Unfortunately it was used as a work bench. After
removing the layers of old paint I discovered a
large, very deep oil or grease stain. I suspect the
stain is too old and too deep to remove, I would
appreciate any suggestions regarding removal or
concealing it.
Estelle
Baldock
- Mackay , Qld, Australia
June 23, 2007
Removing OIL stains from wood. I have read many
posts about how to remove water stains from wood
but I have yet to see any advice on how to remove
oil/grease stains. I accidently dumped a tray of
BBQ ribs on my outdoor unfinished deck and the oil
immediately penetrated the wood. I have tried
numerous commercial cleaners, pressure washers and
sanders with little difference. Pressure treated
wood is not cheap so any help you can provide would
be appreciated.
John
Toth
- Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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Hi,
We had a similar problem with a motor oil stain on an old
table my wife wanted to refinish. Unfortunately the oil
stain was on a part where the original finish was almost
totally gone and it soaked into the bare wood.
We found an answer on the "Oxi-Clean" web site and it
worked for us. Make a strong solution of Oxi-Clean (2
scoops to 16 oz of water) and apply just enough of the
solution to the stain to cover it thoroughly. Use a stiff
bristle brush to scrub the stained area and wipe clean with
a damp cloth. You have to be careful not to soak the wood
with too much water especially if it is a wood veneer, as
the veneer could buckle.
If the solution changes the color of the wood surface,
lightly wash the entire surface so the bleaching effect of
the oxy-clean is evened out.
Robert Laakkonen
- Ripon, Wisconsin
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February 2, 2008
HELP. I sat a vase of OIL scented wooden flowers on my cherry wood
dresser. When removing, after months of sitting there, I found that
the oil had leaked to the furniture. Now there is a ring that goes
down to the wood! It is almost like the oil moved the varnish aside
to show the bare wood. If anyone can understand what I am trying to
say here....Please HELP me!
Yolanda Simmons
- Lithia, Florida
April 2, 2008
I purchased some scented oil jar from a store and when I opened it
I put stupidly put the rubber cork on my wooden nightstand. now a few
days later the oil seems to have melted through the varnish exposing
an ugly ring of bare wood, at least thats how it appears. is there
any solution to this without sanding and re-varnishing the whole
thing?? please help me
Nitai Joseph
hobbyist - Philo, CA, USA
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May 22, 2008
Hi
We now all know how to get water stains out of wood. Hooray!
But PLEASE can someone tell us how to get an oil stain out.
I am renovating an old jsrrah work bench. At some time oil
(probably automative) has been spilt and has penetrated the
wood. I have sanded the wood and have tried hot water and
dishwashing liquid with no success. Any ideas? Thanks
Magda Austin
hobbyist - Perth, Australia
May 30, 2008
I read all that stuff about water and miracles. Each time
an oily table came up my heart lifted; my table is oil
stained and I can live with it. My wife would be very
pleased if I removed it. It would count for a whole days
housework. Any tips. Lazy JIM
Jim Jammes
- Bendigo, Victoria
June 3, 2008
I to would love hear a solution for oil on timber, we
have just purchased our first home and my husband was
removing our air conditioner from where we are currently
renting when some oil spilt on the timber verander, I have
covered the oil in talcum powder, it seems to have helped
but I am curious if someone else has used this method and it
has worked and how much talcum powder and do you rub it
in....si many questions....HELP!!!!!
Thanks
Julie Spletter
- Aramara, Queensland, Australia
June 4, 2008
I'm so thankful I found this site. The iron and T-shirt
worked like a dream. Beautiful Hutch that I decided to sell
but knew that white water mark that had been there for years
would devalue it. No more water mark!!
Carol
Tresenriter
- Sterling, IL, United States
 
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July 8, 2008
HELP! I had some of those wooden sticks that you put in scented
oil and I wasn't aware the oil was under the vase on my wooden table.
I now have a very noticeable spot on my table that looks like the
varnish has been removed. Does anybody know how to restore this
"bare" spot without refinishing the entire table?
Shelly Johnson
- Kingsford, Michigan
October 7, 2008
oh, that just happened to me too. we had people over and I had two
of those scented oil things on the table, and somebody spilled them
and did NOT say anything. my husband just found out now, because the
place mat was stuck to the table. Now I don't know what to do. the
table is new and cost me a lot of money. I feel like crying. there is
oil stains, AND pieces of the cloth place mat stuck onto the table.
=(
Samanatha H
- Miami, Florida
February 6, 2009
responses for removing Oil stains: I had a table left in a cellar
that got ruined it was originally treated with oil and I needed to
get the oil out and clean it up. I used a simple solution of warm
water/white vinegar about half a cup to 2 ltrs water and a scouring
brush used for washing up and alot of elbow power. used clean towels
to wipe the excess that came out the wood as not to spread it. worked
for me.
Andrew Ding
- Neuilly sur seine, France
March 27, 2009
A guest knocked over one of those oil room diffusers onto my wood
end table. She removed the items, wiped the spill, and placed the
glass candle holder back on top. Two weeks later, I go to remove the
items to dust, and the glass candleholder is now stubbornly stuck to
the table top. How can I get it off as easily as possible?
Amy Harper
Homeowner - Florissant, Missouri
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April 10, 2009
I had a jar of scented oil with diffusers in it sitting
on top of a wooden end table and it spilled....leaving a
huge oil stain. Any suggestions as to what I can do to
remove the stain?
Shirley Nash
- Newmarket, Ontario, Canada opt
May 25, 2009
I pray someone has an answer to what seems to be a common
horror story: those glass jars with the scented oil and reed
difusers spilling on our good (and not cheap!) finished wood
furniture. I discovered today that last night the wind had
blown a curtain over our one-year old cherry wood furniture.
The bottle was nearly full when it spilled and covered half
of the furniture; there was so much oil it also ran down one
side of the furniture. I am sick over this. The finish is
coming off down to the bare wood and where it hasn't come
off (yet?) it's all sticky. HELP PLEASE!!
Susan Bringhurst
- Pennsburg, Pennsylvania
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