Re: Stus-List Water Stained Floor Board

2017-04-26 Thread Dennis C. via CnC-List
Ron, As Bruce said, wood bleach is oxalic acid. Vinegar has acetic acid. They are both mild acids. Oxalic acid is a frequent ingredient in many boat cleaning products. It is useful for removing the "bow mustache" some boats get when sailing in waters with tannins and other brown staining

Re: Stus-List Water Stained Floor Board

2017-04-26 Thread Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List
92 (mobile) bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net From: Joel Aronson via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Joel Aronson <joel.aron...@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 9:18 AM Subject: Re: Stus-List Water Stained Floor Board  Rob, you can strip it an

Re: Stus-List Water Stained Floor Board

2017-04-26 Thread Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List
FYI, Oxalic acid is commonly referred to as wood bleach, so yes, that should work. Kindest Regards, Bruce 847.404.5092 Please forgive any typos as this was sent from my iPhone. > On Apr 26, 2017, at 10:29 AM, robert via CnC-List > wrote: > > Joel: > > Thanks for the

Re: Stus-List Water Stained Floor Board

2017-04-26 Thread robert via CnC-List
Of robert via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 9:12 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: robert Subject: Stus-List Water Stained Floor Board My floor boards are the usual teak and holy veneered. Some years back I painted the bottoms and sides with resin. However I forgot/missed one side

Re: Stus-List Water Stained Floor Board

2017-04-26 Thread Ron Ricci via CnC-List
: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 9:12 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: robert Subject: Stus-List Water Stained Floor Board My floor boards are the usual teak and holy veneered. Some years back I painted the bottoms and sides with resin. However I forgot/missed one side on one floor board and of course

Re: Stus-List Water Stained Floor Board

2017-04-26 Thread robert via CnC-List
Joel: Thanks for the tip..I called every hardware retailer here and no carries a wood bleach that I can find. I will try to find oxalic acidmaybe that will work. Regards Bob On 2017-04-26 10:17 AM, Joel Aronson via CnC-List wrote: Rob, you can strip it and bleach it using wood

Re: Stus-List Water Stained Floor Board

2017-04-26 Thread robert via CnC-List
Graham The wood is simply stainedthere is no structural damage Rob On 2017-04-26 11:01 AM, Graham Young via CnC-List wrote: Hi Rob, Is the spot just stained or is the wood also showing some rot and structural weakening? If the latter is the case, you may want to inject some penetrating

Re: Stus-List Water Stained Floor Board

2017-04-26 Thread Graham Young via CnC-List
Hi Rob, Is the spot just stained or is the wood also showing some rot and structural weakening?  If the latter is the case, you may want to inject some penetrating epoxy into the area to strengthen it in addition to refinishing the surface. Graham YoungS/V SpellboundC 32  On Wednesday,

Re: Stus-List Water Stained Floor Board

2017-04-26 Thread Joel Aronson via CnC-List
Rob, you can strip it and bleach it using wood bleach. It will take multiple applications. I generally make the solution stronger than the label says. It is a mild acid so be careful what you get it on, including yourself. It may not remove the entire stain but it certainly lighten it Joel On