removing sweat stains


joev

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I live in Arizona and do my woodworking in the un-airconditioned garage.  Consequently, I sweat a lot.  While apply a stain to a dresser I'm making a few drops of sweat fell onto the surface "while" I was staining and now there are a couple of sweat stains on the top of the dresser.   Dresser top is make out of white oak plywood.  Here's my question - Is there anyway to get rid of these sweat stains?  Keep in mind that the sweat actually mixed with the stain while I was applying it.  I haven't tried anything yet.  Seeing as how it's made of plywood I don't think I've got a lot of room for sanding it out.  HELP.

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Be smart, reproduce the sweat stains on all the scraps of ply you have. Sand and prep exactly as you did for the table. Stain and drip sweat , then try out solutions. I am thinking wipe back the stain with mineral spirits then after it dries wipe with a clean rag and artificial tears solution. Let that dry then wipe again w clean water( damp rag not soaked) lightly sand after it has dried overnight .

Then try to re-stain. This should make the rest of the top similar to the spots. Test this on scraps ! It's just my best guess.

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