JosephThomas Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 Any way to remove some small wine stains from raw wood? It's actually BB ply...someone spilled on it after sanding but before I had applied any finish. Making it perfect again is not critical, as it's a plywood project. But I'm wondering if there's any way to pull some of the color out of the birch veneer before I add finish...? Something akin to spreading out kitty litter on concrete to soak up oil stains? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 My wife strikes again 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephThomas Posted April 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 I'm actually tempted to just buy some kitty litter and try it out, but I have no idea how that will clean up after, or if it will make finishing more difficult (I'm just gonna slap some minwax wipe on poly on it). I'm also assuming the wine went full-depth thru the top veneer, based on the way it looks, so sanding it down isn't really an option I don't think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 Coat the whole thing Joe and let me know how it comes out, my daughter wants me to make some pine picture frames and use wine for stain, she’s a wine rep. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 There is such a thing as wood bleach. Different types of it too. I've never used it, read and practice on scrap ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 Kitty litter ain’t got that much of a suck. That stuff is there to stay. I’m inclined to go with @treeslayer‘s advice. That would be interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 Hydrogen peroxide is used for wine stains in laundry... might help? I guess stain scraps and see what works to get rid of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 I use saw dust now for oil spills in the garage. I'm going to go out on a limb and say your probably going to end up sanding the spot out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 The problem with plywood is that because the veneer is peeled off the log, it's filled with micro-cracks. You can see them with a magnifying glass, or sometime just with the naked eye. That allows the wine to soak in deeper. I think you'd have to sand most of the first layer of veneer off. Wood bleach ought to be worth a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceHoleInOne Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 Try some household bleach. If the stain area goes really lighter than the rest of the wood. You may just have to bleach the entire piece to get an equal color. -Ace- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 Maybe start with diluted bleach ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceHoleInOne Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 1 hour ago, wdwerker said: Maybe start with diluted bleach ? Naw, if the area is small. Put some bleach from the bottle in a coffee cup. Use an old toothbrush, dip and apply, work around the stain. When done I will use a spray bottle with water and go back over the area to pick up some of the bleach and help to dilute and soak up with a rag. -Ace- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 Oxiclean ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pondhockey Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 20 hours ago, Isaac said: Hydrogen peroxide is used for wine stains in laundry... might help? I guess stain scraps and see what works to get rid of it. I would try this; I've use it on rugs. I believe that it oxidizes the colored compounds, like bleach would do. [edit: an internet search on "remove wine stain from wood" comes up with other ideas not related to bleach or H2O2.] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephThomas Posted April 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 45 minutes ago, Pondhockey said: I would try this; I've use it on rugs. I believe that it oxidizes the colored compounds, like bleach would do. [edit: an internet search on "remove wine stain from wood" comes up with other ideas not related to bleach or H2O2.] I did this today as well, a couple of the ideas mentioned above are there as well as a couple others, like baking soda diluted with mineral oil (which was my first though)...I will probably try a few of these ideas starting in order from least harsh on up to the nuclear options. Thx all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 14 minutes ago, JosephThomas said: like baking soda diluted with mineral oil I only wonder how the mineral oil will react with you final finish. I don't know how critical this is to the end project. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pondhockey Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 14 minutes ago, Chet said: I only wonder how the mineral oil will react with you final finish. I don't know how critical this is to the end project. I suspect that the baking soda/mineral oil mix is intended for finished wood. Probably the baking soda alone (or in water) would be better for unfinished wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 I just remembered years ago picking cherries in an orchard with my 2 girls, who were about 4 & 6 at the time. As you can imagine, their clothes were stained from head to toe with cherry juice. My sister suggested pouring boiling water on the stain, but to do it before trying to wash the fabric. Worked like a charm. I took about 10 seconds for the stain to completely disappear. No idea if that would work for wine though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mycrossover Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 There is such a thing as wood bleach. Different types of it too. I've never used it, read and practice on scrap !Wood bleach is oxalic acid which is dilute nitric acid. Found in the home center. Try making a paste with Oxyclean but you obviosly don't want to get the wood soaking wet. Left over night that stuff gets out all kinds of stains. Another product, sold for clothing stains, is K2R. It is an aerosol can that sprays dry cleaning fluid (stoddard solvent) and corn starch The solvent dissolves the stain and the corn starch wicks it up. You start with a wet paste and end up with dry white powder with a discolored spot where the stain was pulled out. Then just brush or vacuum away the corn starch. Never tried it on wood but I would try it. Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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