Uh oh, someone forgot a coaster. But not to worry, you can fix those white water stains, easy!
How To Remove Water Stains From Wood With Common Household Products
Published on Dec. 16, 2024
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How To Clean Water Stains With Baking Soda
Get those white marks—caused by hot cups or sweating glasses—off your coffee table or other wooden furniture by making a paste of 1 tablespoon baking soda and 1 teaspoon water. Gently rub the spot in a circular motion until it disappears. Remember not to use too much water. You can also use a few drops of vinegar instead of water.
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Remove Water Stains with Mayonnaise
That’s not a typo. You can use mayonnaise to wipe away those ugly water stains in your wood. Be sure to clean the area of dust and dirt first. Then, using a cloth, dip it into the mayo and spread a think layer of it over the stain. Let it sit for about an hour. Then, come back and wipe if off. Use a clean, dry cloth to wipe away any remaining oil residue. It’s a good idea to apply a regular wood clean once you’ve dealt with the stain.
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How To Clean Water Stains With Petroleum Jelly
Another one of those products sitting in your medicine cabinet that has a near endless list of uses, including cleaning water stains off wood. To make them disappear, apply petroleum jelly and let it sit overnight. In the morning, wipe the watermark away with the jelly.
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How To Clean Water Stains With Toothpaste
To get rid of those telltale watermark rings left by sweating beverages, gently rub some non-gel toothpaste with a soft cloth on the surface to remove water stains from wood. Then wipe it off with a damp cloth and let it dry before applying furniture polish. For even stronger cleaning power, mix equal parts white toothpaste and baking soda. Rub the paste parallel to the wood grain, wipe it off, and then polish with lemon oil.
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How To Clean Water Stains With Salt
Make watermarks left from glasses or bottles disappear by mixing 1 teaspoon salt with a few drops of water to form a paste. Gently rub the paste onto the ring with a soft cloth or sponge and work it over the spot until it’s gone. Restore the luster of your wood with furniture polish.
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How To Clean Water Stains With Car Wax
Someone forgot to use a coaster and now there’s an ugly white ring on the dining room table. When regular furniture polish doesn’t work, try using a dab of car wax to remove water stains from wood. Trace the ring with your finger to apply the wax. Let it dry and buff with a soft cloth.
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How To Clean Water Stains With Vinegar and Olive Oil
To remove white rings left by wet glasses on wood furniture, mix equal parts vinegar and olive oil and apply it with a soft cloth while moving with the wood grain. Use another clean, soft cloth to shine it up. To get white water rings off leather furniture, dab them with a sponge soaked in full-strength white vinegar.
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How To Clean Water Stains With an Iron
Here’s one we found on TikTok that seems to be a decent way to remove water stains: use a steam iron, like the kind your use to get the wrinkles out of your clothing.
Use an empty iron, with no water in its tank, on the lowest possible setting. Next, get a damp cloth—you just want a bit of moisture—cover the water mark it and press the iron over the cloth. Keep the cloth over the stain and iron it repeatedly until you see the spot is gone. That’s it.
