Hi Peter, glad you’ve made yourself available for these types of questions. I just pulled a pair of oiled, walnut veneered speakers from 20 years of storage. They were both scratched and each had water rings. No doubt these were caused back in my early, misdirected youth. I would like to know the suggested process for removing the rings and restoring the speakers to their original, oiled beauty.
Thanks
Doonie
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doonie,
The first thing I would do is clean them well. If there is an oily or greasy surface, you could wipe them down with mineral spirits and dry as you go. Another alternative is to use Fantastic or Simple Green to clean them.
I'm assuming the rings are black. Getting black rings out of veneer is problematic. If you bleach them you'll need to do the whole surface.
Getting the oiled surface back is a snap. After cleaning, give them a light sanding with a very fine paper like 600 grit. The operative wood here is light; you don't want to remove color. Apply an oil ( watco, minwax are but two) to the surface and then using the wetdry 600 grit paper, sand the oil into the wood. When done wipe the surface vigorously with a cloth. Come back in 15 minutes and check to see if the surface is "weeping" at all and if it is rub it down again. Do this a couple of times and the surface will look and feel good.
Be very cautious with your oily rags. You can hang them outside, like laundry, to evaporate. Whatever you do, BE CAREFUL WITH THEM. If carelessly put aside they can start generating heat in very short order.
Back to the rings, you could always look at them as character and happily remember the nights of your misdirected youth (your words)
Peter
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