How can I remove a gel stain from wooden cabinet doors?
Over the Christmas holidays I placed those gel window clings to my wooden kitchen cabinet doors. When I removed them a month later there were red stains left behind. I tried washing w/ soap (no luck). I can't scrub because it would ruin the wood. Any ideas?
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It is a light water stain.
If it's stained you'll probably have to scrub/ sand and then re sand or stain the cabinets. Try Krud Kutter first. you can get it at home depot/ lowes in the cleaning aisle
You can also try Goof Off, mineral spirits, or nail polish remover. Try the nail polish in a small spot. it may affect the finish.
Have you tried Murphy's Oil Soap? Old English products are another product to try. Scott's Liquid Gold might work too. I have only used on mirrors or windows where they are easier to remove.
It sounds as if the gel has penetrated the top layer of wood, give this a try in a small area:
https://www.hunker.com/13424096/how-to-get-gel-cling-stains-out-of-stained-wood
You can try a magic eraser, but I think you may have to sand the wood to remove the stain. Sounds like it has absorbed into the wood.
Here is an idea for cleaning.
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/522699100471250637/
hope this helps you out!
Perhaps goo gone will work or vegetable oil. Those things are terrible, especially if they get warm. I used vegetable oil to get some where they "melted" onto my windows. I hope you are lucky and they didn't get into your wood grain. If they did, refinishing may be the only way to get it all out.
I am afraid that you will need to sand that area a bit and add a touch up
Wow thanks everyone. You all have given me a few options I didn't know about. I will try them, hopefully one of them will either lessen the stain color or eliminate it. Thank you again.
Acettone or a magic eraser should work to get the stains off.