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                        HELP HELP HELP

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        HELP HELP HELP
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 23, 2003 6:33 PM
                        I just spilled yellow acrylic paint on top of my dining table.
                        I removed most of it, but there's some left in the grains of the wood I can't remove.
                        Does anybody know how I can manage, before my wife sees it , destroys all my supplies before killing me?

                        HELP Dead [xx(]Dead [xx(]Dead [xx(]
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 23, 2003 7:33 PM
                        brake fluid, buy a new table, buy a covering, cook dinner for your wife and put it ontop, repaint/restain
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                        BlackWolf3945
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Pominville, NY
                        Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Sunday, March 23, 2003 7:36 PM
                        Uh...You're in big trouble dude...

                        Seriously though, is there a varnish or poly-urethane finish on the table? Your best bet would be to clean it with either the manufacturer's thinner or rubbing alcohol. This may, however, damage the finish on the table.

                        If you have the courage, try using either of the two that I mentioned on a hard to see part of the table, such as the inside upper part of the table leg, or on the underside of an overhang.

                        I'll be on here for a bit longer and I'll watch this thread for a bit.

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 23, 2003 8:09 PM
                        Do you have any kids you could blame in on?
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                        berny13
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Panama City, Florida, Hurricane Alley
                        Posted by berny13 on Sunday, March 23, 2003 8:31 PM
                        You might want to try lindseed oil. It may destroy and coating you have on the table though. If that doesn't work, blame it on the cats. If you don't have a cat, go get one real fast.

                        Berny

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                        BlackWolf3945
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Pominville, NY
                        Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Sunday, March 23, 2003 11:20 PM
                        LMAO! When all else fails, blame it on the cat!

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                        berny13
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Panama City, Florida, Hurricane Alley
                        Posted by berny13 on Monday, March 24, 2003 2:27 PM
                        Why not blame it on the cat? Smile [:)] Who is your wife going to beleive, you or the Cat? Well, come to think of it blackwolfscd, YOU would be in trouble. Big Smile [:D]

                        Berny

                         Phormer Phantom Phixer

                        On the bench

                        TF-102A Delta Dagger, 32nd FIS, 54-1370, 1/48 scale. Monogram Pro Modeler with C&H conversion.  

                        Revell F-4E Phantom II 33rd TFW, 58th TFS, 69-260, 1/32 scale. 

                        Tamiya F-4D Phantom II, 13th TFS, 66-8711, 1/32 scale.  F-4 Phantom Group Build. 

                         

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                        seaphoto
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Grass Valley, CA
                        Posted by seaphoto on Monday, March 24, 2003 3:09 PM
                        Try using the sharpened end of a toothpick to scrape the paint out of the wood grain. Good luck!

                        Kurt

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 24, 2003 3:49 PM
                        If its a open grain wood like oak ...good luck If its an closed grain like maple try some 1200 grit sandpaper and toothpaste and lightly buff
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                        lito.sf
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Portugal
                        Posted by lito.sf on Monday, March 24, 2003 4:53 PM
                        break the window next to the table and spread more paint in the floor and walls, and put some in a glass and brake it on the table spot.
                        Then it´s obvious that it was mede by some crazy vandals or terrorists, and you´re off the hook!
                        what do you think?
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 24, 2003 6:04 PM
                        make sure you punch the window toward the table
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                        berny13
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Panama City, Florida, Hurricane Alley
                        Posted by berny13 on Monday, March 24, 2003 6:26 PM
                        I like the cat idea better. Big Smile [:D]

                        Berny

                         Phormer Phantom Phixer

                        On the bench

                        TF-102A Delta Dagger, 32nd FIS, 54-1370, 1/48 scale. Monogram Pro Modeler with C&H conversion.  

                        Revell F-4E Phantom II 33rd TFW, 58th TFS, 69-260, 1/32 scale. 

                        Tamiya F-4D Phantom II, 13th TFS, 66-8711, 1/32 scale.  F-4 Phantom Group Build. 

                         

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 24, 2003 7:22 PM
                        no comment
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                        berny13
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Panama City, Florida, Hurricane Alley
                        Posted by berny13 on Monday, March 24, 2003 7:29 PM
                        With friends like us, he will never get his problem solved. But at least his wife will kill him with a smile on his face.

                        Berny

                         Phormer Phantom Phixer

                        On the bench

                        TF-102A Delta Dagger, 32nd FIS, 54-1370, 1/48 scale. Monogram Pro Modeler with C&H conversion.  

                        Revell F-4E Phantom II 33rd TFW, 58th TFS, 69-260, 1/32 scale. 

                        Tamiya F-4D Phantom II, 13th TFS, 66-8711, 1/32 scale.  F-4 Phantom Group Build. 

                         

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                        BlackWolf3945
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Pominville, NY
                        Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Monday, March 24, 2003 7:39 PM
                        Speaking of blaming it on the cat...

                        If you really need one in a pinch, I can FedEx on of mine to you, I've got house rodents to spare!

                        And Berny, how many guys can say that they live in a cathouse? Tongue [:P] Or that they're surrounded, 24/7, by p... I'd better not go there! Shy [8)]

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 24, 2003 7:59 PM
                        Thanks a lot to all of you for the good advice.

                        I have almost got it all out, but that doesn´t save from taking my wife to a cozy place on saturday to make her forget.

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                        Keyworth
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: NE Georgia
                        Posted by Keyworth on Tuesday, March 25, 2003 6:26 PM
                        Just wanted to check to see if: A-the paint came out; B-you'e still alive; C-You were able to convince the local constabulary that a cat broke into your house, trashed the dining room and ruined the table................with a straight face :) -Ed
                        "There's no problem that can't be solved with a suitable application of high explosives"
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 25, 2003 7:54 PM
                        and the paint? how bout some moron shot the window and it hit the can of yellow paint while you were modeling on the table and it spilled al over the place but u cleaned most lf it up and then your cat/rat/mouse/pet knocked the paint over and you had to clean it up again?
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 25, 2003 8:31 PM
                        heh, i have my own modeling room so i cant get introuble for spills! anyhoo i do have to support cats, 1 always hangs out wit me in there. i need to get him a resporator or he will get to much fumes or something,
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 26, 2003 10:14 AM
                        I will blame it on Irak or Hussein, that`s the easy way out
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 26, 2003 10:39 AM
                        Dilute some red brown (or just brown) with water (I'm assuming your table has a natural dark finish) and apply it to the table with a brush. It should cover the yellow traces. If it doesn't work, you couldn't find a cat and there's no way you can prove Hussein did it, go to furniture store and get a dinning table and that sofa your wife has always wished. No complains guaranteed!
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 3, 2003 6:30 AM
                        NEXT TIME PUT DOWN A SHHET OF PLASTIC FIRST. BY THE WAY, ARE YOU DOUBLE JOINTED? THEN THIS WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO KISS YOUR A_S GOODBYE. THE SIGN ON MY FRONT LAWN READS; "FORGET THE DOG. WATCH OUT FOR THE BITCH IN THE KITCHEN." I'M SO FUNNY I CRACK MYSELF UP.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 3, 2003 9:09 AM
                        Before you do anything is the table varnish or urethane? If it is more than40 years old it is likely varnish, younger that that it is anybody guess. If it is varnish very fine steel wool with a little thinner soaked into it should do the trick, by very fine I mean 0000 at least. Then a lite coat of varnish to re-seal it should do the trick. If it is urethane soory dude but short of re-finishing the whole table top you are cooked!
                        Enjoy the couch!
                        Cheers! McCaber
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