# How to Remove White Water Haze From Varnished Wood Before Recoating
Even the most carefully maintained furniture can develop white haze, spots or rings when a glass, wet towel or spill is left in contact with the wood. While varnish helps protect and beautify wood furniture, it won't stop white haze from forming. Removing the haze takes some time and effort, but it's a job most homeowners can accomplish.
Things You'll Need
- Clean cloth
- Boiled linseed oil
- Vinegar
- Turpentine
- Ammonia
- Blotting paper
- Clothes iron
Instructions
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Rub the surface of the furniture with a cloth dampened with a mixture of boiled linseed oil, vinegar and turpentine. Combine the three ingredients in equal parts to make the mixture. Allow to dry.
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If the haze persists, dampen a cloth with a mixture of one part water and two parts ammonia. Rub the white haze gently and allow to dry.
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For more stubborn stains, place a piece blotting paper -- a highly absorbent type of paper used to remove excess moisture from writing paper -- over the white spot. Press a warm -- not hot -- iron on the paper for a few seconds and remove. Dampen a cloth with a mixture of equal parts turpentine and water and rub the spot.
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