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I am refinishing my table. It had stains on it and I used oxalic acid three times. Then, I neutralized and sanded. I put the pre-wood conditioner on it, and this stain pulled up.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. A rust-stained sidewalk is a real eyesore, and the longer it persists, despite your stain-removing efforts, the more annoying it gets. You get ...

Q: My concrete sidewalk and driveway have large brown rust stains that I haven’t been able to remove. I tried bleach and a chemical remover to no avail. Can you help? A: Rust stains on concrete seem ...

Back in the dark ages — 1977 — I trooped off to college with a “homemaking” chart from my grandmother offering cheap, quick and easy ways to tackle life’s scum, smears, glop and spills. Quick and easy ...

Q: My fiberglass shower pan has a stain, presumably from hard water, that I cannot remove. The tile and glass for the shower is new, but the pan is original — 22 years old. I have tried commercial ...

All it takes is one sweaty glass left a little too long on a tabletop for a not-so-nice looking water stain to appear on your wood furniture. But removing water stains from wood isn't always an easy ...