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plastic table cloth left on dining room table-help

19 years ago

cleaning out an inherited house I just discovered under the cloth tablecloth they had a plastic (no felt underlining) tablecloth on the table for years. no white marks, but the entire top is covered in bubbles that look like blisters. I haven't touched it. What do I do?

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lindac
19 years ago
You need to re-amalgamate the finish. Find out what the finish is and what solvent will "melt" it...then flow some of that on gently with a paint brush and let everything melt together.
The trick is to find what the finish is.
Anyideas how old the table is? or if it has ever been refinished?
Linda C
mrsd1957
Original Author
19 years ago
The mfg's tags have the date as 1948. No idea what the finish is, but it was never refinished. I'm not going to keep the table (I have my Mom's mahogany hidden leaf table in perfect condition) so maybe I should let who ever takes it deal with it.
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