In a message dated 98-02-06 10:04:34 EST, you write: << A friend with a piano with a natural wood finish (that's all I know about it) has asked how best to remove a water stain. The kind that occurs when someone without thinking sets a glass of water on the piano and leaves it for a couple of days.... Thanks for the help >> If this has created a white ring type of stain, I've had luck ironing a piece of cloth over the stain. It is my understanding that the white ring is caused by water getting under the finish, and refracting the light, so you need to get that out. The heat from the iron will remove the water. I'd suggest starting with a warm iron, and increase the temp. until you get results. Keep the iron moving so you don't texture the finish (melt) with an imprint of the cloth. A too hot iron could obviously cause other finish problems. My kids have given me multiple opportunities to try this method on our dining room table. Gordon Large, RPT Maine
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