Teak desk stain--how to fix?

[Al Cunniff]

I spilled a little coffee on the top of a teak desk, and it's
left a small area that looks a bit lighter than the rest of
the top. Any idea how I might clean/even out the appearance?

Thanks,
-Al

[Phisherman]

On Sat, 05 Jul 2003 12:53:40 -0400, Al Cunniff <acunniff@erols.com>
wrote:

>I spilled a little coffee on the top of a teak desk, and it's
>left a small area that looks a bit lighter than the rest of
>the top. Any idea how I might clean/even out the appearance?
>
>Thanks,
>-Al

Wood absorbs and stains can become part of the wood. Sometimes that
can mean refinishing the entire piece. You could try using mineral
spirits over the entire top. Wet a rag with mineral spirits and wipe
the surface, dry with a soft rag, apply paste wax, and buff.

[Al Cunniff]

Thanks for the advice, but I had to make a quick decision on
what to do, because I sold the desk! I used fine steel wool,
which took away almost all of the stain, then I gave a light
application of some kind of teal oil that we bought when we
originally got the desk. Did the trick well enough.

Thanks again for offering to help,
-Al