The pulpit area of our church was decorated for fall, with pumpkins, etc. Yesterday we noticed a black spot on the communion table where a pumpkin was resting. One of the deacons tried Murphy's Oil Soap, but it didn't touch it. Is there anything we can do without stripping, sanding, refinishing?

-- Cathy N. (keeper8@attcanada.ca), November 05, 2001

Answers

A doily!!Last fall I did this to an old wood table at church. We couldn't find anything to take it out. We tried every thing and made it worse. I did notice not to long ago it seemed almost gone, but still a shade darker.!

-- Micheale from SE Kansas (mbfrye@totelcsi.net), November 05, 2001.

Maybe a very weak solution of bleach and water? You have nothing to lose by carefully blotting it on the spot and wiping carefully. I have done this on some wood items where I had a plant sitting and it got wet and mildewed a little.

-- Melissa (me@home.net), November 05, 2001.

Real mayo sometimes does the trick on wood.

-- L. Smallwood (twincreek@digitalexp.com), November 05, 2001.