Furniture, Wood and Cabinetry Finishing - wood table damaged by rubber cement vapor?

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lynniesf40
02-12-05, 08:13 AM
Iwas gluing photos with rubber cement onto a piece of fairly thick paper, however the glue vapors must have penetrated the paper and damaged the finish to my wood table. The table has a very slightly bumpy whitish appearance that will not clean off. HELP!!!

chfite
02-12-05, 06:00 PM
The vehicle in rubber cement is similar to lacquer thinner. Lacquer thinner will damage almost any finish other than some polyurethanes and epoxy. It may have softened the finish and caused some of the paper to bond to it, or simply damaged the integrity of the finish. The piece will require refinishing in all likelihood.