Table top (Gloss black) school boy error

[paul26982]

the little one made a right mess today with his dinner, on a gloss black table, some bits were hard to get off so rubbed with fairy liquid and a sponge, i used the green side of the sponge, Oh dear, ive now lots of light scrathes, is there anyway to get them out or make less visable, Thanks

[andy43]

No problem.

[whitechief]

It must have been polished to make it gloss, so some sort of fine compound. What material is it?

[paul26982]

unsure, just sounds like mdf but finished in black gloss, smooth etc if you know what i mean

[paul26982]

andy43 said:

No problem.

asked for that

[whitechief]

Just painted then, or wrapped? Maybe some very fine wet sanding if it's paint.

Edited by whitechief on Monday 18th January 19:22

[Big Al.]

You could try Solvo autosol then Duraglit although they are primarily metal polishes they will remove scratches on hard lacquer.

HTH

[B17NNS]

Head over to detailing world, I know its not a car but the principles are the same. No really my thing but some of the stuff those guys do is amazing.

[paul26982]

thanks, will a very little bit of thiners work

[zcacogp]

Very unlikely.

If the surface does dissolve in it (which you need it to do, to remove the scrathes) then it's unlikely to do so in a controlled manner and will therefore make the situation worse.

Why not go with the suggestions already made in response to your question?


Oli.

[TooLateForAName]

paul26982 said:

thanks, will a very little bit of thiners work

Do you like the gypsy tablecloth look?

[Landlord]

I've heard that toothpaste is meant to be OK for very, very fine abrasive polishing which it sounds like you need. I've not used it myself but I can't imagine it'd do much harm given that it's designed for "body parts" IYSWIM.

[rhinochopig]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcR6AQEbEdY

[TooLateForAName]

Need to know what the material is. We have no idea how thick it is, how resistant to heat/force.

Jewellers Rouge might work.

Is the table the same finish underneath? Is there an area you could test things on where it wouldnt be seen? Too many things could cause clouding or colour variation which might look worse than the scratches.

[Dr_Gonzo]

Could always try some T-cut.

[paul26982]

TooLateForAName said:

Need to know what the material is. We have no idea how thick it is, how resistant to heat/force.

Jewellers Rouge might work.

Is the table the same finish underneath? Is there an area you could test things on where it wouldnt be seen? Too many things could cause clouding or colour variation which might look worse than the scratches.

the table is the same underneath so could test things, great thinking, just had a proper look, seems the table is alluminium, thin.