Cheryl, I'm going to reprint a letter from one of my customers who had a similar problem. She answers your question better than I could.Dear Dr. Woodwell,
I recently inherited several pieces of antique furniture. One piece inparticular, a four post bed, was covered in mildew. Without giving further thought Lysol was applied. OOOPPPS! It is for mold and mildew but not mold and mildew on wood. Within seconds white stains appeared on the dark wood bed. I ran to the cleaning cabinet to see what I had to fix the problem. I tried 2 different brands of furniture polish, water and even a wood enhancer but my stains weren't going anywhere.
I was sooooo embarrassed that I tried to cover up the problem with a quilt but the stains were to large to hide! My stomach hurt and my heart ached.
Then, I figured, what the heck; I'll try to find a solution on the internet. I went to a search engine and typed in wood restoration. Dr. Woodwell's Elixir site was the most economical and had the easiest application. I have to admit, for such a low price, easy application and fear of an internet scam, I was VERY skeptical. I bought the product a hoped that I hadn't been taken for a ride.
A week later the product arrived. I was so excited and yet pessimistic. I rushed to the room with my antique bed and opened the package, read the simple steps and began to apply the product. It only took a few seconds for the stain to start disappearing! Within 20 minutes I opened the package, followed the SIMPLE & EASY directions and cleaned everything up. WOW! I was so impressed!
I hope I have been of help to you. I would never help promote a product that I didn't believe 100% in.
Stay in touch. Sincerely, Robin Michael
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
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: I just rented a house that has knotty
: (sp?)-wood pine kitchen cabinets. Oh,
: were they gross! So much grease and grime
: build up from over several years, I'm
: sure. A friend said to spray a degreaser
: on the cabinets and let it stand.
: Needless to say, on the crown molding and
: on certain parts of the doors (luckily
: this was just one section of the kitchen
: cabinets)went from gross to "Oh my,
: did I do that?"! It looks as though
: I stripped away the finish. (In fact, I
: noticed a picture on your site that looks
: like what I did; but I can't recall what
: description it fell under) I tried Old
: English scratch cover-up; but all this did
: was make it look darker than the rest of
: the cabinets. Like I said, I'm renting
: the house and scared to death the landlord
: will see this! I'm in no way anyone's
: "I can take that piece of furniture
: and make it new again!" Please help!
: I have to repair this fast!
: Thanks!
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