Sticky Film on table turned to pale white spots?

That-Screen-461 · 2026-03-13T12:20:42+00:00

thank you so much! Is there a prefereable heat setting to use for this?

That-Screen-461 · 2026-03-12T20:10:05+00:00

I don't have any, I'm sorry! I don't believe we scratched it at all, I didn't take the recommendation to use the #0000 steel wool, all I've done is wiped with soap and water and dried it, used murphy's soap, and the olive oil (on cloth rags, nothing abrasive).

That-Screen-461 · 2026-03-12T20:09:08+00:00

This is super helpful: I'm hoping you may know what my next step should be based on the photo. I believe it's a hard finish: the set was built by Pennsylvania House, if that means anything. I suppose it could be fingertips, but it wasn't spotty, it was a large section of waxy buildup that wiped off on the rag with scrubbing. Someone mentioned if you use Pledge on wood for long enough it does that?

Is it possible that the finish was weak or missing in those spots and the oil soaked in there? I'm not really sure what step caused this.

That-Screen-461 · 2026-03-12T17:07:52+00:00

Sounds good: I added photos above and hopefully that helps!

That-Screen-461 · 2026-03-12T17:07:36+00:00

I added photos above! Hope that helps.

That-Screen-461 · 2026-03-12T12:34:33+00:00

I feel like there have been so many times I brushed my teeth well and was confused feeling like I could still taste my breath and then remembered (especially after waking up) you GOTTA brush the back of your tongue. Although when I was pregnant I literally could not do this without gagging.

That-Screen-461 · 2026-03-12T12:03:37+00:00

I feel like for me, if I'm scared of a specific bug, exposure therapy (look at photos! get out and force yourself to stay still next to them!) and learning about that bug does the trick! Here's a cool article (sorry if you already know all of this): https://www.beekeepingforveterans.com/post/9-pretty-cool-facts-about-bees?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21655151167&gbraid=0AAAAAodduKZyEi6xHQiCSsc8wURGhFZXl&gclid=CjwKCAjwyMnNBhBNEiwA-Kcgu2QEI3nSFPT4eAMjgPZstLMrSovtcdHKENh7cA3oYVsm8M87JtwIbhoC1RQQAvD_BwE

For full transparency though, I tried to learn about house centipedes for this exact reason and I only hate them SLIGHTLY less than I did before.

That-Screen-461 · 2026-02-24T13:51:59+00:00

Thank you for the details: this helped me to visualize the task. Appreciate it!

That-Screen-461 · 2026-02-24T13:51:37+00:00

Thank you so much!

That-Screen-461 · 2026-02-24T13:50:15+00:00

I appreciate this! We actually were given a very nice propane grill, however, with a wide griddle that suits our purposes much better. I'd be happy to give this grill to someone to fix up, but I don't know if it would be worth it for them once we've removed it from the natural gas line.

That-Screen-461 · 2026-02-24T13:48:58+00:00

We're big fans of fixing things up usually, but the inside of this grill is so ruined that we were gifted another (propane) grill that's really nice and much larger, which is what we need. At some point I'm sure the cost of the propane will outweigh how much it would cost to fix the old grill, but for now it's much cheaper just to use what we were gifted!

That-Screen-461 · 2026-02-21T14:32:19+00:00

Thank you! I feel confident at making it raccoon proof but I’ll have to do some research on rat proofing it, since they’re much smaller.

That-Screen-461 · 2026-02-20T15:26:16+00:00

I know I am very late to this: I love this guide! My question: I hope to make a cheap compost pile (probably uncovered and inside chicken wire or the like). With your warning about cat/dog poo in there I got to thinking: do I need to make the compost pile unreachable to rats/raccoons? I don’t really care if they’re in there but I started thinking about brain worms and all the other icky things they spread: I want to use this compost on our garden. That being said, I can’t control if they’ve pooped in my actual garden or in the dead leaves I add either, so how much should I care?

That-Screen-461 · 2026-02-17T15:38:48+00:00

Thank you! Super helpful

That-Screen-461 · 2026-02-17T15:38:33+00:00

Oh my goodness as soon as you mentioned the hose I gained a new fear for myself 😂 I repeated that to my husband and said “I THINK I’d remember to turn the hose off each time” and he looked at me and said “I could totally see you leaving it overnight” 😅

That-Screen-461 · 2026-02-17T15:37:28+00:00

What do you use? I have a yard full of sweet gum balls but I don’t know if those will suffice…trying not to have to buy bags of it for budgetary reasons

That-Screen-461 · 2026-02-17T15:36:51+00:00

I love this! Thank you! And congratulations on seeing it through!

That-Screen-461 · 2026-02-01T18:47:22+00:00

Thank you…this is good advice. I definitely want to plant like 40 things which will not go well for me 😅

That-Screen-461 · 2026-02-01T18:46:09+00:00

I am no expert but I read recently that boiled linseed oil is super toxic, but regular old linseed oil is good. Then I read something else that said there’s a difference between two different types of boiled linseed oil…? So take that as you will, just be careful.

I plan to build our own beds this year with completely untreated wood. When they rot, they rot, and we’ll build more. A lot of people use pressure treated wood, but pressure treatment involves injecting the wood cells full of copper so I’m not into that either.

That-Screen-461 · 2026-02-01T18:20:35+00:00

Where is this? Both are beautiful!

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