How to Remove Water Ring Marks from Wood

Hi Everyone!
Today we are correcting a major mistake! I have a truly beautiful ottoman tray that is made from unfinished black walnut wood. I’ve had this tray for nearly a year and LOVE it. It was a bit pricy, but totally worth the investment. I actually got both the tray and the wood oil on Amazon If you’re interested in either you can find them here:
Walnut Tray: amzn.to/39zOPYK
Wood Oil: amzn.to/3swHBxs
Normally, I’m really good about keeping my tray oiled and protected (it’s about 10 minutes of work once a month) Which is a small time investment to keep this beautiful piece of furniture looking it’s best and staying well-maintained and protected from moisture.
But I got lazy. It’d been maybe three months since I oiled the tray and the lustrous, deep color of the wood had started to fade to a dry greyish version of its lovely self. The harsh Minnesota winter air wreaked havoc on the wood and I did nothing to stop it. Then, worst of all, I left two glasses with ice in them on my tray overnight.
In the morning I discovered the glasses, ice melted, drinks room temperature, and wood ruined. Or so I thought. I immediately removed the glasses and wiped the standing condensation droplets off the wood then I started Googling and filming.
My hopes were to reverse the damage enough that it wasn’t the only thing I could see when gazing upon my lovely tray. But instead it worked so well that I can’t see the former damage at all!
What I found during my research is that there are many, many ways that people swear by to get water stains out of wood. It’s important to make sure you find one that makes sense for you. (For example, I would never attempt to iron my furniture with a clothes iron. I’ve burned shirts before, so that one is out of the running from the start.) Also make sure to be reviewing the methods that make sense for your furniture. Sanding or refinishing, or any mention of removing the finish didn’t make sense. I was working with unfinished wood so that’s automatically the wrong method.
Once you’ve narrowed the results down to applicable methods that you are willing to do you can further filter them by items you have in your cupboard or are comfortable working with.
In this way I settled on a mix of equal parts white vinegar and olive oil. I then searched this method to make sure at least a few people promised it would work rather than taking one source at their word.
The results speak for themselves.
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[@rthompson7282]

Thanks. I'm going to try this on a teak dresser. What is the oil you got from Amazon though? Thanks.

[@colinsmith7576]

Next time forget the vinegar and fancy oils. In the trade we use raw linseed oil and 0000 quality wire wool. Let me know how you get on.

[@brockreynolds870]

Why don't people just use polyurethane varnish on everything? You can use it without fuss or concern.