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I have an expensive piece of furniture I bought from Ethan Allen.  It is a sofa table that sits behind our couch in front of the picture window.  I have notice some light brown spots on one side of the top of the table.  They seemed to come out of nowhere.  They do not respond to anything I have tried.  Any ideas?  Has something happened to the wood and it is yellowing?  Thanks in advance.

Judy

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Hi Judy
Nice to hear from you.
These spots did not come out of nowhere Judy, they came from the wood.
They cannot be removed.
To test this, dip a rag in a bit of mineral spirits (called varsol in Canada) and rub the spots. Bet they don't budge.
What a shame if you paid a lot of money for the table.
Perhaps talk to the store where it was purchased.
Ethan Allen should come good for this.
Regards
Eileen

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