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In very short, i accidentally got paint on my 20-year old oak cabinets here and there.  Worse yet, I didn't realize it for a day.  The paint was water based.  Any suggestions how to get off? Also, will i have to restain and polyurethane it?  I'm not very handy, obviously.  thank you so much.

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Hi Joanne
Nice to hear from you.
Sorry this has happened but it should come off fine.
Use a clean rag dipped in a bit of mineral spirits (called varsol in Canada). I have actually even used the varsol to get waterbased paint off of carpet (after it dried too LOL).
This water based paint will not damage the finish in any way nor will the fix.
Then a nice polish after the fix.
Kind Regards
Eileen

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