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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;joe blowski, post: 4433444, member: 17814&quot;]Hi.&nbsp; I was cleaning up a filthy hall mirror I purchased from a barn sale when I noticed these spots a couple of hours later.&nbsp; I&#039;m using mineral spirits to clean the dirt, coal tar, wax off. I used a pad of 000 steel wool and flooded the surface with the spirts, wiped off the resulting gunk and let it air dry.&nbsp; When I came back a few hours later, these spots were visible.&nbsp; The finish was uniformly dark before cleaning.</p><p>I tested the varnish before starting the cleaning and it tested as shellac.&nbsp; The panel is cherry wood veneer over secondary wood.&nbsp; Did the shellac absorb moisture from the air and turn white or did the shellac &#039;bunch&#039; up?&nbsp; </p><p>Then there&#039;s the question of how to &#039;fix&#039; the spots. Should I try some alcohol stain to see if the finish comes back uniform?&nbsp; Any help is appreciated, thanks!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]379900[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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