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<p>[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 9835075, member: 37"]Can you determine what the spots are? I see a couple more in your other pictures. One little oval one on the front and another on one end. In these photos, they look like bits of paint picked up from contact with another object. Usually, these can be flaked or scraped off with an X-ACTO knife blade (or other razor blade). Need to be carefull that you don't go too deep into the box's finish. Can't tell if the ones on the top are the same. </p><p><br /></p><p>Mineral spirits should not be too challenging to use. It is fairly benign and will not disolve most permanent finishes. There is some odor and it may dull the finish a bit. This would be restored using the steel wool and paste wax.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 9835075, member: 37"]Can you determine what the spots are? I see a couple more in your other pictures. One little oval one on the front and another on one end. In these photos, they look like bits of paint picked up from contact with another object. Usually, these can be flaked or scraped off with an X-ACTO knife blade (or other razor blade). Need to be carefull that you don't go too deep into the box's finish. Can't tell if the ones on the top are the same. Mineral spirits should not be too challenging to use. It is fairly benign and will not disolve most permanent finishes. There is some odor and it may dull the finish a bit. This would be restored using the steel wool and paste wax.[/QUOTE]
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