[young grasshopp]

hi everyone,

not sure where to put this but i just bought a new bookshelf left an appliance on it for maybe an hour and didnt realize it had suction cups on the bottom of it. when i removed the appliance it removed some of the coloring on my shelf.

attached is a pic


of course i can move the shelf down to the bottom and i intend on putting stuff on the shelf so that may cover it but its really annoying me considering its a brand new piece of furniture. any ideas on how to fix this?

thanks

 

[Ron6519]

Where did the bookshelf come from? Home built or purchased? A home built unit with polyurethane would not have this issue. There doesn't seem to be a protection layer over the stain.
To repair:
Get a color chart from Minwax (or any other stain company)
Pick out the closet stain.
Get a wood conditioner and apply it first.
Then apply a coat at a time to get to the color you have.
The problem will be to decide what type of protection to apply. You don't know what was used before, if anything. I would lightly scuff up the surface and try a water poly in an inconspicuous spot. If there's no reaction, I would put 2 coats on the piece.

 

[young grasshopp]

thanks for the help, i purchased it from west elm.

 

[Ron6519]

thanks for the help, i purchased it from west elm.

Try contacting them to find out what they used. Suction cups shouldn't take off the woods coloration. Unless they just stained the piece but didn't apply any protection to it.

 

[1acre]

you could also get some of the fancy crayons or paints and try to match it. that is what the moving companies do when they scratch our furniture each time we move. where on the shelf is this?

otherwise, you need to figure out what the finish coat is. after that, matching stain is what it is, a pita. figure out the finish, and then we can figure out how to stain it. my guess is, it is some type of 2 part poly. if you go this route, you'll find out why poly is usually a poor choice except for all but the most abusive cases (e.g. floors).

figure out the finish by using various solvents. or if you're confident you've got some type of varnish (including polyurethane), I'd just sand around the area, match the stain and then apply varnish/poly. You can skip the wood conditioner if you like, but if you go with a varnish, you can simply thin it down with mineral spirits and get the same product as the conditioner, which should keep you from buying too many products for a small project. then just finish with varnish in the area the best you can. personally, i'd skip the water based products if you can help it.

 

[young grasshopp]

Its on the top shelf, and yeah I could move the shelf down to the bottom or cover it with something but its really annoying considering I just got it in yesterday. Thanks for the help to both of you ill think about it and decide which route to take

 

[1acre]

take it back? that would be my first option. if online only outfit, call and complain. some $$$ off always soothes the soul! you learn you can live with a lot.