What to do? Betrayed by Sophia...

...Loren!
Well, the Sophia Loren of loupes anyway---a 6x Tilting Silvestri in it's little black ditty bag which I stored on top of the 'dorff in a GI surplus cooler. The black exterior coating on the bag came off on the 'dorff and I'm having a deuce of a time getting it off the mahogany. It's like a stain. When I discovered the issue it was sticky. I used spray furniture polish (some Target branded Pledge-oid stuff and the first thing at hand) on a paper towel and got the sticky off (the camera, not the ditty bag,) but the black stains remain.
Any suggestions short of sanding and refinishing?

If it's penetrated through the finish and into the wood, you're screwed. Perhaps a lightly abrasive polish/wax like Mother's could clean and polish off a little bit of whatever finish coat is on there?

I say use it to your advantage. Tell other photographers that it's a prototype, or that it's a "speed" coating that actually makes the camera work faster!

So far, I found that I can scrape quite a bit of it off with my thumb nail, which is puzzling because it doesn't look or feel like a thumb nail scrape-able gooey deposit.
I'll keep at it and see what happens.
And I'll toss Sophia's ditty bag.

Don't try any solvents, because they might help the stain to penetrate further into the finish.

If it doesn't clean up put a bandaid over it so you won't have to look at it. :p

What you wrote about scraping it off. There is a very handy wood working hand-tool that has a straight edge you can draw across the length of a piece of wood to shave a tiny bit at a time - and make or keep it to its original shape. Google wood scrapers and choose the simple hand-held blade type. They are a joy to use, and relatively inexpensive.

Thanks for the advice! My talented thumb nail did the trick, at long last, so the 'dorff is now good to go.
Right now I'm working on obtaining a Crown Royal ditty bag to house the Sophia Lauren of loupes :o

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Originally Posted by John Kasaian

Right now I'm working on obtaining a Crown Royal ditty bag to house the Sophia Lauren of loupes :o

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Oh, the sacrifices we make for Art... :rolleyes:

Why spend money on manufactured wood scrapers when a scrap of broken window glass is sharper and works better. Wood workers have been using this for centuries.

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Originally Posted by Jim Jones

Why spend money on manufactured wood scrapers when a scrap of broken window glass is sharper and works better. Wood workers have been using this for centuries.

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YES!!! I say chug half a bottle of Crown Royal and bust a few windows! That'll do the trick!

Trust us, John. We're your friends...

fantastic john!

now, to celebrate

Sophia Loren Shim

2 oz Aperol
1 oz fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz bourbon (to qualify as low-alcohol a drink cannot contain more than 1/2 oz of an 80-proof or higher spirit)
4 dashes rhubarb bitters

cheers !
john

Sadly the present day Crown Royal bags don't hold a candle to those of the 1960's.

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Originally Posted by jnanian

fantastic john!

now, to celebrate

Sophia Loren Shim

2 oz Aperol
1 oz fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz bourbon (to qualify as low-alcohol a drink cannot contain more than 1/2 oz of an 80-proof or higher spirit)
4 dashes rhubarb bitters

cheers !
john

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I'll drink to that!:D

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Originally Posted by cowanw

Sadly the present day Crown Royal bags don't hold a candle to those of the 1960's.

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Nothing good ever lasts.

As an alternative to a Royal Crown bag, see what a jewelry store supplier might have. Or try The Container Store.

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Originally Posted by AtlantaTerry

As an alternative to a Royal Crown bag, see what a jewelry store supplier might have. Or try The Container Store.

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It's cheaper to go to a liquor store than to a jewelry store:o

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Originally Posted by John Kasaian

It's cheaper to go to a liquor store than to a jewelry store:o

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especially since you are going to be there anyways to pick up "supplies" ;)
BTW the note about only 1/2 oz bourbon can be ignored if you need to celebrate a little more :)

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Originally Posted by jnanian

especially since you are going to be there anyways to pick up "supplies" ;)
BTW the note about only 1/2 oz bourbon can be ignored if you need to celebrate a little more :)

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I like the way you think, john!

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Originally Posted by John Kasaian

It's cheaper to go to a liquor store than to a jewelry store:o

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NO! That is NOT what I wrote. I said, "see what a jewelry store supplier might have". These stores sell display cases, watch holders, ring boxes, (possibly) velvet bags, etc. They do NOT sell jewelry.