Originally Posted by
wencit
He used a hand towel to mop up the excess and ran it through the washer a couple times, but now I am afraid to throw it in the dryer, because I'm pretty sure that stuff is extremely flammable (says so on the back of the bottle, too: "liquid and vapors may ignite" -- yikes!). The towel has been hung to dry, but at what point do you think it will be safe to throw into the dryer with the rest of our laundry? I'm worried about burning the house down now!
Also, has anyone here ever refinished a nice wooden table and gotten good results? DH has called a few professionals this morning, but I'm still in despair. Will my dining room table ever look decent again?
Acetone - the major ingredient of most nail polish removers - is extremely volatile and will evaporate given the least chance.
If the towel has been washed a couple of times and hung to dry, the stuff is probably gone already. Smell it and see what you think. A good soak in hot water would also cause the chemicals to evaporate pretty quickly.
As for refinishing a table, nothing could be simpler. Get a good stripper for fine furniture (like Peel Away 6, which is non-toxic) and go for it. If you want better instructions, just PM me and we can discuss.
Good luck!
-Ivy
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