yes it's an old record console, and it has a hinge so I already talked to my wife about removing it.
I'm still learning so are you referring to the inside of record player? the changer?
That's probably never coming out. If it's in hardwood you can sand and stain it. If it's veneered you'll have to cover it up or just leave it like that.
That looks stained pretty deeply, unfortunately.
You could try a solvent of some sort, that would almost certainly mean you have to refinish the whole top to get it to match, though. Another option might be to try some very light sanding with a fine grit sandpaper. Just have to be very careful with veneer that you don't sand through. Either way I would refinish with a wipe on polyurethane.
Honestly, though, for the work you would have to do, you may be better off just putting down some sort of decorative mat or runner.
If that's fresh, putting pressure on it with paper towels for a bit and then scrubbing the spot with dish soap should to the trick.
If that's an old stain and you just bought that/noticed it then probably best to find a wood stain in the same color as the furniture and basically paint over the stain
we noticed the oil spilling off the scented diffuser yesterday; We’ve used baking soda and ground corn to soak up what we could overnight. So dish soap and a paper towel might do it?
Ah cool, so you already soaked it up, so you could probably skip the paper towel part. And yeah, dish soap helps remove oils/grease from dishes but it'll also pick up oils from furniture and is probably your best bet. Might be soaked in a bit now though. Also there's wood-friendly stain removers if you want to go out right now
tried the dish soap but it looks soaked in at this point. It feels a little indented, just a tiny tiny bit. Would staining do the trick on its own or should i sand down first?
You should always sand before painting/staining wood, it helps keep it uniform and soak into the wood better. Good luck to you on your hunt for a matching stain!
E- just saw someone else in the thread (69fart69) with staining tips and their advice is on point
Strip and stain is the answer for keeping it original, but I'd suggest considering a replacement panel that has some sort of pleasing contrast with the rest of the cabinet. Perhaps just a black painted panel or maybe some sort of pattern.
