Things You Will Need
However, if you are staining the lumber or painting it a light color, it is necessary to get lumber stamps off so it will not show through. The two best ways of removing these stamps is to scrub them off or sand them off the wood.
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Mix a borax laundry soap in a bucket of water according to the directions on the box. Apply the soapy water to the ink stamp with the brush and scrub.
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Allow the soapy mixture to sit on the ink stamp for thirty minutes. Dip the brush in the bucket and scrub the ink stamp away. Rinse the mixture away with clean water.
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Sand the ink stamp with a coarse-grit sandpaper and sanding block if the cleanser does not remove it. Sand just until the stamp is almost gone.
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Go over the area with a fine grit sandpaper and sanding block until the ink stamp is completely gone.