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Microsoft reminded me of "memories of this day" for a fix I did years ago. There obviously was some sort of solvent (most likely nail polish remover, a kind of lacquer thinner, usually) on a dining chair. The fix was just to apply some clear touch up lacquer, let if dry, probably with some help with a hair drier. That just took a minute or two. Do some light sanding. Repeat until it's level and color returned. Sometimes, you need to apply a final coat of lacquer over the whole thing to match the sheen. Lacquer will dissolve layers below, essentially making one layer of finish, unlike other finishes like oil and waterborne poly where the layers are always distinct. They also take much longer to dry, so a quick on-site fix is not possible. In my 20 or so years of furniture repair, I think I had 3 pieces that were not factory finished with lacquer of some sort.
