{"id":442,"date":"2007-02-04T13:39:28","date_gmt":"2007-02-04T18:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/?p=442"},"modified":"2007-02-04T13:46:07","modified_gmt":"2007-02-04T18:46:07","slug":"anyone-know-how-to-clean-bat-wing-off-fine-wooden-furniture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2007\/02\/04\/anyone-know-how-to-clean-bat-wing-off-fine-wooden-furniture\/","title":{"rendered":"Anyone know how to clean bat wing off fine wooden furniture?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nicmcphee\/145841314\/\" title=\"Photo Sharing\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/50\/145841314_6350fc0d98_m.jpg?resize=240%2C160\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" alt=\"Bits o' plaster\" align='right' hspace='10' vspace='10' data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nFor real &#8211; it&#8217;s not like I could make this up.<\/p>\n<p>In doing some house cleaning today, we (actually <a href=\"http:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/WeatherGirl\/\">Weather- Girl<\/a>) found a deceased bat on a high bookshelf.  Sadly, this is not a super uncommon experience.  We have an old house that I assume has a long history as a popular bat roost, and while I think (hope?) we&#8217;ve managed to humanely evict all the bats, we&#8217;ve found numerous bat carcasses in various places in the house over the years.  They&#8217;ve usually been in the basement, as they&#8217;d make their way down from the attic through spaces in walls, become confused and unable to get back outside, and eventually die there.  But there have been the odd exception, including the time I found a dead bat in one of my cowboy boots.<\/p>\n<p>The fellow that raises the current question apparently hid behind some knick-knacks on a bookshelf, and died there belly up.  Unfortunately something in his wings turned into glue during decomp, and we&#8217;ve got this patch of wing fragments and gluey residue on the shelf.  This is a really beautiful bookshelf (part of a matching pair my parents had made for us as our wedding present), so I&#8217;m hoping I can somehow clean this gunk off without damaging the shelf.  My first thoughts, though, tend towards soaking and solvents, none of which would be good for the wood.<\/p>\n<p>Any thoughts?<\/p>\nNo tag for this post.\n\t<h4>Related posts<\/h4>\n\t<ul class=\"st-related-posts\">\n\t<li>No related posts.<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For real &#8211; it&#8217;s not like I could make this up. In doing some house cleaning today, we (actually Weather- Girl) found a deceased bat on a high bookshelf. Sadly, this is not a super uncommon experience. We have an old house that I assume has a long history as a popular bat roost, and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2007\/02\/04\/anyone-know-how-to-clean-bat-wing-off-fine-wooden-furniture\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Anyone know how to clean bat wing off fine wooden furniture?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0},"categories":[1,15],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p90sy-78","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":449,"url":"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2007\/02\/07\/dead-bat-photos-i-bet-you-couldnt-wait\/","url_meta":{"origin":442,"position":0},"title":"Dead bat photos &#8211; I bet you couldn&#8217;t wait","author":"Nic McPhee","date":"7 Feb 07","format":false,"excerpt":"Dead bat - mummified foot Originally uploaded by Unhindered by Talent. As mentioned earlier, WeatherGirl found a mummified dead bat on a high bookshelf this weekend. I took some pictures before transporting his little carcass outside, including this macro of his little foot. I uploaded two of the other shots,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Family&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Family","link":"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/category\/family\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":363,"url":"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2006\/07\/20\/protect-our-planet\/","url_meta":{"origin":442,"position":1},"title":"Protect our planet&#8230;","author":"Nic McPhee","date":"20 Jul 06","format":false,"excerpt":"...it's the only one with chocolate. (Lifted from the wrapper on a tasty Bat Bar: Intense dark chocolate with cocoa nibs - nummmm...)","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Environment&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Environment","link":"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/category\/science\/environment\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":511,"url":"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2007\/03\/11\/goo-gone-rules\/","url_meta":{"origin":442,"position":2},"title":"Goo Gone rules!","author":"Nic McPhee","date":"11 Mar 07","format":false,"excerpt":"OK, it took forever, but thanks to the joys of Spring Break I finally found a few moments to clean the shelf with the dead bat bits stuck to it [earlier story][photos of said bat]. A huge thanks to all the people who left their suggestions as to how to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General&quot;","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/category\/general\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":517,"url":"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2007\/03\/19\/and-the-hits-just-keep-on-coming\/","url_meta":{"origin":442,"position":3},"title":"And the hits just keep on coming!","author":"Nic McPhee","date":"19 Mar 07","format":false,"excerpt":"More favorites - 14 March 2007, originally uploaded by Unhindered by Talent. 36 more wonderful images from the happy land of Flickr :-). 1. My Gift, 2. seaside chaos, 3. reflection of winter, 4. Tiki, embracing his sphynxy bat heritage by hanging upside down from his jungle gym, 5. 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Public flagellation is\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Writing&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Writing","link":"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/category\/writing\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":21,"url":"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2005\/01\/11\/weirdly-enough-i-can-hear-really-well\/","url_meta":{"origin":442,"position":5},"title":"Weirdly enough, I can hear really well&#8230;","author":"Nic McPhee","date":"11 Jan 05","format":false,"excerpt":"Back in the mid-80's I had my hearing tested as part of a job, and got roundly chastized by the hearing lady about the damage that listening to music through headphones had done to my high-end hearing. 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