When regular furniture polish doesn’t work, try using a dab of car wax to remove water stains from wood. Trace the ring with your finger to apply the wax. Let it dry and buff with a soft cloth.

All it takes is one sweaty glass left a little too long on a tabletop for a not-so-nice looking water stain to appear on your wood furniture. But removing ... a varnish, wax, or wood oil to ...