Removing tea stain

A sister in law was looking at a book and dropped a spot of tea in it. The top corner edge fror reoughly 100 pgs are satined. Is there anyway to remove it?

If the stain is only on the surface, if it has not soaked down into the pages and if the top of the book is smooth and un-dyed there is a repair you could try. Clamp the pages between two boards, level with the top of the boards and lightly, using very fine sandpaper, 330 grit or finer, sand the stain off. If the book is valuable don’t do this, take it to a specialist.

And remember the prime directive, no drinks near the books.

Unfortunately tea has a natural dye and slightly acidic (just like when they stain your teeth) pH 4.9 according to this article:

http://www.nature.com/bdj/journal/v190/n7/abs/4800977a.html

So as mentioned above if it is a valuable book take it to a specialist

Too late now, unless the stain is very near the edge and can be removed as described in #2.

Quilters often use tea dyeing to dull down fabric that is too bright, or to give new quilts a cozy, antique appearance. This method has been used for at least 150 years, because it uses a commonly available product and the color is permanent.

I have been using the idea of a very fine sandpaper. The discolouration seems to be conconfined to the very edge of the page. It seems to work with patience. Than you for the idea.

By the Way I follow the Prime Directive, it is visitors which have some difficulty with it.

I actually do this by accident all the time, but I found an
easy and free way to fix it. You should LIGHTLY wet the spot/spots with water; then use a hairdryer on low+warm and put it onto the spot/spots for a few seconds at a time. After a few times, it will be unnoticeable.

There will be a couple small bumps, but they should go away after a period of time.

I usually do it right after I was spill the tea, but I don't know how it will work after it has been there for a while. You can try it, though.