I have a wooden kitchen table that has a lacquer finish on it. How do I get white heat spots off? Also I have a solid wood bedroom suite. How do I fix the worn off parts of the stain?
Try white toothpaste on the white stains. I thought
I had ruined our dark wood dining table & someone
suggested that. Cleaned it up beautifully.
Go to Restoration Hardware, they have this little cloth that takes those out. It comes in a little white jar and I think it is called magic something.
You can rub vaseline over the white spot. Allow it to sit for 24 to 48 hours and it will remove the stain plus polish your wood!!
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I tried the iron and steam treatment to remove white marks on my table and I don't know what happen it failed, and only left more bigger white marks. Help! Has anyone any ideas?
By Lynne
Don't know if you found an answer but I have had perfect results with this: I spread a thin layer of mayonnaise on spot and let it sit for about 15 minutes. I make a paste of baking soda and water and rub it on the spot with a warm damp washcloth. You can even use your fingers but I think the cloth works best. After you do this clean the table top with a warm damp cloth and then dry with a dry soft towel.
I used steam on a wood table to take out water marks. It worked wonderful but now I have stains from the steam. I've tried mayonnaise, toothpaste, baking soda, Old English, and wax. Any answers?
By kathryn from WI
Steam iron marks on teak dining table were removed by laying a white t-shirt doubled over on the marks and then using the steam iron over the area using the steam function! I know it doesn't make sense but it worked. I don't know how or why!
How do I remove white heat stains from polished wood?
I had the same problem and someone told me to use a warm iron over a linen tea towel and iron in a circular motion checking often to see if the stains were still there. I was leery but it worked!! Good Luck!
I have a white stain on my wood table from steam. How do I remove it?
By retta from Knoxville, TN
This just happened to me! I took a towel (a dish towel) set my iron to steam (make sure you have plenty of water in it), and hover over the mark for several minutes. I would lift the towel and check it while you are doing it.
Combine vinegar and olive oil in equal parts to remove white spots left from moisture on wood. Apply with a clean soft cloth and work the vinegar/olive oil mixture into the wood in the direction of the grain to erase the white water spots. Good luck!
How do you remove white ring marks from furniture left by placing a hot cup on the surface?
By Lindsay from Caldicot, Monmouthshire
I have had good luck masking dings on wood by rubbing a walnut on the surface and then buffing a bit. I tried this once on a water mark (with the white ring) and it worked pretty well. Of course, if you are talking about an antique or something else of potentially high value, I really cannot say that this would be a good answer...
How do you treat heat marks on stained wooden table?
By max
This is what I did once; think I read it somewhere. I sanded very lightly with fine grade sandpaper then used Old English Scratch Cover. Worked. I think I tried mayonnaise first and it didn't work.
I sat a hot pan down for a few seconds. I tried the iron idea and baking soda and tooth paste. What else can I do other than sanding it?
Someone suggested mayonnaise, Sheryl, ages ago, this site. Basically, apply a liberal amount to the area, leave it alone for a few hours then wipe clean.
I have just tried these methods did not work but tried t-cut and it worked and the high polish after was amazing.
I have a nightstand where a humidifier turned an area white. My guess is it is from the heat from the humidifier. It's not white dust that can be cleaned. How can I repair this?
Try using a double layer tea towel and place over the area. Next heat the iron on high level and iron over the tea towel stroking across 3-4 times and lift towel to check if mark is lightening up. I watched a person perform this and it lifted the entire marking after several attempts it lessened the mark to nothing seen.
Sometimes one remedy will work better on one type of finish so you might have to try more than one suggestions.
Try using a clean damp cloth or paper towel and moistened it with a little mayonnaise and rub it into the spot until the white ring disappears. You might want to let it sit 15-20minutes; wipe with a clean paper towel to blot up any excess oil. Polish if spot is gone.
Link with other suggestions:
homequicks.com/
Here is the link to how to use the clean cloth and iron:
I gently rubbed quite a large spot with 000 steel wool and the stain is completely gone. Then I used a furniture restorer on the entire top of the cabinet.
A hot towel left this white discoloration on the top of my dining room table. I tried tooth paste with no results. Someone also set a hot dish on the table and now there is the same kind of mark. Any suggestions on how to bring back the normal color?
A hairdryer should remove the marks...Don't hold it too close to the table...because it could damage the finish, even more!
Try a hairdryer...
Try a hairdryer...directed on the spots, but don't get it too close to the table surface...or it could burn the wood...I have had success, using this method...
I have a very beautifully painted black chest of drawers. It has white marks on it from a steam iron. The paint is matte. How can I remove the white mark?
By Marie from South Africa
This is a page about removing drink rings from wood furniture. When cups are set on wood furniture without a coaster and a ring can be left behind creating an unsightly blemish on the surface of the wood.
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