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Burn Mark on Countertop

How do I remove a burn mark from a hot pan on a Formica countertop?

By Chris from Wilmington, NC

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02/17/2011

It is almost impossible to repair an area of a formica countertop so it will blend in. You are better off to replace or paint it. Here are instructions for painting.
http://www.wikihow.com/Paint-Formica-Countertops

The link below is for painting laminate countertops. I am including it because it tells how to sponge paint a countertop, so if you want, you could use the proper formica paint and primer, but maybe use a sponge and apply different colors of paint.
http://www.diynetwork.com/how-to/ho ... int-a-laminate-countertop/index.html

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I recently put a hot pan on my countertop while reaching for a plate and now I have a semicircle burn mark on my countertop. Is there any way that this will ever come off.

jmyers

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RE: Burn Mark on Countertop

We also have a burn mark on our countertop. I'm not sure how long the pan sat or how hot it was as it happened when someone else stayed in our house. When we found it, we used baking soda and the scrubby side of a sponge. It lightened it but would not totally eliminate the mark as the mark goes deep into the counter.

You have to be VERY CAREFUL doing this as it also lightens and takes the finish off the countertop. For us, it couldn't get much worse so we were willing to risk it and it helped but know that it could make it worse!

Post by Diane(/font)

RE: Burn Mark on Countertop

Well, if nothing else works and replacing the counter is too expensive, contact paper can actually look like a brand-new countertop, when applied very carefully!

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How do you get a burn stain off a formica countertop?

im68300 from New Jersey


RE: Burn Mark on Countertop

Try Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. From comments on this website, it seems to be the answer for almost every problem.....and it has worked for everything I have tried it on. (03/23/2006)

By Claudia-MD

RE: Burn Mark on Countertop

Thank you for your help. I just burned my countertop and I read some of your suggestions, one of which was try Mr. Arm and Hammer Magic Eraser, well I did, but in addition I put Oxy Clean powder on the counter. There is a very, very dull mark still left but only visible to myself because I know it existed. Thanks again (05/03/2006)




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