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A wet tea bag on top of a folded paper towel was placed on top of my oak coffee table for approximately 1 1/2 hours which resulted in a large stain. It looks like the area was lightened and I have not been able to return it to the original surrounding stain color.
Try scraping the surface gently to remove the tea stain. Go over that with a wood crayon that matches the rest of the table. Then apply a few drops of polyurethane with a toothpick
A friend brought a pizza over and sat it on our sideboard without a trivet underneath. It left a white, round ring where the moist heat from the pizza sat.
How do we get rid of that whitish ring?Either of these two methods may solve your problem. You can prepare a paste using baking soda and water and gently rub the white circle until the discoloration disappears. Non-gel toothpaste can be used in the same way to remove the white ring.
Rub mayonnaise and leave a half hour. Wipe off gently.
I ironed a shirt on a solid wood table. I did put a towel underneath, but somehow it stained the table. Is there anything I can use to make it better, it looks quite ill at the moment.
It's an area of about 2ft x 2ft.I have heard that putting mayonnaise on and leaving a half hour before wiping off works well.
Can I remove white marks from waffle type plastic table cover that got imbedded in my dark pine table?
Joan from Rutherford, NJ
Try mayonnaise. Seriously - it takes water rings off very expensive furniture. It can't possibly hurt it.
If you can put the table out in the sun, try rubbing it with a suitably colored furniture polish then setting it out in the sun for a while. I've gotten water marks out of maple chairs that way.
A friend of mine set a hot pan on her dining room table and it made a horrible dark brown burn circle in the table. Is there any way we can work on making it look nice w/o refinishing the table?
Short answer? No. Long answer? Use a tablecloth.
I have a white stain on my dresser. How do I get it out?
By Diana
It would be useful to know what the stain is. Many white stains are caused by water or heat. These can be fixed, although I have not done so. Try googling removing water stains from cherry wood, and see if you get info.
I steam stained my polished wooden dining room table by ironing (steam iron) on it. How can I remove this stain?
By Reg N
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Is there anyway to remove this white ring from my coffee table? I am pretty sure it was caused by my son setting something hot on it, like a bowl of soup.
A hot dish was placed on wood table and left a white mark. I need to remove the mark without damaging finish, if possible.
How can you get white heat marks off a cherry wood table?
I have white round marks on a coffee table. Any ideas how to remove them?
My sister-in-law put a hot baked potato on a white napkin on our wood table and there was a white ring left behind. We freaked out, and she cried.
Iron marks on my dining table made white heat patches on the varnish. Any ideas?
I need help removing ironing marks from a wood table top. They look similar to water marked furniture. Any ideas?
How do I remove white heat marks off a black ash dining table?
I have heat marks on my table. Does the remedy using baking soda and mayo scrub off the varnish since the baking soda is rough? I don't know what kind of varnish was used on this table.
What is the best way to remove white rings/marks from finished wood surfaces (other than ironing)? Thanks.
I tried to remove water marks from a wood table and ended up with the white impression of the iron. What do you suggest?
I have a light colored wooden Ash dining table with white spots. I tried Mayo, cigarette ash, and a steam iron but nothing works.
How do you remove white heat marks from a mahogany table?
Does anyone know how to get white heat marks off a wood table? I've tried mayonnaise- let it sit and rubbed it in a bit.
