How do I remove white marks from dark wood tables?
By Mr. M. Carr
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I hope you get them removed. I used mayo for drink rings left on tables I have "picked up" so I never let that stop me from getting one in the past. If its from that this method usually works.No knowing more information about what they are from. I hope this works for you.
I just used the Mayo and omg it worked great and these white stains have been there awhile!
Mayo and ashes has been recommended a lot and does work in some cases. Check out this archive for other ideas. This is a topic that we have seen a lot on ThriftyFun.
Always best to test the solution in an inconspicuous place before attempting on area that will be seen by all.
I had/have this problem on light-colored wood. Some guests left their "sweating" drink glasses on the end table and terrible marks were left. I've tried every hint offered on ThriftyFun, but nothing has worked so far. I may just have to remove the finish from the entire table, sand it all, and then apply a new coat of stain. I was hoping to avoid this painstaking chore!
I am a decorative artist. I oecialize in many aspects of decorative work including furniture and cabinet refinishing and or aging,distressing ,etc. It isnt necessary to strip the whole top. Home Depot carrys a product called Restore -A-Finish. I use this product to remove white heat rings and it does wonders.
I would like to offer a correction to the answers here. The root cause of the "cloudy" white stain on wood tables caused by hot plates is the moisture that is trapped within the varnish on the table.
This is specially for really hard old reclaimed wood tables (teak, casuani, etc). These tables are typically finished with "oil" varnish or polish and not water. Now I tried everything from hot iron to baking soda and everything else in between. The one thing that made is worse was using a steam iron. That's because with steam it caused the oil polish on the table trap more moisture and it made it worse (like others have also seen if you google). The trick is to get the moisture out. So with a water based finish using a simple iron on low heat works great.
I learned from another post was to just use a blow dryer. I did and the stain came out! There were two huge ones, it took about 30 minutes with the blow dryer set on high heat.
I used this on my table now I have white foggy streaks everywhere. Is there anything I can do to fix this?
Hi I recently left a hot hair straightener on my wood dresser. It left a mark on the dresser. Looks to me like it melted off the finish. Any suggestions on what I can do to repair this other than have the top refinished. Jean
This is amazing!!! I was so upset when I saw the stain on my table. I tried this and was so happy.
Thank ypu so much!!!
This is amazing!!! I was so upset when I saw the stain on my table. I tried this and was so happy.
Thank you so much!!!
Thanks so much! I was trying to remove stains for my mamaw on her old dining table and made them much worse using the iron! Tried to fix it using toothpaste/baking soda and didn't help.
I had several spots on my farm table that I love more than anything! I was doubtful but this actually worked!! I am amazed!! Thanks so much for this great information!!!
Thank you for the info about ironing oil based and water based finishes. I had tried all the tips (mayo, ashes, etc.) and nothing worked. My grandmother's dining table had a lot of white marks (from heat) on it, I ironed them off using a white towel (and a little steam) and wow! The table looks So much better now.
hot iron worked when nothing else would. so happy, thanks!
I would like to offer a correction to the answers here. The root cause of the "cloudy" white stain on wood tables caused by hot plates is the moisture that is trapped within the varnish on the table.
This is specially for really hard old reclaimed wood tables (teak, casuani, etc). These tables are typically finished with "oil" varnish or polish and not water. Now I tried everything from hot iron to baking soda and everything else in between. The one thing that made is worse was using a steam iron. That's because with steam it caused the oil polish on the table trap more moisture and it made it worse (like others have also seen if you google). The trick is to get the moisture out. So with a water based finish using a simple iron on low heat works great. However after 4 hours I realized that for oil based polish you need a very hot iron and a kitchen towel. This is very important because unlike water polish with oil polish I realized I need to get the table extremely hot and then it "pushes" the water out of the table (yes you can see beads of it) and the towel should soak it up right away otherwise it goes back.
So to summarize for oil based finishes you need a dry iron at max temp out on a kitchen towel on the table and left there for about 20-30 seconds on each spot and then wipe off the water beads right away. Repeat until no more water comes out. This is different from water based finish. Do NOT use a steam iron on a oil based finish. Hope this helps. Thanks.
I use a pink eraser or white gets it right off and afterwards take some furniture polish and wax your table ot will look brand new like when you first got it
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