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Removing White Burn Stains on Wood Tables

By : | 7 Comments | On : January 30, 2010 | Category : Tips and Tricks

This is a fairly new pub height table we recently bought for our kitchen area.

I adore it.

Well, until recently I did.

Because,  I was sickened when I put a big bowl of turkey broth after  Thanksiving on a towel to cool on it.  And then I removed the towel later and there was an 8 inch circle of white on the corner of it.  The heat had gone through the towel and discolored it.

And it was hideously ugly!

I have to share this trick with you.

I was skeptical.  Very skeptical.

Enter Lindsay.

Our daughter-in-law Lindsay told us she’d read that if you use an iron with the steam function on and iron quickly over top of a thin towel or cloth, the spot would disappear.

So today I tried it.

And look! IT’S GONE!

Glory Hallelujah!  I love you Lindsay!

***Please note that different surfaces may react differently.  I tested it with just a tiny spot first, as I would recommend you to do the same.

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  1. posted by Cheryl on January 30, 2010

    Way to go Lindsay! Neat tip. I hadn’t heard that one.

  2. posted by Fran J on January 30, 2010

    me neither. will keep that tip in mind.

  3. posted by Kerry on February 9, 2010

    I know; she told us about it too. Out table has a small spot from heat. Glad to see it worked for you too!

  4. posted by Kimm Geria on April 26, 2010

    I have to try this. My son spilled a bowl of steamy hot soup on my coffee table and it left a white stain. I will give it a shot. Thanks for the tip.

  5. posted by john on December 5, 2011

    It works!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  6. posted by Sandy on May 23, 2012

    i’m interested in knowing, was ur table rough around the area where the burn was? my grandson 8 was excited about his ability to make eggs and accidently sat the 8 inch hot skillet on my table (it’s only 3 yrs old, so yeah i was furious). looking forward to any help. thank you.

    • posted by DishinandDishes on May 23, 2012

      Mine was not rough at all Sandy. It was just a hazy white spot on a almost shiny tabletop. You might test try a very small spot?

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