How to Remove a White Heat Stain from Wood Furniture
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- Опубліковано 4 кві 2016
- The internet is full of suggestions for removing a heat stain from furniture. Everything from rubbing combinations of toothpaste, baking soda, salt, olive oil, vinegar, petroleum jelly and even mayonnaise. Do they work?
There are also as many suggestions that the fixes don't work or that it makes the problem worst. I wanted to try an easy method first without refinishing the tabletop.
In this video I document the easy DIY solution I tried using a hot iron and a tea towel to remove the mark from the finish. Can you make the problem worse? YES! watch the video!!
This method may not work for everyone. If this solution works for you please click the like button and leave a comment. And if it doesn't work for you let us know in the comments as well.
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You just saved my marriage of 35 years!
Glad I could help!
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Five years later and this video is still saving lives, thank you so much! My mother will never know I almost ruined her coffee table.
I won't tell her.
Worked for us! No steam, set the iron to "cotton" mode. Only took 8-10 scrubs. This literally saved our marriage.
Awesome! Another table and marriage saved!
Saved me from my Mom getting mad at me, even though it’s my own table. Thank you Sir. 🙏🏻
Happy to help!
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THANK YOU! I'm glad I watched this before I started rubbing ashes and mayonnaise on my night stand! Great video! thank you again
glad my video saved you from spreading mayo and ashes on your night stand.
I would like to add that this also worked on my hardwood floor. I left the steam mop on my hardwood floor to long and it left a white mark. After searching the internet i stumbled upon this video, and much to my surprise this worked!
AWESOME! Thanks for sharing your results. Refinishing hardwood floors is a big dusty job.
This was genius! I had a heat mark on our $1500 coffee table and I was ready to just have it sanded and restrained but then I saw your video, I tried it and it worked! It's completely gone and it looks brand new, thank you. It also worked on our dining room table which had quite a few marks now it's completely stain free and I don't have to keep a table cloth on it.
I'm pleased my video helped you repair your tables.
Thank you for this! I was in a panic when I saw the big foggy spot my breakfast plate left. It worked perfectly and saved my table! 😁👍🏼
You should never use a steam mop on a hardwood floor.
Hi, I just put a hot microwaved paper plate with a slice of very hot pizza on it on my nice end table. It left that fog stain. I thought for sure that I had damaged the surface and would have to sand it and refinish it. I went to UA-cam and typed in "heat stain on wood" and the first video was yours. I did the iron thing and it worked! Thanks!
Stay safe and healthy during this health crisis.
Pizza has been the cause on a few heat stains on furniture. I'm glad to hear my video helped you.
@@Woodified I just did this with a hot pocket on chairside table. Does it matter what type of towel is used?
@@csederlund Doesn't matter. You just need a piece of cloth between the iron and table. A t-shirt or a pillow case will work.
Worked wonders on stains that were more than 6 years old. We almost threw the table away, this video was our last resort. Thanks!
6 year old stains removed. That might be the record for the oldest stain amongst those who commented.
6yrs later this video is still coming in clutch! It worked. Thank you! 🙏🏼🙌🏼
You're welcome!
Hi, Google brought me to your video, and all I can say is a huge THANKYOU, I have a large coffee table made from recycled Oregon wood, which I've had for 20 years, and I've had cup circles on that table for about 12 years now, I viewed your video 30 mins ago and thought I'd give it a go before sanding and restaining . Well I'm glad I did, because it actually worked, in about 10 minutes.
I love the table so much, and thanks to you I've saved a lot of time and I can't thank you enough.
God bless you and happy new year.
I'm so glad my video saved you the time and money of refinishing your Oregon wood table. I think everyone with wood furniture needs to know this easy fix.
Works! I have a round wood table that seats 10, that I am absolutely in love with. After a Sunday dinner I ended up with 2 of these spots. Thank you a thousand times over!
Right on! Glad you saved your beloved table.
I am yet another person for whom it worked!! We bought a nice solid wood table secondhand from an individual. The stains were mostly faint but years old. At first I used just heat on a cotton (hot) setting. When after 8 minutes or so it didn't seem to be doing anything, I sprayed some water on my tea towel. After checking and spraying twice, the stain was gone!! Same method on the other stains - I got the wood hot with just heat, then sprayed the towel. Keep the iron moving, and move the towel maybe every other time you check. Now we have no more heat stains!! I am so grateful for this video and all the comments, that gave me confidence to try it!
Awesome! I'm glad my video and everyone's comments gave you the confidence to try it yourself.
My wife tried it on the dining room table in our RV. It worked perfectly. Saved me as I was the one who created the mark. Thanks so much.
That's great Don. Glad to have helped two happy campers.😀
Thank you a million times over!!!! I was given/lent a coffee table and matching desk about 6 years ago. Both have taken quite a beating from my family including many heat stains...Now I'm returning them to my friend. I tried every other solution on the internet, including using steam from the iron. Your video was my last resort before taking the pieces to a furniture refinisher. Worked perfectly! Thank you again!!!
That's great! I'm glad you found my video helpful. Thanks for sharing your story.
Yes!! Finally the white stain is removed from the table when i ironed it with a clean towel. Thank you so much. Love this channel
Thank you for the nice comment.
Worked like a champ! No steam needed. Easiest DIY tutorial I've ever used. THANKS!
You're welcome!
Worked! Amazing! Cotton Cloth, High Heat, No Steam, Kept the iron moving. I did a dozen or so sets of reheating the iron. For the first four or five sets you think it's not working then suddenly you start to see the change. Much gratitude to you!
Awesome! Thanks for sharing your settings.
For those who did the same as I did and skipped through the video to watch the parts I wanted the iron was set to 5 and no steam. After watching the video I was in the same situation. This was my last effort to do something to my counter height table from Ashley furniture that looked pretty similar to the one in the video and was willing to get rid of it if this didn't work. I used a red shop towel and it also worked. What I will say is that move the iron and the towel around frequently. It took me around 10-15 minutes so you will need to be patient. Leaving the iron in one spot did the same as in the video where it started to leave the towel mark. I wish I could upload the pictures to show the difference. Since this table is several years old I added Murphy's oil at the end just to give it some extra shine. You really have to get down at the table level to be able to tell that there was anything there before but this helped so much. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing your results and tips.
Thanks so much for this! I'm at an Airbnb and I inadvertently made a heat mark on the coffee table with a bowl of cooked lentils. I tried the iron technique from an article and didn't get anywhere with it. I moved on to other strategies from the article that also didn't work. I'm so glad I found your video because the trick is a little higher heat than I was previously using and staying with it longer. The owners will never be the wiser. Your "before" heat mark was much more pronounced than mine, so it was quite convincing to see the improvement. Whew, you saved me!
You're welcome!
Worked wonders!!!
You'd think these videos would generally not work but thank goodness this one does!
I heated a pan and used its base instead...I couldn't thank you enough
I didn't believe this would work until I tried it. Now I think everyone with wood furniture needs to know this info. before they spend time and money refinishing or buying something new.
Finally something useful on the internet.
Thank you!! I appreciate your praise of my video.
You saved my dining table my grandfather made. We had a few minor heat stains from mugs and pizza boxes but one MAJOR one from a hair dryer. Everything gone in 20 mins! I now am going to get some sandpaper, wood sealant & wood varnish and liven up the table again. Thank you SO much, my mum will be super happy!!
Thank you for sharing your story. I'm pleased to hear you were able to repair your special table.
You could've just sanded the table without this step
I’ve had a mark on my light oak dining table for four days (since Christmas Day). I tried a number of Internet recommendations to remove the stain, but nothing worked, until I found your you tube clip, and it worked!! You are amazing. Thank you!!
Awesome! Glad to hear my video helped you remove the mark
It worked!!!! You just saved our brand new dining table! Thank you!
Perfect! That must have been very stressful.
I can't believe how well this worked. I had two nasty stains on our kitchen table from my kids taking things directly from the microwave. One of them was over 6 months old and it was gone in less then 10 minutes. Thank you so much. I was afraid I would have to strip the entire surface. Who would have ever thought of applying heat to a mark that was created by heat!
I know it seems like this would be one of those internet "hacks" that just wastes everyone's time. I'm glad to hear you saved yourself the pain of stripping the table.
IT WORKED!!!!
Thank you.
My table is saved!!!!!
You're welcome!
Awesome video! My wife was already shopping online for a new table, while I was performing this trick. I win! Thanks for this video!
LOL! Fantastic!
WORKED!!!!!! Tried it first on an old table that had a spot and it worked! Took a DEEP breath and headed to the newer table and tried it. I am sooooo thankful!!!
2 tables! glad to hear it worked on your old and new table.
This actually worked!! Now my parents won’t be mad at me xD. What I did was I pressed a hot iron on the spot for 10 seconds or so, left the heat to absorb the stain for another 30 seconds or so, and it just vanished!! Thank you so much!
Hey Henry thanks for sharing your results.
Unbelievable! It worked!! My stain was two white misted circles on a dark wood surface. I did very short bursts of hot iron on an unfolded tea towel on each segment and bit by bit it disappeared! Thank you!!
You're welcome!
Omg! It worked! I was fighting with these stains for so long! Thank you for the video! 🤗
Glad to hear you finally won!
This worked very smoothly, removed all the stubborn milk stains from table top.Made my work easy.thanks a lot for this video.
You're welcome. I'm glad my video helped you out!
I was so skeptical about this method but it really does work. Thank you. I tried the toothpaste and baking soda method which didn't work.
Glad it helped!
Omg!!!!! Thank you so much for this video! It worked for me and you saved my table
Another table saved!! Thanks for letting me know.
I'm very happy to have found this video. After a recent meal, our dinner table had these white haze marks where everyone (7 place settings) was sitting and looked very bad. After about a half hour or so using this technique all of the place settings are good as new once more. Yeah!
Oh wow!
Thanks so much for this tip! Had a huge, baking sheet-sized stain on my wooden chair, and it completely disappeared with your method!! You’re a lifesaver :)
that's great!
This works great I tried with an hair dryer at first that didn't work very well, did it with the iron and in seconds the cup marks were gone my furniture looks better now thanks for sharing.
I was wondering if a hair dryer would get the job done. Thanks for sharing your results.
This just saved my late mums coffee table and I am so so grateful! Thanks so much for this video. I did what you did and had success after trying a baking soda remedy I found online that did not work. This worked almost instantly! 👍👌💜
You're welcome. Thanks for sharing your results!
Great tip and thanks for sharing I just got a heat mark out of my pine bench. And what an absolute sweetheart you are, Thanks buddy...xx
Glad to hear you got the mark off your bench. You are too kind😊
It actually worked. I was so hesitant to try this method, but after watching the video, I figured why not try it. Cant believe it worked, thank you so much!
Thanks for sharing your experience. That's awesome!!
You just saved another soul! Thank you.
Glad I could help!
I just did this today. We had a wood dining table which had more than 40 white glass stain all over it, I was covering it and was thinking give it away and today with 30 minutes Ironing it is again as new as a new table. I am so happy about it. 🎉❤
That is awesome!
It worked! And so simple too. Took awhile to work but can't argue with the results. Thanks mate.
Glad you got your spot removed.
Yes! Thank you - this worked in 5 minutes. Dry iron, dry tea towel; kept both moving. Thank you SO much!
You're welcome!
It worked perfectly for me. Thank you so much for saving my day
You're welcome
I really works!!! It's amazing, thank you so much.
I was amazed too when it worked for me!
It worked! It took about 10 minutes of heat for it to finally come out but it's definitely gone and looks picture perfect again. THANK YOU! ♥️
Great to hear!
You just saved my new kitchen table and my sanity! Thank you so much!
You are so welcome!
I'm so happy!!! Thank you! Thank you! Just finished crying after I ruined my dining table ironing my table cloth for Thanksgiving dinner. Was very leary about using an iron to repair but it did it. Just a note, I was first doing it in intervals of 10 seconds and it didn't do anything but after I left the iron on the tea towel for 30 seconds at a time all spots came out. Thanks again for posting. Happy Thanksgiving!
Did the same thing to my antique oval about 6 hours ago,,! Ugh! I try this in he Morning! Can’t believe We did this?...
You're welcome. I'm glad you were able to get your table fixed and enjoy your thanksgiving dinner.
@Richard Trotta: Let us know how you make out.
Just went and did this to my timber dining table and it looks like new 👍🏼 thanks
Awesome!
It worked on my table too. I had been trying to figure out how to remove the heat stains for months. Thanks!
Nice!!! problem solved.
I watched the video and immediately tried it! I cannot believe it worked! Thank you!!!
Great to hear!
Thanks a million. We have a teak table which had heat stains on it for years. I was hesitant to use iron on the table until I saw this demonstration and decided to try it. The stains disappeared like magic and the table looks brand new. I wish I had taken before and after pictures. Thanks again. This was a simple remedy that worked like a charm!
I'm pleased my video helped you repair your table.
Long story short...it works!! In my case it did not work without steam but as soon as I used steam it worked. Like other comments, this may depend on the wood and finish. Thx for the video
That's great. Thanks for sharing your results!
I had around 7 dime to quarter size white stain marks on my dining room table and after living with this for the past 3 years decided to see if Google had a simple fix. Your video was one of the first UA-cam videos to pop up. I was skeptical but did it anyway and my table looks new after only about 10 minutes max total time. No more milk looking stains on my dining room table. Thank you so much.
I'm glad to hear you were able to repair your table.
Just tried this on my new Teak table in Singapore. It works! Thanks for posting this video 👍🏻
You're welcome!
I’ve been putting off trying this for a loooong time cuz I just knew with my luck it was going to cause bigger problems and look terrible, but I’m in same boat as you now, no ties to it and getting ready to sell, so I figured what the heck. I just did it and WOW, YIPPEE, YAHOO!!! I started at a low iron setting, absolutely not going to work, so put it up to my “cotton” setting(almost highest setting)and worked through multiple spots on my table. It does take time, be patient, totally worth it, it definitely works, wish I had done it when I first saw this. Oh, I tried steam and it made it worse, but went back with regular iron and worked it out with no problem. Here’s a thought, why not make a DINING table with something that can handle heat since, well, we use it to eat HOT food. 🤣😆😬. Thank you for sharing!
Good suggestion about table top material being able to handle heat. My mind went right to a granite top on a dinning table. It would be heavy and expensive. BUT could look amazing and you could place hot plates and pots directly on the table.
Setting the iron to its highest heat is what worked for me... cotton setting was too low and didnt do much. At its highest setting, it took 5 seconds and it was gone. Thank you!!!!
You're welcome!
This was amazing and really worked on my walnut wooden benches! Brilliant, thanks for sharing this!
Thanks for sharing your results!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR showing this. YOU have saved our new dining table. I had a heart mat under a hot dish but when someone moved the dish to share the food it was placed on the table...ooch! Now in future I will serve hot food on the long kitchen counter to serve easily & mark free. Thank you so much. From Australia
Oh, I remember that feelings after picking the dish off the table. Glad you saved your new table! Cheers from Canada.
Woah thank you, i was debating to strip down my whole table top or paint it. It’s now like new again x
NICE!
Muchas gracias 😊 😊🤗😊👍excelente solución!!
you're welcome!
Came back to say THANK YOU! Totally worked! We got a table cheap, but unseen. Had huge white marks. This video saved the table. We were able to sell it for several hundred dollars without any work other than removing the white fog marks! Great video!
That's great to hear that you could flip the table after removing the marks. Keep your eyes open for another table you can flip.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I had 2 white spots on my dining room table, one was a watermark from a glass and the other was a paper plate that had hot spaghetti and meat sauce that covered almost an 8 inch circle mark on the table. I've only had this table for a month and a half. I'm very happy to say the hot, no steam, iron and tea towel worked PERFECTLY! So thank you for teaching me how to make it look new again!!!👏👏👏👏👏
Wonderful! thanks for sharing your results.
I was sick last night when someone put a hot chili bowl on my table and it left a horrible white mark. Worried about it all night. Got up and looked for solutions and came upon your video. I did it like 5 times and NOTHING so I was worried I had a different kind of table. the sixth swipe it started to fade. After about 10 passes.......IT”S GONE!! I’m so excited. Thank you!!!!
Thank you for the great comment. I love hearing the success stories like yours!!
Woodifiedq
From the bottom of my heart, thank you! 😭
You're welcome!
Worked like a charm. 5 mins is all it took. Thank you so much
Great to hear!
You just saved my son’s life. Thank you very much. I appreciate this
LOL! Glad I could help keep the peace.
OMG, it worked😆😆😆
Thank you so much. You really saved me the scolding from my dad
Awesome! The evidence is gone, LOL
Totally worked!!! Wow!
Awesome!!
This actually worked!!!! Even on my old mark from 3 years ago!!! Give it a chance. I worked on it for about 20 mins. The hotter the temp the better for me. I am so relieved right now!!! Thank you so much for this video!!
A 3 year your mark that's Fantastic! Thanks for sharing your results.
This really worked, had some stains on our wood table & this quickly removed them without any hustle!! Great stuff
Glad it helped!
Big tip :) - don't have water in the water chamber of your iron - you are only adding more water damage to the table top. DRY IRON ONLY. Even with steam turned off - steam will lightly come out.
thanks for the tip.
My current iron won't even turn on if there's no water in it. I hate this one anyway, but I don't iron often enough to justify the cost of replacing it. I guess I have a new excuse now. 🤣
Saved me from sleeping on the couch.. I left pancakes on table also lol
Glad to hear you had a good night sleep, lol!
Oh my goodness, thank you for this video. My pine table and mahogany unit are now stain free after years of being covered up! Persisted with a dry iron and it worked.Many thanks.
That's great! Glad my video helped you repair your table.
Totally worked! Stain completely gone!! Mayonnaise, toothpaste and and blow dryer were all useless. The towel and iron was amazing. Thank you!
Glad I could help!
it worked perfectly. Thank you !!!!
you're welcome!
Thank you so much! Worked perfectly!Left some stains on the table and pissed off my stepdad, glad I was able to fix it. To the people making it worse I'm assuming you used steam. My hypothesis is these white spots are caused by heat opening the pores in the wood and condensation getting into the Poor's so the heat evaporates them out. Also use a thin towel
Dude, glad you got your table fixed. Thanks for sharing your results.
Wow, this really works, never would have guessed more heat would remove a mark made from too much heat, worked like a charm on my table, thank you 😊
You're welcome!
This worked for me. It took a while and we doubted at first but kept going. It went away completely!!! Thank you very much😊😊😊
Awesome. Thanks Melody for sharing your results.
It worked… Thank you so much. I actuallt took a thick napkin and make it super hot on the stove and then rubbed the table. I couldt find an iron 🤦🏻♀️, It would have probably be much better than the Hot napkin
Hey, what ever gets the job done.
This is such a classic dad video
I'm thinking of a good classic dad comment to replace my comment here, LOL
Major props man, this worked for a french press burn mark. Took about 5-10 minutes of ironing until it all came off. Thanks!
you're welcome.
This works so wonderfully! I was going to have it re-finished by a woodworker! This is so much easier and can’t beat the price! Thank you so much!
You're very welcome! I'm glad you found my video before spending money on refinishing.
Thank you, you save my relationship with my mom!
Wonderful! These stains can be stressful until they get removed.
I tried this, sceptical at first, the thing that caused the stains can fix them, I was going to throw it out and get a new table, so i had nothing to lose ... but surprisingly it worked.
I was in the same situation. I was totally skeptical but just went for it. Then I was thinking WHAAAAAT!!! LOL
This worked like a charm on a blue melamine coffee table with a big white watermark. Really easy solution and fantastic result. Thank you so much!
Excellent!
Verified and gratified. My wife and I had cloudy heat marks on our dark living room table for months. Used the iron on a low setting atop a towel for about a half hour, and watched amazed as the marks gradually faded. Nice, effective trick and we didn’t manage to burn the towel! Recommended.
That's Great!! thanks for sharing your results!!
It worked! Thanks so much😊
You're welcome!
Came to say just saved a disaster after Thanksgiving. Ours was a larger and whiter mark. I had to take the heat up to max though which helped. No steam used. I however left a little damage behind since at the end my hands were tired and I left an imprint of the towel on the table. Guess I should stress moving the rag frequently.
Awesome!
Just checking out of a 5-star hotel in Europe and used this trick to fix the large teapot mark accidentally left on the antique table! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
Great story! Thanks for sharing.
Just tried it. Worked great on my dark wood counter! Thank you!!!
You're welcome!
You just saved my ass from a whooping delivered by my mom’s hand. Bless you
I'm glad my video saved you from a whooping. She'll never know 😉
You saved my boyfriend’s furniture* thank you, my hero lol -sincerely, coffee drinker that forgets coasters
LOL, sounds like this life hack might be useful again in the future....seeing that you forget coasters, lol.
Woodified hahaha yes, it’s going to be like a Sunday cleaning habit lol
@@picklepirate LOL. Dust and iron furniture...check
Thank you so much. Not only did it take away the heat stain. I also had a water mark that was at least 4 years old. The iron removed both marks with ease. Very grateful for your video.
Glad it helped!
This video has staying power 😅 I only moved in with my girlfriend a few months ago and left a big heat mark (hot food) on the dining room table yesterday. Picked up a cheap iron today and completely removed it in a few minutes! You’re a lifesaver.
I love hearing stories of how my video has helped people out.
you saved me from ass whooping haha. much appreciated
LOL! I'm glad you found my video in time!
Some of your viewers might want to try a hair dryer. The idea is the same...releasing the moisture trapped under the finish. Start with a low setting for the dryer and gradually move to hotter settings if necessary. Keep the hair dryer several inches from the table as you constantly keep the dryer moving. The potential advantage of this method is you can observe what's happening to the finish in real-time.
thanks for the tip. Also works on kitchen cabinets that are not flat.
Just used this method on my college dorm’s wooden table and it worked. Saved me the cleaning fee thank you very much
You're welcome. Glad my video helped save you some money.