What takes out the white-ish, probably heat spots on wood tables?

Question

What takes out the white-ish, probably heat spots on wood tables?

Answer 1

The "whit-ish" your speaking about is probably from old wax or wax that was burned by a hot pan.

     You will have to clean (sand preferably) the entire table to get an even texture and color again. I have done this to several.

      Clean the top with "Zip-Strip" from Home Depot, wash it good and l;et it dry. Then using a No. 80 grit to start with sand with a palm sander and see what entails.

        If it's not to bad, you may be able to go to a number 180 grit sandpaper. Keep your strokes even and natural, don't run the sander across the gran leaving scratch marks.

        Now, if it looks good. Go to a number400 grit and sand it smooth. You can seal the wood with a Shellac or a wood sealer and then sand once again. Then use a good stain sealer. I use Turtle wax on most tables but, you can buy a good hard wax for this.

Answer 2

well sand it if its a hard wood table than stain it or put something over it or just stain it with woos stainer and hope for the best

Answer 3

White spots on wood are from water damage. If you have scratches or indentations try this to restore the table:

DARK WOOD OR STAIN: Fill scratches with shoe polish that matches the lightest shade of the finish or rub with walnut or Brazil nut meat in the direction of the scratch. A crayon or felt-tipped marker can also be effective.

CHERRY: Fill scratches with cordovan or reddish shoe polish that matches the wood or apply darkened iodine with a cotton swab or thin artist's brush.

LIGHT WOOD OR STAIN: Fill scratches with a tan or natural shoe polish or apply darkened iodine diluted 50 percent with denatured alcohol.

If you don't have scratches and just want to fix the discoloration try using a Blendal wood stain pen (come in about 20 different colors), or Johnson's makes several really good repair products. Any of these can be found at any hardware store.

Answer 4

strip the table, sand out the stains, and restain.  OR.....  put something over the stains.