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the other day we had an Indian takeaway. the missus put everything on the table mats except my Kima Nan. the packet was hot and had grease on the side. by the time i had noticed what she had done (only about 1 minute) it had produced a 4"/2" white smear type of mark.

although i am more than verse with sanding the whole table down to a perfect flat smooth finish i am not verse with methods of polish or repairs.

is there any way for me to remove this mark without sanding?

it is a solid Ducal pine table.

Mrs C did something very similar with a candle on an oak bessemer fireplace. I got most of it out using an iron (medium heat) with white blotting paper in between. Basically the iron melts the fat and it is absorbed by the blotting paper.

I'm not sure if it will take the finish of the table off though.

Peter C

hmm, not one i would have thought of Peter, thanks for your input, i'll bear it in mind.

So its the finish thats damaged?

We had some damage on a worktop, totaly different... but a bit of vegetable oil rubbed well into it and its now invisible.

Might be worth a quick go as a temporary solution.

Im sure there used to be a product called ring remover which was used for removing white ring marks left by hot cups

Yes
Ring remover
Now i got a tube of that somewhere. i used it once to remove some heat marks left on an indian jali table with a waxed finish.
I got the stuff from my grandmother years ago whod probably herself had it for years so couldnt even say if its still available today,Which would be a great shame if not because this stuff is a miracle in a tube, totally removed the white marks which nothing else would even look at, restoring my table to its former glory.

definatly not oil hitch its oil and several other ingrediants that are staining the surface


all depends if the stain is on the surface or a bit deeper !!!


if its deeper i would go for the blotting method


wood is a bit like a sponge but not as good as blotting paper or kitchen roll

if you warm the area through absorbant paper some off the oil will transfer but any "colour "in the residue may remain

try the blotting paper trick twice and if you still have a stain try warm soapy water to try and release the stain then quickly warm and blott again

now you will have the chance of driving stain even deeper with warm water but hopfully it will be dilluted strength and remove a lot with blotting up

Ah, is it an unfinished table then?

Whats ducal btw, a style of furniture isnt it?

Hitch wrote:Ah, is it an unfinished table then?

Whats ducal btw, a style of furniture isnt it?

not shure realy alterd my origional post to cover both options

thanks very much everybody. Ducal is just a branded make of pine. around here it is supposed to be a decent manufacturer but when i look at it i just think "hmm, so what, i could make it just as good"

i must admit i did cringe a bit when i read the "RING REMOVER" suggestion, i just couldn't picture the table

it looks like it might be surface and not deep so here goes, ill give it a shot.