Texas: I sold my table from the Texas house because it didn't fit the kitchen dining area here in Montreal, not to mention that it looked awful. After a 3yo+baby to now an 8yo+6yo, adding lots of friends & family and everyday use, it was covered in scratches, worn edges...and heat spots. Placemats became essential for covering up the flaws and protecting it from more. I wanted redo and DIY it, but wasn't the right fit, so I decided to Craigslist it and buy new (cheaper than buying new here). The day of the move, I bought a World Market table and put it on the truck, still in the box!
Montreal: Our things got here before I came, so hubby had to put it together. He wasn't sure about it at first, but I think it has grown on him. It's very textured in comparison to our old one. I wanted something that wouldn't show as much wear. It does fit the room well. You can see it in this post. I've still been a "placemat nazi" with my family, mainly to avoid heat stains. Paranoia at its finest!
Now, fast-forward to Friday (2 days ago): I am eating lunch while "Pinteresting" at the kitchen table. I have a placemat, but my laptop had pushed it out of place and I didn't notice that my reheated meal (in 2 tupperwares) was actually sitting on the wood. When I noticed and picked them up I screamed. You can imagine my nightmare....EEEEEK!!!
I tried wiping and adding cold water to see if it would take the heat out of it, but that only made it lighter! Already being on Pinterest, I typed in "remove+heat+stains+wood" in the search box and found lots of mayo, iron, oil, and wax solutions, but I decided to try one remedy in particular that looked the fastest: a blow dryer set on high heat! That's when I decided to take the pic above - just in case one of these remedies actually worked.
Coincidentally, I had just purchased a brand new hair dryer (that I absolutely love!) from Amazon. I think I was in denial and not expecting it to work, so I didn't even think to take a photo until the very end of the miracle! This was after about ~3ish minutes on high!
After.... WOW.
You can see it was still slightly hazy, so I added some polish.
Umm...THAT REMEDY ROCKED!!
Here it is 40 minutes later (completely cooled).
And here it is yesterday.
SUCCESS!
We have been using the spot and cleaning regularly (no polish) after meals. No change today. One of the Pin captions said that water gets trapped under the clear coat on the table and the heat removes it. If so, heat stains are essentially just hot water stains when steam moisture gets underneath vs. cold water rings setting in. Interesting, if true! I'm sure it helped that I did something asap, vs. finding it hours later. Regardless, I'd say this was a Pinterest success for me! Keep this one in your back pocket, friends. You may just need it!
Thanks for visiting and sharing in my joy!
Keeping Him in mind,
"Then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one in mind." Philippians 2:2
Thanks for the tip…..I am off to find my hair dryer!
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