Not sure where to put this question. We have a handmade wooden unit kitchen and I left a hot plate on top?

Question

of the wood surface!! Can anyone (only serious suggestions please as the kitchen was not cheap!) give me any tips to get rid of the plate outline/mark that has been left on the wood? Many thanks.

Stretch. The wood is pine with a laquer finish. The mark is a faint white-ish cloudy colour with no indentation visible. Perhaps if I were just to keep polishing regularly the mark would fade even more? It's not so noticeable but I know it's there which is worse.Thanks for all your help.

Answer 1

Perhaps if you could add additional details to better describe the damage, I may be able to provide a better response. However, heat damage sometimes appear similar to water damage. The film becomes cloud and off-white in color. Heat may also cause an indentation in the finish. Heat damage is usually impossible to repair without stripping and refinishing. It might be possible for you to apply alcohol to a shellac finish or lacquer thinner to a lacquer finish and correct the problem by redissolving the finish and letting it cure again. It's often worth a try, buit it probably won't work.

It's also sometimes possible to correct the color, but not the transparency, by replacing missing color. The technique is using better left to a professional, and if the unit is valuable, it may be worth hiring a professional to do the work. Again, without a detailed description of the damge, it's hard to pinpoint the best course of action.

good luck

Answer 2

You have damaged the cell structure of the wood.

Unlike laminates, the stain will be beneath the top surface.

You will need to sand it away and re-oil ( or whatever your finish is.

Not really a problem, you'll just have one area that is about 1mm lower than the rest of it - it'll blend in.

Answer 3

Sand it to below the level where the wood has been damaged and then re-varnish it. Or stain it a darker colour.

Answer 4

wood can be sanded and resealed so you need a professional to do this and finish someone like a french polisher.