On 8/19/2009 8:41 AM ransley spake thus:

On Aug 19, 9:34 am, "Ralph Mowery" wrote:

After canning some tomatoes my wife put the hot jars on a thin towel on ur
kitchen table. It is wood and looks to be finisned in a light oak color.
Where each of the jars were there is a white spot the size of the jars.
Probably due to the heat.
Is there anything that can be done to remove the spots without refinishing
the whole table ?

Relax and wait a few days before trying anything, it has to dry.

Hard to believe, but that's actually the best advice in this thread so far.

So far as using abrasives of various types as people have suggested, bad
idea. The last thing you want to do is damage the finish more, or, worse
yet, remove it down to the wood. The idea of using heat is probably a
good one (after waiting for things to settle down).


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