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Hi,

I bought a new teak outdoor table and left it outside (under cover but still
exposed to sun and wind and a little rain). The wife put a piece of cloth in
the middle of the table with some ornaments on top of the cloth. A week
later I wanted to put some surface protector on the table top and removed
the cloth and the wood under the cloth was darker than the rest of the
table. I assume now would not be a good time to apply the wood protector,
what do you recommend? If I leave it a bit longer will it change color to be
the same as the rest of the table, or do I need to do something, eg. sand or
wash it in order to make it the same color as the rest of the table?

Wood color changes with exposure to light. The dark area will change to the
same as the rest whether or not you apply the "wood protector".