"M&K" wrote in message
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We had a small candle burning in a glass container (about the size of a
shot
glass) on our wood mantle. The candle burned to the bottom of the wick.
The
container got so hot, we now have a black scorch mark on the wood. Are
there
any tricks to removing this, or is our only option to sand and refini

Thanks
m



It is surprizing how deep some burn marks go, so would not recommend sanding
it out . If you do then a depression will result and youb will be faced with
the task of refinishing and matching the area .

I would do the following, find the local refinishing supply store get a
small amount of shellac and denatured alcohol ,and some powdered colors
about the same as your mantle , mix the alcohol and shellac to about a 3 lb
cut and with a small paint brush color the area in to match the rest of the
mantle . It might take mixing several of the colors together with perhaps a
few darker streaks to imitate the grain [probably need a little black
pigment] Put the color on with the brush almost dry for best effects
......mjh