Testing 7 EASY Ways To Get A Heat Stain Out Of Wood! 🤓 Clean With Me

[@AbbottsAtHome]

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[@JudyBarajas]

Blow dryer worked like charm. You’re a life saver. Thank you so much for posting this.

[@AbbottsAtHome]

You're welcome!

[@diasinday]

Omg!!! You are the best. I recently got an antique dresser from the 1930s and laid a mug of tea on it last night and found a pretty harsh heat stain. After panic researching I found someone mention petroleum jelly and because I had it easily accessible I used that overnight but unfortunately in the morning nothing really changed. Today I found this video and I’m happy to say that the iron with a bandana tip that was left in the comments worked previously I was using my blow dryer, which was just taking too long, but the iron in 10 minutes got the whole stain out and I’m so happy. Thank you again for your time and dedication to such a detailed tutorial and here’s to never making a mistake again😅🌺🌺🌺

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Thanks! I'm so happy to help!

[@sairahwalsh9074]

So the entire reason I have a heat stain on my landlords wooden table is because I put a towel down and ironed my clothes on top of the towel. If ironing on top of a towel is the reason I have a heat stain, can I trust that doing the same thing is going to get rid of it? Thanks.

[@jimwastle5320]

We used the blow dryer method on our table and it worked like a charm, white marks are gone.

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Fantastic!!

[@hilaledebal9890]

Me too, it's awesome the white stuff is all gone. Thank you so much

[@rockqueenbetty]

Did you add water?

[@stonepointdrivingschool2044]

Very patient teacher and scientist on this. thanks

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Thank you!

[@gailstaton4350]

We purchased a night table from a thrift store for $14.95 two days ago. It had two white stains on the top. I googled how to remove them. It showed the iron method using a cotton tea towel unfolded just a single layer over the stains. They were gone in a couple minutes. I am even more thrilled with our bargain table now.

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Fantastic! Sounds like a great find. :)

[@annehaile7726]

Thank you for this video! I used the blow dryer on a white water mark that was more than a year old on an antique from my grandmother. It worked! Then I used it on a 2 month old hear ring and again, it worked, YAY! I had no idea! It took about 10 minutes, which felt like a while, but better than having to look at those stains. The heat gun, that someone mentioned below is interesting. Same idea. Is there ever a time that you can overheat a finish? (if you keep the drying moving)

[@edhavnfun]

Watched your video on removing heat cloud on my dining room table. Thanks for the lessons. I found that the hair dryer was the most effective but took forever. However, I have a heat gun used in construction and it was extremely effective. It gets much hotter and the results were almost instantaneous, about two or three mins.. I would have never thought that heat would fix heat. Lol The heat gun I used can be purchased at almost any hardware store, Lowes, Home Depot ect.. I paid 29.95 for mine and it is a very usefull tool for numerous type repairs. It does get extremely hot so be careful. Thanks again, a fan from Bama.

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Good tip! Thanks, Edmond. 👍

[@alinesmithscent2ubyme]

OMG! This saved my table! I used the ironing method exactly as you showed and it worked! Thank you! Thank you!

[@AbbottsAtHome]

So happy to help!!!

[@lucylezcano8723]

So happy I found your video! I’m purchasing a wooden table for my new home and I saw one of the reviews on the specific color table I chose was prone to heat stains 😂 but I love everything about it so I rather find a solution to the problem than pick out a different table.

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Happy to help! Enjoy that new table. :)

[@rubblewife]

Thank you so much!! The hair dryer didn’t work for my table, but the iron got rid of the 2 spots I had in no time, we are talking just seconds!!! I’m so grateful I came across your video. ❤

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Glad I could help!

[@austinempowered2396]

I did it with the iron with no steam and it worked like a charm! My space was three times the size of hers! Thank you so much! And my table has ridged wood surface too!

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Glad I could help! Thanks for sharing how it went for you!

[@WinsFamilyInUSA]

OMG 😳🙀. , thank you so much for this informative Hacks.. the iron helps me to removed the white spot of my table . God bless always ❤

[@AbbottsAtHome]

You're welcome!

[@valeriezink5566]

Bless your heart! I thought my family heirloom dining table as ruined, but the hairdryer removed the stain 100%. Literally no trace of it. Basically magic!

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Woo Hoo! Happy to help. 😊

[@joho7424-o4d]

My husband accidentally put a hot potato on a white cardboard paper plate on our wood table. Yesterday we tried the hair dryer method but that didn’t work so we used your steam iron method on the stain. OMG. Awesome. It worked. Took about 5-10 min but my table looks like new. Thank you so much. Wish I would have taken pictures or a video.

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Woo hoo! So happy it worked. 😊

[@andreamoran9086]

The blow dryer worked! Thank you so much!

[@AbbottsAtHome]

You're welcome!

[@janasack]

🎉Thank you so much! I’m staying at an Airbnb and left a hot tea mug stain on the desk. Now it’s fixed with the steam iron method. It only took about 2 min to come completely out!! Love your channel!

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Thanks! Happy to help!

[@joey337611]

Thank you. We had a heat mark happen yesterday on Thanksgiving. We tried this and it worked well. Thanks so much!!!

[@AbbottsAtHome]

You are so welcome! 😊

[@JenRoxRat]

Thanks for this video. There were several white marks on my table after Christmas dinner, and the hair dryer removed them in just a few minutes.

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ryancraigjamescurtis4135]

Thanks, hair dryer worked on a laminate wood tabletop right away! At someone else's AirBnB too, not sure what got into me. 🤓

[@AbbottsAtHome]

😂 I get it. When I’m at Air BnB’s I think about fixing things 100 times a day. 😊

[@MR-gl9xu]

Fabulous thank you!!!! Thanks to your hairdryer trick I’ve made my Mothers in law happy!!! She’s so glad her beloved dining table is perfect again. It had a pot sized scorch mark and several glass ring ones too… now puuurfect!!! 🥰😁

[@AbbottsAtHome]

You are so welcome! 👍

[@JasonLianneMac]

THANK YOU. We’re borrowing a relative’s house and had the hot pizza box scenario. Your video helped me get the table looking as good as new. The hair dryer method worked well.

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Glad I could help!

[@mukeshmehta-c9y]

blow dryer worked, did not need to try other methods. Thanks so much

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Awesome!

[@tanyareagor7731]

Thank you sooooooooo much! I just shared your video on FB because using the hair dryer method on my DR table just now - removed two white marks about 99% - I think only I know it because I know where they were!!! You SAVED my table!! The marks were there for YEARS and I always kept a table cloth on it!

[@AbbottsAtHome]

You’re welcome! I’m glad it helped!

[@123maverick456]

Awesome ! Using the iron with the steam worked wonders for removing white water stain from my piano. It took like 10-20 secs of heat and voila! Stain gone

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Fantastic! So happy it helped. :)

[@pamelabalcom5583]

Yall! You have to use this blower I bought for card stamping. It literally takes one second to see results. Milwaukee blow dryer for heat bonding. It just makes the spots vanish in a fraction of the time a normal dryer does!!!!!!

[@joannc147]

Wow, that was a great empirical testing video. Well done! I appreciate your willingness to sacrifice your own wood table !

[@rags9er]

Steam ironing did the job. Tried it with a towel but a folded t shirt as suggested did the job. Thank you!

[@AbbottsAtHome]

You’re welcome!!

[@manuelagonzalez588]

OMG! Thank you very much I just saw your video looking at my table thinking it’s hopeless since mine was really bad with heat stains, I tried the hair dryer to lift some off and then I used Colgate for like 2 minutes and it was a Miracle my table is now clean, I can’t thank you enough 😂

[@AbbottsAtHome]

You’re welcome!!!!!

[@lisachoy3538]

Thank you for taking the time to show all the different methods! Had major success with the blow dryer!!! Only knew about the iron method and that hadn’t worked in this particular case. Thrilled that the easiest method worked!

[@AbbottsAtHome]

You’re welcome!!

[@GeoByron]

Thank you for your helpful video. For our heat stain problem, we tried the hair dryer, but found that the dry Iron did the trick. Thanks again

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Fantastic! Thanks for sharing. 😊

[@arih8711]

I thought I had ruined my table. So glad I found your video. Great video. The blow dryer method work for me. Thank you!

[@AbbottsAtHome]

You’re welcome!!!

[@carolcumber-oo8gb]

Thank you SO MUCH for this video! I was taking care of my granddaughter while her parents were vacationing, and we were doing some sewing. I had brought a mini-iron and a heat pad with me, so no worries, right? Well...when I lifted the pad, there was a huge heat mark on their dining room table. Using heat seems counterintuitive, but a combination of using a hair dryer and a steam iron did the trick. I had feared I'd be refinishing their table.

[@AbbottsAtHome]

You are so welcome!

[@sarahvasquez6934]

I used the iron method in this video. It worked! Thank you so much for this video. It really saved me some time & money as I was about to sand and refinish my table top.

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Woo hoo! So happy to help!!

[@nanametime]

Thank you so much for saving my new table your tips really help me 😭😭❤️❤️❤️

[@AbbottsAtHome]

I'm so glad to hear it!

[@MariaBrito-od9dr]

I did it Without folding so much the cloth, and it worked perfectly! Thanks for the video

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@elainetrianta9681]

I'm blown away! The blow dryer trick worked like a charm. You are truly amazing....thank you very much!!

[@AbbottsAtHome]

You’re welcome!!

[@aliciapica9126]

It worked for me too! I have a kitchen island with a dark varnish and it took about five minutes with a blow dryer! ❤❤

[@brandi-j6o]

Thank you so much! The blow dryer method worked! Saved my table.

[@AbbottsAtHome]

You're welcome!

[@cjg28]

This is an excellent video. Blow dryer worked great for on a pine bedside table 🙏

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Glad it helped 😊

[@jasoncrawford2359]

Thank you for sharing these techniques; I was able to get a heat stain out using the blow dryer!! God bless

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Happy to help!

[@k.sanctuary]

Thank you so much for this! The baking soda + toothpaste worked for me on the white IKEA tabletop. The finish seems fine and clean as good as new.

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Interesting. I didn't realize this could work on those white tops. Thanks for sharing!

[@milenadeltorto7158]

Thanks. I'm gonna try on an end table I bought used (kind of pot marked and more marred than hazy). I'll let you know.😊

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Good luck!!

[@rebeccarodger2636]

Thank you I'm going to try this today 🤞 wish me luck

[@amandapfeifle2250]

That was an awesome video thank you! I watched the entire thing and appreciated how you talked. Well, you were showing the different message and the time you were taking to do them you filled in with more information that I found very helpful. I have never left a comment on a video before butyour video was perfect and just wanted you to know that I really appreciate it. Thank you.

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Aw, thank you and you’re so welcome!! 😊

[@erinnespor5313]

PURE MAGIC!!! WORKED IN SECONDS!!!

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Thanks for sharing!

[@michellealexander2152]

OMG I just tried it!!! It worked!! Thank you so much

[@AbbottsAtHome]

You’re welcome!!

[@evilpicklebluesband]

Also using Bar keepers friend afterwards helped remove any small hard to see marks.

[@AbbottsAtHome]

I didn't realize you could use that on wood. I'll check it out. Thanks for sharing.

[@valann3718]

Any suggestions on older white marks on wood?

[@AbbottsAtHome]

The first time I removed white marks on this table, they were a couple years old. One of these options will probably work on yours too. :)

[@lejalamorena]

Thanks for this. My heat stains were actually caused by an iron (tried to knock the wrinkles out of a tablecloth before a dinner party last night). Will try the blow dryer method and see what happens. My table is super cheap MDF wood so I wonder what differences I'd need to account for. Thanks for sharing your method!

[@AbbottsAtHome]

I hope it worked. MDF can be tricky. :)

[@suekennedy883]

I've used mayonnaise to get white stains out of an old Victorian desk top. It takes a while to work - I think the theory is that the oil displaces the water that is making the mark. I did it over two nights - rubbed in some mayonnaise and left it overnight. Gave it a good clean the next day then rubbed mayo on again and left it till the following morning. White marks disappeared.

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@Sarahjean_04]

Thank you! The hair dryer method worked! I’m borrowing my moms old coffee table and was so worried!

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Happy to help!!!

[@tluck7316]

Thank you so much! The hairdryer really worked!!!

[@AbbottsAtHome]

You're welcome!

[@jserratos58]

Thank you so much. This video was helpful and direct🙏

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Glad it was helpful! :)

[@AsiaLIFEmag]

That was so good, been going to shops asking for some "cure" then found this, gone in 30 seconds, thanks

[@AbbottsAtHome]

You’re so welcome!! 😊

[@JohnMartens]

I learned some (potentially bad?) advice from an elderly gentleman at an antique store recently: he said to pour a small amount of 80% rubbing alcohol on the white stains and light it on fire. The alcohol burns out pretty quickly and removes the stain in the process. I'll never do that but I thought that was way too risky in general. I'll take my chances with the hair dryer :)

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Wow! I’m definitely not brave enough to try that either. The 1950’s were wild. 😉

[@JustinShafer]

Mental note to try that one day

[@CothranMike]

The PGA (pure grain alcohol) method works well enough since the 1600's to still recommend it. A few drops set alight and briskly rubbed to a sheen does the trick. The main point is do not use rubbing alcohol it has something else in it besides alcohol and that's water, 20 or 30% water. With IPA (isopropyl alcohol) 70% is all you need to kill germs. Good enough for rubbing sore arms or used as an alcohol bath to soothe a sweaty toddler. PGA is used as well as or with denatured alcohol to cut shellac finishes prior to application with a brush to woods. Yes there are several uses for shellac other than just finishing wood surfaces, but the usage for removing water, moisture, heat, white rings is as you were told. Alcohol used in this fashion is a fast burning low heat to drive off the remaining moisture which is causing the white ring. Use of an iron, with or with out water is doing the same thing, driving off the moisture left in the wax, varnish, polymerized oil such as boiled linseed oil. Steam irons used with cloths, single or multi-ply are using the hot water method to improve finishes. Gummy finishes need to be hardened or removed before refinishing. This is an art folks. MikeC

[@anythingforweb]

Awesome video! The blowdryer worked in my case!

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Great to hear!

[@vaIeoftears]

thank you so much I was #saved by this video, the blow drying method worked for me and as someone who is living with another person they do not trust to not hold something small like a heat stain over their head, i sincerely thank you for saving me from further added stress

[@AbbottsAtHome]

So happy to help. That sounds like a tough living arraignment. 🤗

[@vaIeoftears]

🤗

[@S_u_s_h_m_a]

We used the blow dryer method on our table for one white mark . It’s gone in 5 mins . Thank you!

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Great job!!

[@angelicacollins4909]

Thank you so much! The hair dryer worked perfectly!! 👍👍👍

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Fantastic! You’re welcome.

[@jreed2277]

Thank you so much for the tips. I had a dinner party last night and even though I used placemats, the guests were using chinette plates and I had lovely white marks all over my table. I used the hair dryer method and about 20 mins later, they were all gone, I oiled my table with lemon oil polish and it looks like new.

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Fantastic! So happy it helped.

[@jadaching1346]

I've tried the iron and hairdryer methods and it looks like it's working, but it always comes back once it's cold again...any ideas on what's happening?

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Hi! How long did you let the blow dryer heat up that spot? If, after 10 minutes of using the blow dryer, you still see the spot come back I'm guessing you still have a lot of moisture trapped in the wood. Was the wood directly exposed to water? Are there any cracks in the finish?

[@jadaching1346]

@@AbbottsAtHome yes there finish is cracked when I look closely. It's an inhereted table, so not sure about the cause...

[@bobafett1186]

Amazing! Thanks for the info!

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Thanks!!

[@angelocote259]

Very Good. the water stain is général with the hairdryer tha k you

[@AbbottsAtHome]

You're welcome. So happy it helped!

[@jonathansl109]

I tried the hairdryer but after 2-3bminutes it started melting then I tried with the iron instead but after doing it several minutes 5-10min I can't tell if it got better or worse but yeah it didn't work. Maybe its for other types of wood or climates.

[@AbbottsAtHome]

That sucks. Usually 1 of the 2 will work. Sounds like you have an unusual finish. Do you have any idea the wood type or finish?

[@waldykhoury2691]

Thanks! The iron work for me!!

[@AbbottsAtHome]

You're welcome!

[@Justatuberr]

Thank you for this video!!

[@metaphy]

Scientific method. Nice video.

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Thank you!!

[@meghanservidio5866]

The pizza box I laid on my wood table was left for hours. I was so upset because I love that table even though it wasn’t really expensive expensive I tried the iron method with a white hand towel. It takes a good half hour even on high heat, but it absolutely worked.

[@AbbottsAtHome]

So happy it worked out! Thanks for sharing.

[@sally3980]

Does it matter if its veneer or wood will it work the same on a white stain

[@AbbottsAtHome]

I'm pretty sure it's the same either way.

[@hashemi711]

Thanks, geart video... I heard of vinegar and olive oil mixture, 50/50, I wish you could have tried that too

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Maybe next time! :)

[@carmenvillegas9333]

Can these procedures be used on wooden or vinyl floors?

[@AbbottsAtHome]

I'd guess that these will work on real wood floors too. But, I'd take it slow, just in case. I've never tried it on vinyl though. I'd be afraid to try the iron on a vinyl floor.

[@grootStudioCity]

Hi, great video for giving advice for different options. My dining room table is made pinewood stained. The table is almost 2 decades old. With tons of heat stains. It took about 2 hours to get out 90% of heat stains on a 6 chair table with a hair dryer. Work amazing. Thanks

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Glad it was helpful! :)

[@funkey6737]

Life saver thank you, my mom would have been furious if she had come home to a giant hot pocket stain on her mahogany cabinet, i used the blowdryer over a barely humid paper towel and a smidge of butter after and you cant even tell it was there in the first place

[@AbbottsAtHome]

I remember ruining a few of my Mom’s things 20 years ago. I wish I could have saved myself with a KZbin video. So, happy to help!! 👍

[@VeronicaMiran-fe5um]

Hello can i use blow dryer even if the water stain is almost 1 yr on my table. ?Thank you

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Absolutely! Go for it. 😊

[@evilpicklebluesband]

Steam iron method worked best for me, and it feels like moving the iron rapidly works best .

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Fantastic! Thanks for sharing.

[@TheSolomonFamily]

Thank you for this!

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Glad it was helpful!

[@sherrinvale]

Wish me luck 😊 I’m off to try and remove a heat stain using the hair dryer method

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Good luck!!

[@sherrinvale]

@@AbbottsAtHomeI am very happy 😃. Most of the ugly white area has gone. Slight difference in colour but do so much better 😊. Will do it again once my very old hairdryer cools down . Thankyou

[@MariaReidy-j8k]

Amazing thanx I'm gonna try x

[@AbbottsAtHome]

You're welcome!

[@macc2659]

I had a kitchen table taken from the curb in pretty good condition, apart from MAJOR water stains that we just lived with for over a year. After watching your video I had hope and first tried the hairdryer method… but the stains were so set in they didn’t come out. I tried the iron method next, using a cotton bandana instead of a cloth/shirt. IT WORKED. It took a few good passes and patience to erase the old stains- but they’re gone! I’m sincerely shocked and glad it worked. Thank you for testing all of the methods for us to see!

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Awesome!! Thanks for sharing.

[@1Hominid]

Great video, thanks! 🙏

[@AbbottsAtHome]

You’re welcome!

[@afonsomendes92]

SAVED MY TABLE THANKS

[@AbbottsAtHome]

You’re welcome!!

[@MrMrcoolcol]

Will this method work on kitchen laminate worktops

[@AbbottsAtHome]

You could try the hairdryer. But, using high heat could loosen the glue on that laminate causing it to pop off. With laminate, I worry that any white heat haze might be actual damage to the coating. But, it’s worth giving the blow dryer a try. Good luck!!

[@MrMrcoolcol]

@@AbbottsAtHome il give it ago the white heat stain was due to a towel being put down on kitchen worktop so could be used for ironing

[@reyno6826]

Thank you. Now I have another thing on my to do list.

[@AbbottsAtHome]

You're welcome!

[@annogunsulire1945]

The steam iron method worked for me. Thanks so much! This saved me from being the worst house guest ever. 😊

[@AbbottsAtHome]

You're welcome!

[@neelikaedirisinghe]

Thank you for your amazing methods...they are so valuable, especially the hair blower method. Sincerely grateful for helping us rescue our beautiful piece

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Thanks!!

[@nealW2904]

i spent 15 minutes with the hair dryer on high and it didnt work a bit so i used the iron with a cotton folded tea towel no steam on high and it worked in seconds so i would use half the power and keep checking

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Thanks for sharing!

[@iriseiselt934]

Could you please 🙏 help me??? I have a potato 🥔 stain on my dinning table 🥲🥲🥲 my table is light wood it became black 🥲🥲🥲 & I need to remove it 🙏🙏🙏 thanks God bless 🥰🥰🥰💕

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Hi! I've never had this type of stain. But, this Reddit thread mentions some ideas worth trying. www.reddit.com/r/CleaningTips/comments/cmplrb/some_rotten_potatoes_left_this_stain_in_my_wooden/

[@yocastaramirez7341]

Steam iron worked perfect😊

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Good to hear!

[@michaelbarraza2671]

Thanks for your help!

[@AbbottsAtHome]

You're welcome!

[@jeffhardy777777]

Read online to use pillowcase but it got burned, switched to t-shirt, iron without steam on highest setting, worked great

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Thanks for sharing.

[@mariariascos5297]

Amazing!!!!! Thank you so much😮

[@AbbottsAtHome]

You’re welcome!

[@dayanajimenez678]

How do you take out oil stains from cabinet

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Hmmm, I haven't had to deal with this. Maybe there's a powder you can sprinkle on to absorb some of it. But I'm not sure. I hope you find a good solution. :)

[@magalyguardian3378]

You save mi life , thank you 🙏

[@JMaxwell1000]

Great video! Thank you so much.

[@AbbottsAtHome]

You’re welcome!!

[@kimtaeyeonismyeverything]

I did NOT expect more heat (the blow dryer) to remove a heat stain. Worked so well I had to squint to continue blow drying😂👏

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Fantastic! 😂

[@slysly4913]

@@AbbottsAtHome is it hot or cold

[@truebarnes51]

Blow drying did not work, but the moist cloth, iron method was like magic! Thank you so much for helping us! You're the best!❤

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Thanks!!! It’s so funny how some of these don’t work on certain finishes that others work on. But, I’m happy one of them worked!

[@beefitze7281]

good info thanks

[@AbbottsAtHome]

You’re welcome!!

[@sohaila854]

Nice video good luck ❤

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Thanks!!

[@carenharju7163]

Thank you!

[@AbbottsAtHome]

You're welcome.

[@jennataylor5683]

Thanks u so much it’s dose work with the hairdryer just have to do it couple of times I did video for my self That I can look back on it’s great what hairdryer can do don’t get to excited otherwise you might burn the table like me little bit but I fixed it now😂 😊

[@AbbottsAtHome]

You’re welcome! 😊