How to Remove Heat Stains From Furniture

Placing a hot item directly onto wood furniture can leave behind a heat stain.

Placing a hot item such as a pot, coffee cup or pizza box directly onto furniture can leave behind white heat marks. There are relatively simple ways to remove heat stains and restore the look of your furniture.

Things You'll Need

• Lemon juice
• Cigarette ashes
• Cloth
• Wood polish
• Fine 000 grade steel wool
• Wood wax
• Baking soda
• Non-gel toothpaste
• Damp cloth

Instructions

Lemon Juice and Cigarette Ashes Method

1. Combine a mixture of lemon juice and cigarette ashes.

2. Dip a clean cloth in the mixture.

3. Rub the area with the cloth until the heat stain disappears.

4. Polish furniture as you normally would.

Steel Wool Method

1. Rub the heat stain using a fine 000 grade steel wood. Rub with the wood grain.

2. Check the mark after each pass. If stain is still present, make another pass. Continue until the stain is gone.

3. Wax and polish the wood as you normally would.

Removing Heat Stains from Lacquered Wood Surfaces

1. Combine baking soda with a non-gel toothpaste to form a paste.

2. Apply the paste to the heat stain. Rub gently with a soft cloth until the paste warms.

3. Wipe the paste clean with a damp cloth.

4. Re-apply the paste and start the process over again until the heat stain is gone.

5. Polish the wood as you normally would.

References

• Mrs Clean USA: Remove Stains From Hardwood Furniture
• Good Housekeeping: How to Remove Heat Marks from a Wood Table
• HomeFurnish.com: Wood Furniture Care