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Expert: - 8/6/2007


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I have a leather-topped coffee table.  Someone put their hot paper plate down on it and the almost immediately the spot turned white from the heat.  Is there some way I can remove the white spot from the leather?

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Hi Barbara
Nice to hear from you.
My experience is that real leather often reacts like wood when we place hot things on it.
And my feeling with your table is its the accumulation of whats on the leather that has gone white (oils from hands and polish etc)
I have fixed this problem before with a good cleaning of the leather with saddle soap.
Saddle soap is available at most hardware stores.
Its amazing how it cleans and shines leather..and you will be amazed too.
Good Luck and great question
Regards
Eileen

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