Expert: Eileen Cronk - 4/2/2007

Question
Hi Eileen, We have a beautiful gloss ELMWOOD dining table that has what appear to be either water stains ( faint white colour ) or heat or condensation. The table had a vinyl cover and place mats on the top before a hot serving dish was placed on it. We are presuming that the dish has caused moisture transfer through the items underneath.
Elmwood has a thin surface so sanding is not an option !
Any advice much appreciated !

Answer
Hi David
Nice to hear from you.
How right you are..sanding should not be considered in this case.
First try some home methods.
Mayonnaise rubbed in with a rag, or vegetable oil rubbed in with a rag.
Next try some cigarette ash mixed with a drop or two of veggie oil. Apparently the ash acts as a very slight abrasive.
If any of the methods work on this heat blush, great.
If they fail, you will have to get some of this.
http://www.drwoodwell.com/
Hope this helps
Regards
Eileen