Placing hot dishes on a dining table leaves milk-colored heat blushes. How do I correct this?
Heat from the dishes form vapor and it settles as rings on the wood surface. Light or milk colored rings is due to the presence of water within the finish. Use a soft cloth dipped in camphor spirits or denatured alcohol and rub the area. This could remove the light colored rings. Otherwise, use a little toothpaste, mayonnaise, or a mild hand cleaner. Rub with steel wool size 0000 or a clean cloth along the wood grain. If your furniture has a wax finish, use turpentine dipped cloth to clean wax and allow it to dry completely.
