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Posted by M&K on February 13, 2005, 6:59 pm
We had a small candle burning in a glass container (about the size of a shot
glass) on our wood mantle. The candle burned to the bottom of the wick. The
container got so hot, we now have a black scorch mark on the wood. Are there
any tricks to removing this, or is our only option to sand and refinish?
Thanks
m
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Posted by Ross Mac on February 13, 2005, 2:48 pm
> We had a small candle burning in a glass container (about the size of a
> shot
> glass) on our wood mantle. The candle burned to the bottom of the wick.
> The
> container got so hot, we now have a black scorch mark on the wood. Are
> there
> any tricks to removing this, or is our only option to sand and refinish?
>
> Thanks
> m
>
>
Call a furniture repair business....they can work wonders on wooden
furniture so I would think they may have a solution for you....good luck,
Ross
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Posted by mike hide on February 13, 2005, 6:51 pm
> We had a small candle burning in a glass container (about the size of a
shot
> glass) on our wood mantle. The candle burned to the bottom of the wick.
The
> container got so hot, we now have a black scorch mark on the wood. Are
there
> any tricks to removing this, or is our only option to sand and refini
>
> Thanks
> m
>
>
It is surprizing how deep some burn marks go, so would not recommend sanding
it out . If you do then a depression will result and youb will be faced with
the task of refinishing and matching the area .
I would do the following, find the local refinishing supply store get a
small amount of shellac and denatured alcohol ,and some powdered colors
about the same as your mantle , mix the alcohol and shellac to about a 3 lb
cut and with a small paint brush color the area in to match the rest of the
mantle . It might take mixing several of the colors together with perhaps a
few darker streaks to imitate the grain [probably need a little black
pigment] Put the color on with the brush almost dry for best effects
......mjh
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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on February 13, 2005, 7:15 pm
> We had a small candle burning in a glass container (about the size of a
> shot
> glass) on our wood mantle. The candle burned to the bottom of the wick.
> The
> container got so hot, we now have a black scorch mark on the wood. Are
> there
> any tricks to removing this, or is our only option to sand and refinish?
You can't unscorch wood. Sand and refinish.
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Posted by Norminn on February 14, 2005, 3:06 am
M&K wrote:
> We had a small candle burning in a glass container (about the size of a shot
> glass) on our wood mantle. The candle burned to the bottom of the wick. The
> container got so hot, we now have a black scorch mark on the wood. Are there
> any tricks to removing this, or is our only option to sand and refinish?
>
> Thanks
> m
>
>
It is no longer "wood". It is charcoal. You can sand it off/out. It
won't stain. Small enough and touch-up paint can be used, but doesn't
stick to burnt wood well. Lucky it didn't go further :o)
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