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So I decided to destroy my kitchen table last night with an iron...

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Is there any tips or ways I can improve the appearance or repair the above?

Excluding a table cloth of course!
 
AHarvey said:
solid wood or laminated surface?

If its solid wood, belt sand the top down and revarnish.
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I think that's my problem - it seems to have a laminated/lacquered finish.

Am I likely to make it worse in that case if I go with a light sand and varnish afterwards?
 
Don't belt sand it unless you want to **** the surface up - belt sanding is too aggressive for that, it's more for turning rough bumpy surfaces flat and shaping wood.

Give it a good rub down with some 120 grit or an orbital sander with some 120 and then lacquer it. I prefer nitrocellulose lacquers but that's just me.
 
pitchfork said:
Don't belt sand it unless you want to mess the surface up - belt sanding is too aggressive for that, it's more for turning rough bumpy surfaces flat and shaping wood.

Give it a good rub down with some 120 grit or an orbital sander with some 120 and then lacquer it. I prefer nitrocellulose lacquers but that's just me.
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You get 120 grit paper for belt sanders too.. ideal for flat surfaces and removing paint, varnish or stain.

while an orbital sander is great for finishing wood, its a pain to use them for a quick job to get though paint or varnish. If its real wood then that mark could be a little into the table and would need a bit taking off to remove it.

If its a laminate, you might have to remove and reapply, or sand it and paint it maybe? Not my area of expertise :)
 
If its solid wood then a belt sander and some finer grit paper is fine, but still have to be very careful and keep the sander moving all the time. If it is veneered then a belt sander is a very bad idea, too easy to completely go through the veneer at the edges and then the table is ruined.

If it is veneered then a cabinet scraper and a lot of patience to remove the finish, then 180-240g sandpaper to finish is what I would use. If it's chipboard with a photo of wood glued on top then it's new table time :eek:.
 
Thanks to all for the suggestions - but I don't think the other half would appreciate me causing more damage... :p

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@Mark A, maybe the table isn't veneered at all! Looking at this chip on the side, it does in fact look like chipboard with an imitation surface on top? Am I best just leaving it alone?
 
2 options:

Paint it, sand paint down and add a nice smooth clear coat to finish.

Go mental and buy a massive sheet of coloured perspex and glue it to the top of the table
 
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