I left a wet sheet on my wooden table and it now has a milky appearance :-( - can I get rid of it?

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I don't have an ironing board atm and last night I ironed dh's shirt on the table on a folded sheet. However I then forgot about the sheet and went straight to bed. Having used lots of steam the sheet was damp and this morning the table looks like I have spilt milk on it

Apart from stripping and revarnishing it (which isn't going to happen), is there anything else I can do to rescue it?

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It should disappear in owm time.My parents had a table that did this everytime you put a drink on it. Give it a weeek.

Thanks guys, forgot about this yesterday - cali I am hoping you are wrong and moony is right!! It's not an expensive table but it is is a nice one and I'll be very sad if I've spoiled it. Am watching it closely for signs of change!

When I was working in the conference side of hotels the maintenance men used to solve similar problems of white water marks on a table by rubbing a little metholated spirit on the affected area then lighting it! Bit dangerous but it worked, totally removed the water marks. Dont know if your up for trying that though

This may sound odd but I did try it on a very old water stain and it did work. The method comes from an American website that specialises in wood problems. Cover the area with some mayo(I know yes I did say mayo) for about 15 mins then wipe off with a dry cloth. Once completely dry and clean take your hairdryer and hold it over the area until you can see some results - takes about 5 mins depending on the size of the mark. Let cool then polish. You may need to repeat if it doesn't work to start with. Good Luck

I got rid of a ring stain by putting a clean sheet over the mark and ironing it. Hot but no steam. I really didn't think it would work, but it did.

oooooh great ideas! Will try a couple out and let you know what works!