Burn on kitchen laminate worktop - how to fix?

[StuporousFunker]

Hi. Like an utter idiot I put a hot pan on my kitchen worktop. It’s melted the laminate / vinyl / whatever the cheap stuff it was that’s covering it (see pic). Does anyone know if there’s an easy fix up I can do? Thanks!

Oops!
I’d get a thick slate / marble counter top and be done with it.

I’d love to but it’s a rental, unfortunately. ARGH

I did that and had a had a white glass chopping board that lived in that spot for years. It served as a useful trivet to prevent further damage as well as covering it.

I really don't know but for a cheap and dirty solution I would try and very lighty sand round the edges with a cheap disposable nail file, not a red one though because that will leave red dust that gets everywhere, then try and superglue the little "frayed" bits back down with an earbud and then use a (new, non gummy) white (matching shade) nailpolish to fill the holes using very very thin layers and making sure that every layer was stone dry before the next one. I'd then also put a tray on top.

I am no way reccomending this - just what I'd do!

bone dry*

Sorry op. It's annoying that landlords put in the cheapest shittiest work tops, and then of course they very easily get damaged. Pure white will be impossible to repair seamlessly. You might have had a chance if there was a bit of a pattern of fake stone or wood grain. But pure white? No chance unfortunately.

Tippex then a strategically placed chopping board. 🤣

As you're renting, I would do this too. I'd probably buy the finest sandpaper you can instead of the nail file.
Then I'd buy a frosted glass or white tile chopping board, and leave it there when I moved out.

Bar keepers friend may remove the brownish mark. At my sons uni house a cast iron skillet was placed on laminate countertop
in 3 different places and left a brown ring. I gently worked the wet BKF on the ring and removed 100%. The laminate was intact tho…just a ring not open burned away spot as it appears in some of your pictures.

Thanks guys - appreciated. So I’ll be getting the sandpaper & tippex/white nail polish out then soon I guess!

ARGH. Was really hoping there’d be a buy a sheet of this vinyl, stick it on & it’ll be fine solution! Ahhhhh well….

You can get wax laminate repair kits on amazon, you basically melt the wax with a lighter and then rub it on and scrape it flat. It sort of works but it wears away over time so you have to keep doing it.

You will probably have to replace the countertop when you move out so it might be worth looking at whether it's feasible to replace it now and then at least you don't have to look at the broken one?

Oooh good to know BertieBotts - I’ll take a took at that before tippex / replacing entire countertop. Thanks.

Hope you won't have to replace countertop. For the burn mark maybe CIF the original cream may get it off.

For a bodge repair Dunelm sell sticky back plastic in white but it is tricky not to get bubbles in it.

www.dunelm.com/product/fablon-moisture-resistant-sticky-back-plastic-1000296990?defaultSkuId=31059660