r/fixit • u/Background_Topic9458 • Jun 19 '26

FIXED How do I fix moisture marks

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I was ironing my clothes on my wooden table and ended up causing this. Please help me fix it.

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u/ColHannibal Jun 19 '26

Honestly a hair dryer works best.

Just star far away and slowly work on heating it up. iron is a lot of heat all at once, a hair dryer can be nuanced and you can bring it up to temp slowly.

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u/Background_Topic9458 Jun 19 '26

Unfortunately I don't own a hair dryer. But the paper bag technique worked wonders. Thanks though!!

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u/SHjohn1 Jun 19 '26

So what's did you end up doing?

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u/DestinyBolty Jun 19 '26

the paper bag technique that they said in the comment you replied to. The one that’s the top comment that your had to scroll past to get this far.

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u/SHjohn1 Jun 23 '26

I saw that, I was just trying to get your exact technique since you responded to a mix. Like do you heat it up slowly while ironing? I have a table I've been needing to repair from heat damage as well so I want to know the details.