help! I recently took a really hot plate and mistakenly placed it on the countertop, yup, you guessed it, burned a 6 inch circle in the top. now how do i fix it without replacing the whole countertop? is that possible?

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Kind of hard to come up with a solution at this point. First of all, what kind of counter top is it? Second, where is the burn?

Ted

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Carpenter's rule:- Cut to fit - Beat into place :-)

 

My experience is no. You cannot really fix burnt countertop. If it does not come out with a strong scrub with those creamy abrasive cleaners, then it is probably ruined. Laminate countertops are similar to paper sandwiched together. The top surface is the color and the rest is usually brown. There are some counters that are all color all the way through, but that is not very popular/common. Sorry. The only thing I can think of is ...depending where it is, put an a built-in glass cutting board. You just cut the right size hole and install. Burn eliminated!.....Maybe this helped.

 

Unfortunately your best bet will probably be to replace the countertop or use something like a wood cutting board to hide it.

Here is an idea but it is more of a temporary fix than a solution. Assuming it is laminate, you can carefully cut out the burnt hole. Find some caulk or sealant as close to the color of the countertop as possible and put some in the hole. Sand it very lightly. It won't match exactly to the countertop but it looks better than leaving a burnt hole.

 

Gee guys and Gals, I hate to be a party pooper but at the top lefthand corner of each thread is a date the thread was posted. This one was the year 2000. The "guest" that posted it has probably done something by now. I only answered this one as I hate to see members wasting their time on OLD threads. Lets all party and do the NEW ones.

 

Wow - glad you saw that Majakdragon! I should hope the person got new countertops by now.

 

Yep, realized after I posted it that it was a while back....LOL. Thanks anyway.

 

I have a faux marble countertop in the bathroom. There are a couple of cig. stains which really show up on the off white colored countertop. Is there anything on the market or some household item(s) that can be used to clean up? I am in process of fixing up house to place on market real soon.

 

One way would be to replace that area of the top with a glass insert such as those made by Corning, although I'm not sure those are still available.

 

Pomondn,
Try a wet/dry fine grit sandpaper. Use it wet and scuff the stains very lightly. You will then have to use a polish to bring back the shine. Good luck.