Furniture, Wood and Cabinetry Finishing - Help needed on my new damaged table

I accidently :alarm: put hot pan on my new table (dark red color), I didn't realize until I started smell something strange, so about 10 seconds :wall: . Now there's big damaged burnt on my table. I went to store bought Wood Finish and sand paper, tried to sand the table surface first (only the damaged area and around), then put the wood finish on, the color was right, but after the paint was dry, I still can see the big ring there. What should I do?

Thanks!

Hmm, this could be a pain. Depending on the wood and the finish used, it may or may not mellow out over time. If you're handy, you can try to refinish the entire top (you'll need to sand off all of the finish, and maybe the stain if any). This is one reason I advocate natural colored wood, b/c in such an event the wood is the same color and no stain matching is needed in the case of a refinish.

i have delt with burn spots before, and sometimes it is necessary to
"paint" in a base color and then do the graining. it is not necessarily hard,
just takes patience to do.

i suspect you usage of "paint" meant stain????

more info would be good.

can you sand thru the burnt spot EASILY to bare natural coloured wood?

be aware that if you have to sand HARD to get to bare wood, then you
most likely will end up with a recessed area after sanding.

a method to determine what a clear finish will look like is to use paint
thinner after sanding to "see" what clear looks like. you can use
laquer thinner if time is of a consideration.

also you did not say as to if the top being veneer or not?