How does one prep a teak table for daily dining use?
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My vintage teak table looks beautiful after oiling, but still will get white spots and other marks when used--anything damp or warm is a problem--therefore, the table can't really be used unless covered.
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Anything that you would put on the table as a top coat would still most likely cause the white spots. My antique claw foot table has multiple coats of polyurethane on it, but I make sure that I have a good trivet under anything that is hot or real cold. and always have a vinyl table cloth with the soft underside underneath the table cloths I use. My mom always used a padded table cover she had made that was at least a half inch thick on her dining room table.
Buy a couple trivets to keep the heat and damp off it.
you could have a glass top made for it. That way you can still see the table, but it will save the finish.
I would protect it using trivets.