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I have damaged my kitchen bench work surface, I accidentally put a cast iron grill pan down on the surface,...?

.. it immediately blistered, I picked off the blister which got rid of the burn but left an exposed brown area, showing the MDF or whatever it is under the formica laminate.. I'm not sure what it's made of, I presume it's just run of the mill formica. I'm hoping to sell my house so obviously we want it to look okay, we also can't afford to spend a fortune on putting it right. Is there anything I can do just to cosmetically put it right ? This is what it looks like.. http://www.jastimber.co.uk/images/pictures/kitchens/worktops/oasis_laminate_kitchen_worktops/oasis_kitchen_worktop_moss_green_5672_laminate.jpg

Public Comments

1. Nothing to do but replace it: most economical is replace with more Formica or similar laminate.......try and find a specialist who can replace it right in your house, stripping the old surface and replacing without even removing the bench, counter or whatever it is.
2. my husband ruined a brand new counter the same way. we went and bought a glass cutting board that mounts directly into the counter. you need a jigsaw so you can cut out the appropriate opening (the cutting board comes with a template you trace onto the counter.)
3. If the spot is where one would normally think to put a hot object, say on a ceramic surface, maybe you could get away with making one. Get some matching ceramic tile, form a circle, cut the title to fit, then remove enough of the burnt formica to glue the tile in place. A little grout between the title and around the edge would make a nice 'hot pad'. The new owners will replace it with Granite counter tops anyhow.... LOL You can purchase new counter tops made to fit your kitchen. They can even cut the hole for the sink so consider that. If you plan on selling the house you want to make a nice impression. Just add the cost to your asking price.
4. If it's burned, you don't have many options beyond replacing the surface. One thing you can consider, if you're already committed to replacing the surface: permanently install a heat-resistant cutting board. If you have a router - if you know tools, you know what a router is - you could carefully carve out a depression to drop a large tile or piece of marble so that it was semi-flush with the surface. That would become a design element instead of a patch. Warning: there is no turning back. Get it wrong and you have to replace the whole surface anyway, but get it right and this is both faster and cheaper than a full replacement. Good luck!
5. I did that, some years ago. Best solution, is from elhigh, ( four answers down. I cut out the burnt part, and inserted ceramic tiles. Looks good too.