We recently purchased a new dining room table ( I know, I could have made one...) after receiving it we noticed that there were large square areas on the surface that were shinier than the rest of the table so we did not sign off on it and the outfit sent out a repair person to fix for us. He seemed quite good and explained the finish being used on all new furniture like this was lacquer now and that you could not let any plastic, cork, rubber, or other materials lay on top or it would do this. He speculated that it had been shipped on styrofoam blocks in error.
He proceeded to steel wool the surface and then carefully spray it down very lightly with lacquer thinner. It turned out beautiful. When asked about how careful we had to be with wet glasses and such, he told us it would leave rings and to be very careful and we should always use a cloth table cloth.
I don't know about you folks, but we use our table a lot and would prefer to eat on the nice wood finish and just wipe it down with water and not worry. How can I re-finish this and what would I use to make it a useable and enjoyable. He mentioned "bar Lacquer?"
Thanks for your feedback