Off Topic Help Correct fancy wood damage

[McMimmcs]

one of the cars in my collection has natural wood in the interior. My grandson placed a warm coffee cup on a flat wood surface. When he removed the cup the wood surface had a whitish circle where the warm coffee cup was sitting. I tried to remove the white residue with Liquid Gold furniture polish to no avail. Is there a tried and true method to repair this surface damage? Thank you in advance for your assistance. Wayne.