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Subject : Removing varnish and stain from veneer
Posted : 2000-07-17 8:46 PM
Post #30660

I'm trying to remove the varnish and stain from a veneer hope chest. It's over 50 years old. It all came off except on the front. It looks like there are a couple inlaid pieces, some with the look of dark walnut and some maybe mahogany. Regular wood stripper won't even take the varnish off. Any ideas on what I can use?



 
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Subject : Removing varnish and stain from veneer
Posted : 2000-07-19 5:33 AM
Post #30663 - In reply to #30660

I agree with Darryl that the part you are having difficulty with might have been refinished more recently than the rest of the project, and that a different stripping product may give you better results than you got initially - I would like to add a cautionary note that some of the stronger agents might also cause softening of the glue holding the veneer on. Rather than just following the instructions to the letter and letting the agent sit for a specified period of time on the piece, I would suggest that you carefully monitor the agent's progress and begin removing it as soon as you begin to see results. For such a valuable project, you might get better results in the long run with shorter, multiple applications of whatever agent works, rather than letting it sit for a long period of time and risking glue dissolution. I have always gotten good results with the natural, citrus based products - they are people and project friendly.: I'm trying to remove the varnish and stain from a veneer hope chest. : It's over 50 years old. It all came off except on the front. It looks : like there are a couple inlaid pieces, some with the look of dark : walnut and some maybe mahogany. Regular wood stripper won't even take : the varnish off. Any ideas on what I can use?




 
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Darryl Keil

 
Subject : Removing varnish and stain from veneer
Posted : 2000-07-18 7:49 PM
Post #30661 - In reply to #30660

Dear Mark,Is it possible that the front has been refinished more recently? Some of the modern finishes do not soften with stripper. It makes no sense the rest of it would strip easily and not the front if its all the same finish. You may want to try a different brand of stripper, some are more aggressive than others.SincerelyDarryl Keil: I'm trying to remove the varnish and stain from a veneer hope chest. : It's over 50 years old. It all came off except on the front. It looks : like there are a couple inlaid pieces, some with the look of dark : walnut and some maybe mahogany. Regular wood stripper won't even take : the varnish off. Any ideas on what I can use?




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