Bring your old wood back to life with the formbys 30013 wood stripper.
Best product to strip paint from wood furniture.
Chemical stripping products come in a liquid spray or gel form.
It s a solid wood antique table with a cherry finish.
Don t bother stripping furniture you plan to paint.
My choices to refinish the desk were simple.
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Choose the best varnish stripper for your needs.
Let s go through the steps to remove old paint or stain from any type of wood furniture.
Where to find it.
30 minutes to 24 hours removal.
Lately i ve been finding it hard to paint over solid wood.
One of the best paint strippers for spills when repainting wood gets messy this is ideal for use on wooden and laminate floors.
Although it gets most of the varnish off the furniture there will be some sanding required after the old finish is removed.
The best way to remove paint from wood furniture is the one that balances your desire for fully stripped furniture with your patience and tolerance for chemicals and scraping.
But the old finish was in really bad shape.
Reapply the paint stripper to detailed or problem areas scrub the entire project with nylon brushes or abrasive pads to remove all traces of the old finish and the stripper sludge.
That was the plan.
Then using medium or fine grit sandpaper smooth out any bumps or flaking paint and scuff sand other areas so the new paint will stick better.
I love the style of the desk but i don t like the red finish.
If you re going to paint or repaint a piece of furniture you probably don t need to strip it.
So we planned to strip off the old paint to give the new paint a good solid base.
Until we saw what the wood looked like underneath.
To remove caked in paint from turnings without damaging the wood use a plastic or brass bristle scrub brush.
A inch coat removes up to seven layers of paint.
Scrape off the paint with a plastic scraper and use an abrasive pad and mineral spirits to remove any lingering residue.
Stripping paint from wood furniture is never easy because it s usually full of nooks and crannies not to mention fine details that you don t want to muddle.
This furniture refinisher is very affordable and is deep acting to revive the beauty of your wood without affecting its color or veneer.
That includes wood veneered furniture just like this one too.
Any drips can be cleaned within a few minutes whether they are wet or dry so if you can t stand the sight of blemishes this is a great product to try and clean the area.
Use a stiff paint brush to spread the stripper over a surface of the wood in a thick even layer.
Paint it probably with chalk paint apply stain over the old stain strip it or leave it as is.
The best wood stripper does not have to be expensive.