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Removing varnish

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Burnie

06-10-2007 03:39:01




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I have a couple of wooden chairs that I am stripping back and restoring. They have a coat of paint over varnish. The paint scrapes off fairly easy, but the varnish is a bit of a problem. What is the best way to remove varnish? I've tried paint stripper (lable says it's also good for varnish) which sort of works but is very slow. Thanks in advance.




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Gary in Mozarks

06-11-2007 03:22:33




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 Re: Removing varnish in reply to Burnie, 06-10-2007 03:39:01  
if alcohol takes it off, its probably shellac not varnish. but whatever works.



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Burnie

06-11-2007 03:11:20




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 Re: Removing varnish in reply to Burnie, 06-10-2007 03:39:01  
Thanks for the info everyone. Tried the alcohol this afternoon and it works a lot better than the paint stripper. Still a bit of elbow grease required but I expected that. So far I've only got the one to do: if I get more I'll look into getting them done in a bath. Thanks again everyone.



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flying belgian

06-10-2007 19:52:06




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 Re: Removing varnish in reply to Burnie, 06-10-2007 03:39:01  
When asking for best method to remove old paint from stair banister the majority of answers were to remove banister from stairs and throw it away and go to store and buy new one.



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msb

06-10-2007 11:53:32




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 Re: Removing varnish in reply to Burnie, 06-10-2007 03:39:01  
I would look in the Yellow Pages under furniture refinishing and try to locate someone who has a dipping tank.Quick and easy.---- Chairs cleaned by hand is a never ending job.



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shawnspeed3

06-10-2007 05:41:32




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 Re: Removing varnish in reply to Burnie, 06-10-2007 03:39:01  
Denatured alcohal, I used to strip furniture for my dad's antique repair buisness when I was a teen....brush on let it soften ,scrub with steel wool/scotchbrite,repeat,until gone,usually 2-3 applications, you will know because the tacky feeling will bw gone...it is cheaper than stripper and easier on your skin....good luck , Shawn



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Gary from Muleshoe

06-10-2007 05:01:30




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 Re: Removing varnish in reply to Burnie, 06-10-2007 03:39:01  
I use a product sold by Certified Labs that is call AERO Strip. Comes in a aerosol can spray it on let set for a few minutes then wash it off with a garden hose. It works great, some times takes two applications for really thick stuff. Then let dry sand a bit and your ready to go. It is the best stuff I have found.



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