Well done. Thank you. I love your last comment - ...and we don't cut down more trees. Hopefully more and more people will catch on to that caring attitude.
Once it is stripped you should sand it with 150-220 grit sand paper, stain and clear coat it. There are a variety of clear coats you can use read the labels to make sure the stain and clear coat are compatible.
I would wipe it down again with a rag soaked in acetone and see if it helped. Also lightly sand it. If you want to donate to support our channel our PayPal is paypal.me/furniturerepairman
Shellac is an alcohol based product it can be sprayed, brushed or wiped on. French Polish is a way of building shellac with a pad. Varnish sometimes refer to an oil based top coat to seal and protect the wood which sometimes comes with color in it. It is also a generic term for the top clear coat over the sealer. I use the term varnish in this way. Lacquer is a nitro cellulose base product that melts the layer it is being applied to and joins with it chemically. Because of this lacquer can't be brushed on and has to be sprayed. Sanding sealer sometimes is made from the same material and the 1st coat can be brushed on. Hope this helps If you want to donate to support our channel our PayPal is paypal.me/furniturerepairman
I'm a newbie and would like to strip a bed frame from Bombay Company. I bought the bed off marketplace thinking it is solid wood but it has veneer. Would this technique work to remove the varnish off so i can refinish it? Any tips would be appreciated!
We have 2 shops and the laser is usually in 1. The second shop we strip about 80% of our pieces using acetone. We will purchase a second laser soon but the prices are coming down and we are deciding what size to get.
That technique will work on lacquer or shellac finishes, we try it first before trying more aggressive chemicals. It's a good place to start. Thanks for the comment.
Could you do this to hardwood floors if you’re willing to do small sections at a time? I saw a woman use acetone on hardwood floors to strip. She then lightly sanded them and bleached them with bleach/water mixture.
Most flooring has a strong polyurethane on it which is harder than lacquer. It may make the floor varnish easier to remove but I always sanded flooring to get to be raw wood.
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Well done. Thank you. I love your last comment - ...and we don't cut down more trees. Hopefully more and more people will catch on to that caring attitude.
Yes, thank you
Hi Dan, looks great!
Thanks!
Do you need to do in well ventilated area?
We put parchment paper over it and rubbed it around through the paper. Then scraped it off came off the first round
Great idea, thanks for sharing it.
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Hi Dan! What should I use on the wood after the aceton? My coffeetable needs some protection?
Once it is stripped you should sand it with 150-220 grit sand paper, stain and clear coat it.
There are a variety of clear coats you can use read the labels to make sure the stain and clear coat are compatible.
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Could I use nail polish remover in a small spot to test to see if it's lacquer or polyurethane before buying acetone?
yes nail polish remover should be acetone, just read the label and check.
Hi, i used acetone on a veneer and i may have left it on too long which left the table top splotchy. Is there a way to correct it?
Try steaming it with a rag and an iron or oxalic acid but be careful with the acid if you go that route! I hope it works
I would wipe it down again with a rag soaked in acetone and see if it helped.
Also lightly sand it.
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Sand it with 150 go up to 220, use pre stain and u should be golden
What is the difference between varnish, lacquer, and shellac?
Shellac is an alcohol based product it can be sprayed, brushed or wiped on. French Polish is a way of building shellac with a pad.
Varnish sometimes refer to an oil based top coat to seal and protect the wood which sometimes comes with color in it.
It is also a generic term for the top clear coat over the sealer.
I use the term varnish in this way.
Lacquer is a nitro cellulose base product that melts the layer it is being applied to and joins with it chemically.
Because of this lacquer can't be brushed on and has to be sprayed. Sanding sealer sometimes is made from the same material and the 1st coat can be brushed on.
Hope this helps
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You say this is a “fine steel wool’ but then say both number 4 AND 4 zero. So which is it?
Sorry for the confusion 0000 steel wool
I'm a newbie and would like to strip a bed frame from Bombay Company. I bought the bed off marketplace thinking it is solid wood but it has veneer. Would this technique work to remove the varnish off so i can refinish it? Any tips would be appreciated!
It should work fine if its a lacquer finish which most furniture is. But if it's stubborn you may need to use stripper followed by acetone.
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you can get gloves that are impervious to acetone
Y didnt you use the lazer?
We have 2 shops and the laser is usually in 1.
The second shop we strip about 80% of our pieces using acetone.
We will purchase a second laser soon but the prices are coming down and we are deciding what size to get.
Is that really varnish or is it lacquer?
That technique will work on lacquer or shellac finishes, we try it first before trying more aggressive chemicals. It's a good place to start.
Thanks for the comment.
It is lacquer, I use varnish as a term for any clear coat that goes on furniture, but I know the true definition of varnish isn't that.
Could you do this to hardwood floors if you’re willing to do small sections at a time? I saw a woman use acetone on hardwood floors to strip. She then lightly sanded them and bleached them with bleach/water mixture.
Most flooring has a strong polyurethane on it which is harder than lacquer. It may make the floor varnish easier to remove but I always sanded flooring to get to be raw wood.
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Really nasty stuff.
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