I'm clueless when it comes to woodworking, so I'd appreciate some basic
advice.
I have an old oak table with leaves -- it was my grandmother's 80 years
ago -- that I refinished with polyurethane about 20 years ago. For the
last 3-5 years the poly has been losing its grip, and now it's getting
so it flakes off pretty easily. Time to do something about it.
What's the best way to do this? Should I just sand off the top of the
table, re-stain, and refinish with a water-based poly?
The finish on the rest of the table seems OK, it's just the top that's
flaking. It may be due to sun exposure because the leaves that don't
get used much are in great shape. But I'd refinish them too, to match
colors.
Thanks for any advice,
Gary
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Gary wrote: >I'm clueless when it comes to woodworking, so I'd appreciate some
basic
>advice.
>
>I have an old oak table with leaves -- it was my grandmother's 80 years
>ago -- that I refinished with polyurethane about 20 years ago. For the
>last 3-5 years the poly has been losing its grip, and now it's getting
>so it flakes off pretty easily. Time to do something about it.
>
>What's the best way to do this? Should I just sand off the top of the
>table, re-stain, and refinish with a water-based poly?
>
>The finish on the rest of the table seems OK, it's just the top that's
>flaking. It may be due to sun exposure because the leaves that don't
>get used much are in great shape. But I'd refinish them too, to match
>colors.
>
>Thanks for any advice,
>Gary
Sounds like a plan.
You'll probably be able to get away with just refinishing the top. Let your
heirs worry about it after that! Tom
Work at your leisure!
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Mike G.
Heirloom Woods
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"Gary Fritz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I'm clueless when it comes to woodworking, so I'd appreciate some basic
> advice.
>
> I have an old oak table with leaves -- it was my grandmother's 80 years
> ago -- that I refinished with polyurethane about 20 years ago. For the
> last 3-5 years the poly has been losing its grip, and now it's getting
> so it flakes off pretty easily. Time to do something about it.
>
> What's the best way to do this? Should I just sand off the top of the
> table, re-stain, and refinish with a water-based poly?
>
> The finish on the rest of the table seems OK, it's just the top that's
> flaking. It may be due to sun exposure because the leaves that don't
> get used much are in great shape. But I'd refinish them too, to match
> colors.
>
> Thanks for any advice,
> Gary
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Rather than remove at least 1/8" of wood from the surface with sanding,
why not strip the surface? You definitely must remove the polyurethane
since it is already flaking. Applying a new finish on top of the existing
finish will not help.
Good Luck.
"Gary Fritz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I'm clueless when it comes to woodworking, so I'd appreciate some basic
> advice.
>
> I have an old oak table with leaves -- it was my grandmother's 80 years
> ago -- that I refinished with polyurethane about 20 years ago. For the
> last 3-5 years the poly has been losing its grip, and now it's getting
> so it flakes off pretty easily. Time to do something about it.
>
> What's the best way to do this? Should I just sand off the top of the
> table, re-stain, and refinish with a water-based poly?
>
> The finish on the rest of the table seems OK, it's just the top that's
> flaking. It may be due to sun exposure because the leaves that don't
> get used much are in great shape. But I'd refinish them too, to match
> colors.
>
> Thanks for any advice,
> Gary
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