I'm planning to clean up and refinish an art deco chest of draws. They're
veneered in oak, but at some stage were painted white and have since been
stripped back to the bare wood. Unfortunately there's still a lot of white
paints in the oak pores. What's the best way to get this out? I've been
thinking in terms of trying a wire brush, possibly with the help of some
more paint stripper.
Thanks,
Scrim
"Joseph Connors" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Try one of the "Safe" strippers (ie. orange, citris type stuff). Apply it,
> and cover with plastic wrap overnight ( maybe longer). Then wipe and rinse
> off. These type of strippers are good at softening paint deep in pores,
> when they are given the time to work. They just take longer then
> Meth/Cloride strippers, which is an advantage when it comes to paint deep
> in the pores.
>
>
>
> Scrim wrote:
>> I'm planning to clean up and refinish an art deco chest of draws. They're
>> veneered in oak, but at some stage were painted white and have since been
>> stripped back to the bare wood. Unfortunately there's still a lot of
>> white paints in the oak pores. What's the best way to get this out? I've
>> been thinking in terms of trying a wire brush, possibly with the help of
>> some more paint stripper.
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Scrim
>>
>>
>>
>
> --
> Joseph Connors
> The New Golden Rule:
> Those with the gold, make the rules!
Thanks folks,
Scrim
Try one of the "Safe" strippers (ie. orange, citris type stuff). Apply
it, and cover with plastic wrap overnight ( maybe longer). Then wipe and
rinse off. These type of strippers are good at softening paint deep in
pores, when they are given the time to work. They just take longer then
Meth/Cloride strippers, which is an advantage when it comes to paint
deep in the pores.
Scrim wrote:
> I'm planning to clean up and refinish an art deco chest of draws. They're
> veneered in oak, but at some stage were painted white and have since been
> stripped back to the bare wood. Unfortunately there's still a lot of white
> paints in the oak pores. What's the best way to get this out? I've been
> thinking in terms of trying a wire brush, possibly with the help of some
> more paint stripper.
> Thanks,
>
> Scrim
>
>
>
--
Joseph Connors
The New Golden Rule:
Those with the gold, make the rules!
Some have posted success in shellacing after the first strip then
restripping to get the bits of paint out aided by the shellac.
On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 09:36:09 -0700, Joseph Connors
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Try one of the "Safe" strippers (ie. orange, citris type stuff). Apply
>it, and cover with plastic wrap overnight ( maybe longer). Then wipe and
>rinse off. These type of strippers are good at softening paint deep in
>pores, when they are given the time to work. They just take longer then
>Meth/Cloride strippers, which is an advantage when it comes to paint
>deep in the pores.
>
>
>
>Scrim wrote:
>> I'm planning to clean up and refinish an art deco chest of draws. They're
>> veneered in oak, but at some stage were painted white and have since been
>> stripped back to the bare wood. Unfortunately there's still a lot of white
>> paints in the oak pores. What's the best way to get this out? I've been
>> thinking in terms of trying a wire brush, possibly with the help of some
>> more paint stripper.
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Scrim
>>
>>
>>
On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 11:42:01 GMT, with neither quill nor qualm,
"Scrim" <[email protected]> quickly quoth:
>I'm planning to clean up and refinish an art deco chest of draws. They're
>veneered in oak, but at some stage were painted white and have since been
>stripped back to the bare wood. Unfortunately there's still a lot of white
>paints in the oak pores. What's the best way to get this out? I've been
>thinking in terms of trying a wire brush, possibly with the help of some
>more paint stripper.
A brass brush and lacquer thinner helped me clean the muck out of a
dining set once. I had used methylene chloride-based stripper on the
poly topcoat and had to remove a lot of the stain from earlier paints
and stains, including a lime treatment. Yuk!
I spent a month on that project, but could have done it more quickly
if I'd spent the bucks for a respirator. I could only handle that
stuff for an hour at a time while trying to stay/breathe upwind.
You might -carefully- try a pressure washer after a quick soak with
thinner/stripper, but be sure to let the wood dry thoroughly before
attempting to refinish it (weeks at least.)
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