Refinishing - Stripping & Stain Uneveness

[Greg Newell]

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Terry,
         You can stain, sure, but start with an anneline or a water based 
dye first. That will help make the color much more even.

Greg


At 03:23 PM 4/26/2003, you wrote:

>Refinishing question. I started stripping a piano - the typical reddish 
>stained mahogany. The finish was original. I have always used chemical 
>strippers before but I am trying scraping this time. The scraping seems to 
>go easy and well, except that you end up with some areas of stain largely 
>removed and some areas remaining, resulting in a blotchy appearance. I 
>have sanded, and that helps a little, but it is still blotchy and sanding 
>is tough because the sandpaper just loads up in three seconds flat.
>
>My guess is that when I re-stain (will be going with a similar color) some 
>blotchyness will remain. Using chemical strippers in the past has yielded 
>fairly even-colored wood to work with - so I don't really know what will 
>happen if the blotchy color is stained. Anyone with any experience with 
>this? Recommendations? Thanks.
>
>Terry Farrell
>
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Greg Newell
mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net 

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