Stain Stripping

Farrell mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
Tue, 23 Aug 2005 14:56:42 -0400


Oh sure, I'll sand before I stain. But at this point it's just like I'm 
starting with new bare veneer.

Terry Farrell

> Thanks for reporting the results.  Informative.  Will you light sand, or 
> not ?
>
> Best regards.
>
> Stéphane Collin.
>
>> Just thought I would follow up on my stripping question. I applied a 
>> second thinner coat of Dyna-Strip 2 and let it set for about 8 hours. 
>> Then I scraped it off with a wide putty knife and scotchbright-scrubbed 
>> the veneer down with lacquer thinner. This process removed what appears 
>> to be most of the remaining stain and totally evened out the funky stain 
>> shadows that appeared after the first coat of stripper was removed. The 
>> final result is a completely and perfectly clean stripped flame-mahogany 
>> case. I can hardly wait to see what this thing looks like when it is 
>> refinished. I wish the owner wanted it stained more red than brown, but 
>> oh well.
>>
>> I've used lots of different kinds of nasty solvent-based strippers over 
>> the years. Never again. This Dyna-Strip 2 stuff works fabulously. Totally 
>> effortlessly. Total finish removal. You don't even have to open a window. 
>> It has a funky soap/basic odor to it, but nothing nasty. It is gentle on 
>> your hands - no stinging. It's real thick, so it doesn't splatter when 
>> you apply it. Way cool stuff. I'm completely sold on it. "Works like 
>> magic!"
>>
>> Terry Farrell
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