<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"> <DIV> <DIV>Greetings, </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>       My .02 ...I always go by how thick the finish/coating is; if the finish is thick then strip it, if its thin, then an electric hand flat sander, like the one Black and Decker makes with some 150 grit does the trick. It takes about 1/2 hr. for a console's lid (just the top side) ...Then again, I am no furniture refinishing pro. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Ju;lia Gottshall</DIV> <DIV>Reading, PA</DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 5/8/2006 6:46:53 PM Eastern Standard Time, jrwhiteltd@msn.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>If you sand, remember that you are probably sanding a veneer.  Don't sand<BR>through it.  <BR>Parke's Furniture Refinisher is the same chemical analysis as Formby's, and<BR>costs about one-sixth as much.<BR>JRW</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>