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From: warren@ihnss.UUCP (Warren Montgomery)
Newsgroups: net.rec.wood
Subject: Re: Refinishing an old dining set
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Date: Mon, 19-Dec-83 15:32:55 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec 19 15:32:55 1983
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I refinished an oak kitchen set (table and 3 chairs) about 7 years
ago, getting a pro to take most of the gunk off with a chemical
treatment.  He charged me $25 for the whole thing and did a good
job, leaving only a little paint in the groves in the table legs. 
It had at least 5 coats of paint on and came pretty clean, but
retained a greyish tinge when done, which he attributed to the
original finish.  (I later found out that it was originally stained
grey with red and blue designs (yuck!)).  What was left was solid
oak chairs and a veneered table.  They used a petroleum based
stripper that did not seem to harm the wood or the glue appreciably.
(my carelessness in letting some rain water get on it while letting
it air out afterwards did!).  I can't recall the exact name of the
place, but it was something like the jolly stripper, and was in
Bedford Mass. just off routes 4&225 about 1 mile north of 128.  

If you do something like this, I recommend making sure what you have
to begin with, checking at the shop to see what other pieces they
have stripped look like, and not doing it chemically at all if you
want a light, clean finish at the end.  (We were planning to stain
it with a dark stain, so a little grey tinge in the wood was no big
deal.

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	Warren Montgomery
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