Any woodworking experts about?

Quiggers, if you do remove the existing paint, and you are not satisfied with the look of the previous stain, then the only way to restain it will be with a darker stain. This will go towards hiding any possible blotchiness (light patches) of the old stain after paint removal.

Leigh

It might give it a light spray of oil 'n' juice;) and set fire to it:twisted:

That'd be a real good stressed look!

Then rub it back (with a HP hose:D ) and see what it looks like....

Thank you all, I may put up a before and after pic...

Cheers, GQ

I've used caustic soda (buy it in supermarket) mixed in water as a stripper, then hose off, then lots of sanding. Has managed to remove some very ordinary finishes in the past. Trick is to make sure you've removed all the caustic otherwise it will bleed through the final finish.

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Originally Posted by numpty

I've used caustic soda (buy it in supermarket) mixed in water as a stripper, then hose off, then lots of sanding. Has managed to remove some very ordinary finishes in the past. Trick is to make sure you've removed all the caustic otherwise it will bleed through the final finish.

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I think caustic soda is what most of the stripping bath places use. If you go that way get a heap of cheap white vinegar and soak the whole shelf with it after you've done the stripping bit. This neutralises the caustic. Do this more times than you think you should.

Cheers
Simon

Pics GQ Pics!!!!
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If it's water-based, methylated spirits will remove it.

We sanded back 1/4 of our house before we discovered this:(.

Thank you all, the heat gun is having some success, chemicals are not really doing the job...just a long tedious job...

GQ