oldfrank
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Today I'm an Epifanes man. I used to be a Spinnaker man (October Gloss!). Both are fairly easy to strip when you have to - and for this reason (amongst others) I never touch two-pack.
I think most proprietry varnishes available today have a bit of polyurethane added - but I've never found a sensible answer to stripping old pre-war varnish, which I suspect must have been produced almost entirely from linseed. If you have to strip it today, hot air guns aren't awfully effective - it all congeals into a nasty mess. Once you've cleaned the surface and it looks about time to sand, every abrasive put anywhere near it immediately clogs. I've never found a better way than the hard way - but someone on this Forum may have.
Does anyone have any experience of the walnut shells loved by furniture restorers? or soda blasting? I never rated the sand blasting technique, which is so aggressive it just seems to raise the grain on softawood. Grateful for your advice. OF.
I think most proprietry varnishes available today have a bit of polyurethane added - but I've never found a sensible answer to stripping old pre-war varnish, which I suspect must have been produced almost entirely from linseed. If you have to strip it today, hot air guns aren't awfully effective - it all congeals into a nasty mess. Once you've cleaned the surface and it looks about time to sand, every abrasive put anywhere near it immediately clogs. I've never found a better way than the hard way - but someone on this Forum may have.
Does anyone have any experience of the walnut shells loved by furniture restorers? or soda blasting? I never rated the sand blasting technique, which is so aggressive it just seems to raise the grain on softawood. Grateful for your advice. OF.