Subject: Re: Oak door refinishing

From: [email-masked]
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1997 21:33:32 -0600

I have mahagony doors from 1931 with 3 layers of paint.  I finally found
out that back then they often used shellac with an amber tint.	I fount
that a heat gun applied to the paint took the paint off easily because
the shellac melts and releases the paint.  Shellac comes off well with
denatured alcohol and scotch brite pad (green) (about 600 grit ).  Get
the green pads ast a janitorial supply house and plan on about a gallon
of denatured alcohol per door.	About $5.00 gal.  I've even used a pad
more agressive than the green and it works well.  Keep it wet and wipe
black crap up with paper towels.

I don't know how I'm refinishing them yet.

In article <[email-masked]>,
  [email-masked] wrote:
>
> I recently tried to refinish an internal oak door. One side was already
> varnished but the other was painted. I stripped the paint and found a dark
> (almost black )stain. I tried to remove the stain with wood bleach. I
> finally sanded the stain off with a very course sandpaper. The door looked
> ok until I put a clear gloss varnish on it. Evidently I did not get all
> the stain out because the door got blochy with dark black spots. Any
> suggestions on fixing the problem? I would like a light oak finish.
>
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From: <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 1997 08:02:23 -0800

sometimes I've found good strong ammonia to work well for removing
shellac.