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Oil? Wax? Paint? Agh!

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BlancheDuBois2 · 12/11/2016 16:49

I've got a nice old Laura Ashley coffee table which I want to strip and do something with, it's a bit orange and heavily varnished for my liking at the moment. I want it to look as stripped as possible, and quite natural... any thoughts for what I should do with it once I've finished sanding it down? I'd like it to look like the second picture, first picture is my table!

Oil? Wax? Paint? Agh!
Oil? Wax? Paint? Agh!
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SoupDragon · 12/11/2016 16:58

I think the look you're aiming for it waxed or oiled. Both seem to give a similar finishe in my experience. Maybe wax is a little shinier when buffed.

I would be tempted to send the table to be dipped. Especially if it has any little grooves like on the legs of your "goal" photo. I've stripped a fair few items by hand and it's dull and a pain!

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BlancheDuBois2 · 12/11/2016 17:03

Thanks Soup! I'm currently determined to do it myself, but if you say it's a complete pain maybe I should rethink... I'd put aside tomorrow to do it with an electric sander, is that reasonable do you think?

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wooooofudge · 12/11/2016 19:35

You won't get the finish you want using a sander. Worth getting it dipped because of the time and effort trying to strip it yourself.

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SoupDragon · 12/11/2016 20:44

I recently stripped a dark brown stained desk with a combination of electric sander and chemical stripper. It was hard hard work. Really hard. And that had no rounded bits at all - those are really hard to do by sanding.

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