"Mike G" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> scrape
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> Mike G.
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Bernard R
Use a heat gun to soften up the varnish, and take it off with a very sharp
scraper.
Tom Dacon
"PrivateIndividual" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Tsch. I've varnished a pine coffee table with what was sold as 'varnish
> with an antique pine stain' and it's tuned out exactly the colour I
> DIDn't want - bright fricking orange eurghh. How do you get rid of
> varnish - sand or strip?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Paul.
>
On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 15:21:41 +0100, PrivateIndividual <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Tsch. I've varnished a pine coffee table with what was sold as 'varnish
>with an antique pine stain' and it's tuned out exactly the colour I
>DIDn't want - bright fricking orange eurghh. How do you get rid of
>varnish - sand or strip?
>
>Cheers,
>
>Paul.
You may want to consult with local paint vendor about using a few more
coats of tinted varnish to neutralize existing color. For example, a
tint tending toward green will tend to neutralize the orange.
You can:
1. Fine tune the color with toners.
2. Sand off the existing finish.
3. Scrape off the existing finish.
4. Strip off the existing finish.
I would use 1. but without experience, you could make a bad situation
worse.
Point 2. removes a lot of wood and is time consuming. A power sander
would help but you are still removing wood.
I find 3. time consuming and it still removes some wood but not nearly
as much as sanding.
Point 4. will bring you back to something you have seen before, raw
wood, but is messy and can be very time consuming if you don't have a
system.
You might as well try 1. If you mess up, you can always try scraping or
stripping.
Good Luck.
"PrivateIndividual" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:Kkahc.78$3c4.38@newsfe1-win...
> Tsch. I've varnished a pine coffee table with what was sold as 'varnish
> with an antique pine stain' and it's tuned out exactly the colour I
> DIDn't want - bright fricking orange eurghh. How do you get rid of
> varnish - sand or strip?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Paul.
>
In article <Kkahc.78$3c4.38@newsfe1-win>,
PrivateIndividual <[email protected]> wrote:
>Tsch. I've varnished a pine coffee table with what was sold as 'varnish
>with an antique pine stain' and it's tuned out exactly the colour I
>DIDn't want - bright fricking orange eurghh. How do you get rid of
>varnish - sand or strip?
Tri-nitro-toluene is rumored to be extremely effective.
It removes everything in a flash, and, as a bonus, could make you eligible
for a Darwin Award :)))
Here's a site which tells you how to make it...
http://isuisse.ifrance.com/emmaf/terhand/3_3.html
Cheers
Frank
"Robert Bonomi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> In article <Kkahc.78$3c4.38@newsfe1-win>,
> PrivateIndividual <[email protected]> wrote:
> >Tsch. I've varnished a pine coffee table with what was sold as 'varnish
> >with an antique pine stain' and it's tuned out exactly the colour I
> >DIDn't want - bright fricking orange eurghh. How do you get rid of
> >varnish - sand or strip?
>
> Tri-nitro-toluene is rumored to be extremely effective.
>
>
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"PrivateIndividual" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:Kkahc.78$3c4.38@newsfe1-win...
> Tsch. I've varnished a pine coffee table with what was sold as 'varnish
> with an antique pine stain' and it's tuned out exactly the colour I
> DIDn't want - bright fricking orange eurghh. How do you get rid of
> varnish - sand or strip?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Paul.
>