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08-21-2008, 04:50 PM
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Name: Qui City: Greensboro State: NC County: Guilford Join Date: Aug 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I have a few cherry boards which have been finished. I want to remove the finish. What is the best way of doing it? I tried drum sanding. It didn't work. The finish filled the sand paper quickly causing burn to cherry. I don't want to use planer either. It will plane the boards too thin .gif "Drogar Cry(DBG)") . Any other ways? Help is appreciated.
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08-21-2008, 04:53 PM
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Name: Mike City: Westfield State: NC County: Stokes Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 51 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Card scraper.
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08-21-2008, 04:57 PM
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Name: Trent Mason City: Wrightsville Beach State: NC County: New Hanover Join Date: Feb 2008 Age: 28 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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What kind of finish is it?
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08-21-2008, 05:06 PM
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Name: fred City: franklinton State: nc County: franklin Join Date: Jun 2006 Age: 51 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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stripper. outside well ventilated, wear gloves and eye protection. paint it on let sit then scrape it off with a card scraper or whatever you have to scrape with. its a messy project but you dont lose wood. I learned the drum sander dont work the same way you did! 
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08-21-2008, 05:21 PM
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Name: Trent Mason City: Wrightsville Beach State: NC County: New Hanover Join Date: Feb 2008 Age: 28 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by FredP  stripper. outside well ventilated, wear gloves and eye protection. paint it on let sit then scrape it off with a card scraper or whatever you have to scrape with. its a messy project but you dont lose wood. I learned the drum sander dont work the same way you did!
fred p Amen to that. I had to strip an entertainment center one time. By the time I was done I think I would've rather burned it and built one from scratch. 
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08-21-2008, 06:01 PM
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Name: Jeremy City: Charlotte State: NC County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 30 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by wtf21 By the time I was done I think I would've rather burned it and built one from scratch. Amen to that ... for the price of cherry, I think I wouldn't spend the money on stripper or the time and nasty work of doing it ... | |
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08-21-2008, 06:16 PM
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Name: DaveO City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 38 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I just recently used a product called Safest Stripper. I used in in my shop and didn't even need to wear gloves. I was removing a few layers of paint that had been applied over a poly finish. About 30 minutes it had removed all the layers down to bare wood. It's a gel formulation so it stayed well on vertical surfaces. I was quite impressed with it over other more toxic strippers I have used in the past.
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Honestly Honey, that will cost around $100 $150 $200, and I need a few more tools. 
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08-21-2008, 06:28 PM
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Name: Mark City: Concord State: NC County: Cabarrus Join Date: Nov 2005 Age: 53 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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If you want to sand it off take a look at the "V" Sander. It doesn't gum up like a regular drum sander and would work well on flat boards.
~$250 here: http://www.stockroomsupply.com/V_Drum_Sander.php | |
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