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Repairing Table Varnish

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  • 21-07-2009 11:18pm
    #1
    oceanclub
    Registered Users Posts: 3,411 ✭✭✭


    We're renting an apartment with a dining table with a damaged finish as follows:

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    (Click on image for more detail)

    Does anyone know how to go about repairing such a finish? Would it involve having to sand the entire top of the table, then reapplying a varnish?

    Or, how much it might cost to get repaired?

    Regards,

    P.


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    #2
    delspeed78
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    I had a similar problem a few months back. I tried to sand it but soon realized that i would be there weeks before i got down to the scratches.
    What i ended up doing was buying a sheet of wood that matched the table. I then cut the sheet to be just bigger than the existing table top. Glued my sheet to the top of the table. Ran a router around the edges.A dap of woodstain then a splash of varnish and 'Bobs you uncle'.
    This did cost 80 euro as well i may.


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    #3
    oceanclub
    Registered Users Posts: 3,411 ✭✭✭oceanclub


    delspeed78 wrote: »
    I had a similar problem a few months back. I tried to sand it but soon realized that i would be there weeks before i got down to the scratches.
    What i ended up doing was buying a sheet of wood that matched the table. I then cut the sheet to be just bigger than the existing table top. Glued my sheet to the top of the table. Ran a router around the edges.A dap of woodstain then a splash of varnish and 'Bobs you uncle'.
    This did cost 80 euro as well i may.

    Thanks for that... do you reckon a power sander might do the job, or is that what you tried?

    P.


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    Double Barrel
    Registered Users Posts: 1,464 ✭✭✭Double Barrel


    I will take a guess and say it is either shellac or lacquer.
    Test the surface with lacquer thinner; if it liquefies, it's lacquer. If that does not work test the finish with denatured alcohol. If the finish liquefies, it's shellac. Shellac can be removed with denatured alcohol,......... lacquer with lacquer thinner, .......and a shellac-lacquer combination with a 50-50 mixture of denatured alcohol and lacquer thinner.


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