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Watching a guy in Atlanta strip a dresser with just a heat gun and a scraper
He was at a flea market, working on a big oak piece from the 1920s. I saw him get the old varnish off in one clean sheet, no chemicals at all. Do you still use chemical strippers or have you switched to heat?
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the_mary16d ago
Honestly, does the heat gun method work on newer finishes too?
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brown.simon15d ago
Honestly, it's just a table. Is it really worth buying a heat gun and risking a total mess? That method is super aggressive for something new. You might just end up with a melted, sticky disaster instead of a clean strip.
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reese8616d ago
Wait, what kind of finish are we talking about here, @the_mary? Like, are you trying to strip some factory poly off a new table, or is it that weird rubbery coating they put on cheap furniture now? I saw a guy totally wreck a new dresser because the finish just bubbled and melted into glue. The method totally depends on what the finish actually is.
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