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Originally posted by speeder
Randy, The only way to safely remove polyurethane, or most other varnishes, is with chemical stripper and a good scraper. It's nasty stuff, so make sure to use it in a well-ventilated area or you'll wind up like Mul.
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On these particular windows, I thought that I would have to use stripper on, but the old varnish just scraped off dry. Mind you, I have the best tools available, (carbide blades), they are REALLY sharp, and you have to use care like you are de-fusing a nuclear bomb w/ wood this valuable.
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I've been using a couple of different brands of citrus stripper and also a "regular" style, but it still seems like wasted effort. Perhaps it's my "cheap-o" style tools, like you say.
My main pieces of hardware have been a plastic wood stripping blade, recommended because it's plastic and supposedly doesn't harm the wood, and a plastic stripping brush, to work the nooks and crannies.
Fortunately, the wood I'm working with is nothing like what you have there. Beautiful work, by the way (yours, not mine
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When you combine my low-budget tools and my over-all lack of patience in waiting on the stripper to actually work, I can assure you, my finished product isn't looking anywhere near the quality of yours. Maybe if I drag the job out a little longer, my wife will cave and let me buy all new wood...
Thanks for the info, Denis!
Randy