How to Strip Pine Furniture

Pine is lightweight and typically has a yellow hue and brown knots. Pine wood is used to make both indoor and outdoor furniture. Varnish is used to protect the wood from turning orange. But if it is already orange then there are some ways to fade it. Pine may be stained or painted. It is a common wood for painting. Process of refinishing furniture involves stripping off the old finish, preparing the wood and then applying fresh stain or paint.

Here Are Some Instructions to Strip Pine Furniture:

a) Take the pine furniture outside. To protect the floor from spills spread a trap under the pine furniture

b) Wear protected sunglasses, gloves and fume mask. Use disposable gloves that can be thrown after the use.

c) Dip the brush into a wood stripping agent made especially for pine and spread a thin layer of stripping agent over furniture in single strokes. After five minutes remove the old varnish or paint from the surface using a scraping tool. If the stripping tool did not worked well then use the hit gun to remove the varnish. Hold the heat gun 6-8 inches from the furniture surface and strip away the top layer of the paint. But keep the hit gun away from flammable objects.

d) Take a sanding strip to strip from the top. We can use the wood glue to affix the parts back in place.

e) To Varnish the sanded pine wood furniture use a gloss or pine wood stain and dip a clean paint brush into the stain, and spread over the furniture surface. Allow to dry. If needed, we can apply another coat for protection.

While strip paint from pine, take care to preserve the grain and surface, and whether choose to strip chemically or with sanding.

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