Posted 5 years ago
Gage_rober…
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A lane cedar chest that has also been on our family for three generations. This one was painted in the early 2000’s and I’m currently restoring it to its original finish. No mystery here, but it is interesting to wonder why my family painted it in the first place.
Good for you for getting the paint off of that beautiful wood!! It’s hard to understand why things like that get done, but thank goodness you knew what must be beneath the paint.
Be sure to post your final result!
Use a heat and strip gun and a putty knife where you can. For the part where you have molding use a gel stripper followed by more gel and a rotary toothbrush to clean the hard places. Try to get by without sanding, try four 0000 steel wool and lacquer thinner for the trace spots of paint. When you get it down so paint doesn't show give it a dry rub with the steel wool. Cedar doesn't usually agree with a pure urethane finish, consider a good friction polish applied with a power buffer. Australian friction polish and cedar get along great.