How to remove varnish from furniture

The procedure for restoring furniture is not easy, but feasible! In order for this process to be successful, it is necessary to remove the old top cover correctly, expose the wooden surface and only after that apply a special tool for updating it. Before you remove the varnish from the furniture, you need to be patient and be ready to conduct several step-by-step actions.

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How to remove varnish from furniture?

In order to clean the old furniture cover, prepare the following inventory:

• chemical special wash;
• protective mask, respirator;
• glasses;
• gloves;
• abrasive paper;
• sandpaper;
• spatula;
• brush;
• rigid metal brush;
• sponge;
• soldering torch;
• building hair dryer;
• polyethylene film.

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How to remove varnish from furniture?

The procedure for removing old varnish must be done very carefully, so as not to damage the tree itself, otherwise - spoil the whole process.

Once you have decided on this work, decide how to remove the varnish from the tree, what method you will operate. There are several cleaning technologies:

• chemical;
• mechanical;
• water;
• thermal.

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Chemical method

Before removing the varnish from the wood with this method, put on a cotton suit, a protective mask, rubber gloves, goggles.

Important! Chemicals for washing off varnish from furniture contain an acid in their composition and they can burn the skin. Washing is a special mixture or powder, which is designed to remove varnish from the furniture and is capable of roasting it up to 10 layers. You can buy it in construction stores.

Where to start?

Before applying the wash, prepare it as follows:

1. Take dry powder.
2. Add the required amount of water as specified in the instructions.
3. Stir the ingredients until a uniform thick paste is obtained.

Important! The resulting thick paste-gel is able to be retained even on the vertical surface of the .

Step 1. Flushing

Paste the pasty mixture on the furniture as follows:

1. Take the brush.
2. Dampen it in the pasta.
3. Apply a copious layer to the surface of the furniture.

Important! Move the brush in the same direction and avoid repeated application of the wash to the treated area.

Stage 2. Application of

film This step will strengthen the washing action:

1. Take the plastic film.
2. Cover the surface on which it was washed.
3. Leave the film from 40 minutes to 4 hours - depends on the quality and thickness of the varnish layer.
4. Remove the film.

Important! Remove the film is necessary when the color of the applied wash is brown or dark brown, and the lacquer coating will swell.

Step 3. Removal of

varnish Do the following in order to easily cope with the task of removing the varnish from furniture:

1. Take a spatula.
2. Clean out the very carefully peeled off particles.
3. Take the sandpaper.
4. Walk on the surface of the furniture and remove the remaining varnish.

Important! Use a spatula only with sharp edges, if it's new, then sharpen its edges with a grindstone, otherwise - you can damage the wood of the furniture that you are cleaning. An excellent choice will be a plastic, not very hard, tool.

Step 4. Removal of the rinse

Remove the remnants of the applied rinse as follows:

1. Take 0.5 liters of water.
2. Add 100 ml of vinegar to it.
3. Moisten the sponge in the resulting solution.
4. Wash the surface with it.
5. Wipe with a flannel cloth.
6. Set the cleaned furniture to dry in the open air or into a draft, but do not expose it to direct sunlight.

Important! During this phase, try to act quickly, so as not to expose the tree to long-term exposure to moisture.

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Mechanical method

In this case, you can act not in one but in several ways. Read the instructions and decide which option will be more convenient for you.

Option 1

If the lacquer is peeled off with pieces, proceed as follows:

1. Take a rough sandpaper or a metal brush.
2. Clean the surface in a circular motion.
3. Take the spatula, screwdriver.
4. Remove varnish from them in hard-to-reach places.

Option 2

Remove the old varnish from the furniture using an eccentric grinder and coarse sandpaper. For this:

1. Wear a face shield and glasses.
2. Take the sandpaper of granularity 80-120, fill it with a machine.
3. Process the entire surface with the tool.
4. Change the sandpaper to a grain size of 180.
5. Use the tool on the wooden furniture.
6. Make sure there are no lacquer residues.

Important! Apply these options in the case when after cleaning the coating you will apply paint or enamel on the furniture, as they are rather rough and the probability of damage to the wood is high.

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Wet Method

Remove the old varnish coating as follows:

1. Take the sponge.
2. Moisten it gently with water.
3. Wipe the coating to be removed.
4. Walk on the wetted surface with coarse-grained sandpaper.
5. Repeat these steps before turning the varnish into a gruel.
6. Rinse well and dry the surface.
7. Walk on it with fine sandpaper.

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Thermal method

To use this technology, you will need a soldering lamp or a building hair dryer. The main advantage of this method is the speed and quality of cleaning. But this is only on condition that you act correctly.

Work progress:

1. Heat a small area of ​​the surface from which you will remove the varnish, blowtorch or construction hair dryer.
2. Take a spatula or a sharp knife.
3. Remove the softened layer of varnish.
4. Proceed quickly until the varnish cools.
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Important! When applying this method, proceed with care, observe the firing distance and the temperature regime to avoid the blackening of the wood, otherwise you will spoil it. If smoke appears on the surface and bubbles appear, stop immediately.

We hope that our article was useful to you and you did not hurry to get rid of your old furniture, but, on the contrary, returned her well-groomed appearance. But remember that your furniture has served you as far as possible, do not forget to look after it properly.