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Caroline Bell

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Nov 20, 1997, 3:00:00 AM11/20/97
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Hello,

Can anyone give me advice on removing old gloss paint smears on
sapele veneer doors? I have tried glasspaper but it removes the
pattern. Also can anyone suggest what to use to darken them a bit to
match mahogony windows?

Many thanks

Caroline


Charles (Joe) Stahelin

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Nov 23, 1997, 3:00:00 AM11/23/97
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In article <199711201...@zetnet.co.uk>, Caroline Bell
<caro...@zetnet.co.uk> writes

>Can anyone give me advice on removing old gloss paint smears on
>sapele veneer doors? I have tried glasspaper but it removes the
>pattern. Also can anyone suggest what to use to darken them a bit to
>match mahogony windows?
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An ordinary paint/varnish/hard finish remover should do the job. As
regards sanding - are you sanding along and not across the grain ?
You will probably need to start with grade 120 or 180 and then move on
to 240 followed by 320.
When sanding is completed darken the wood by the generous application of
a wood dye such as Colron mahogany. When this is dry, rub with clean
soft cloth to remove any stuff adhering to the surface. Finish with
Lever Industrial's BourneSeal Natural which is available from B&Q main
warehouses. This will give a gloss finish which can be taken down by
gentle treatment with grade 320. Alternatively use Yacht Varnish Gloss
until satisfactory cover is achieved, then apply a single coat of YV
matt or satin to finish off.

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Charles (Joe) Stahelin
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK

Ian M. Stewart

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Nov 27, 1997, 3:00:00 AM11/27/97
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Caroline Bell <caro...@zetnet.co.uk> wrote:

>Hello,


>
>Can anyone give me advice on removing old gloss paint smears on
>sapele veneer doors? I have tried glasspaper but it removes the
>pattern. Also can anyone suggest what to use to darken them a bit to
>match mahogony windows?
>

>Many thanks

Caroline,

It sounds to me that they are not sapele veneers, or you would be
able to sand down to the veneer without damaging the pattern. Are
they plastic coated photographic copies of sapele veneer? If so
there is nothing to be done but replace them. On genuine veneer the
'pattern' should go at least 0.5mm deep, more likely 1.5mm.

A stained varnish should darken them but still show the pattern
through. However, you will lose that wonderful deep shiny glint
buried in the grain that makes sapele so beautiful. Why try to make
it match the windows? Enjoy the beauty of the wood for what it is
(if it *is* wood). I suspect that your mahogany windows may not be
mahogany, just mahogany stained. :(


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Ian <IMS>
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