Furniture, Wood and Cabinetry Finishing - wood veneer

I bougth a beautifull 8 chair table, and was told the table top was mede of oak, well, it wasnt, the top is made of wood venner, the thing is the table now its pretty scratched, i trwax, i try many things, and still looks pretty bad (the top), the rest is beautifull, i wanted to know, can i remove the wood veneer and get a new one or can i paint it or something, i can not afford a new one and the only thing that i dont like about this one is the top.

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How deep are the scratches? Can you sand the majority of them out and refinish?

Replacing veneer is no small undertaking! Personally that would be my last resort.

the scratches are not deep, its like cat scratches, its just too many of them, anyhow, what should i do if i want to paint it because i dont want to be in the midle of a family reunion with no table at all, thanks.

Light scratches can probably be sanded out. Use an orbital sander with 180-220 grit sandpaper. If 90% of the scratches can be sanded out, another coat of polyurathane should dress it up nicely.

To paint the top you still need to sand [120-150 grit] and then coat with a solvent based primer. Once the primer is dry, sand lightly, dust and paint - preferably with an oil base enamel.

Be sure to remove any wax or polish prior to sanding.