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11-01-01, 01:15 PM
Hi,

First off, I'm new at refinishing furniture and I need some help. My wife asked me to re-paint our TV stand. Our TV stand is made of partical board with a smooth white-painted surface and was assembled some years back. I believe the company name was Saunders or something. Anyway, she doesn't like the white painted surface and wants it repainted or restained into a "whitewash" color. Since whitewash furniture is scarce to find at our local furniture stores, I've opted to take on this project myself. Should I use a chemical stripper, then sand off the outer coating? Should I paint (stain) over the existing coating and apply some polyurethane clear coating of some kind? Please let me know how to go about this a "non-stupid" way. Thanks.

Bazooka227
11-02-01, 04:32 AM
Not sure if you can stain it, much less strip it. The Saunders RTFs are particleboard and a thin veneer of what appears to be paper like or possible laminate. If you removed that you'd end up w/just the particle board. It's not "real" wood.

You can try relaminating it.
the_tow_guy
11-03-01, 02:31 AM
I agree with bazooka, what you'll likely sand or strip down to is the particle board. You might try as he suggests and relaminate with a layer of veneer. Check a woodworkers supply like Rockler:

http://www.rockler.com/ecom7/searchrslts.cfm?&DID=6

Good luck.

jws