This series is exactly what I was looking for…a way to light old honey oak without painting or bleaching. Are varnish strippers like Citrustrip or Klean Strip effective, or is sanding the best/quickest way to go? I’d prefer to avoid the wood dust…plus my cabinet doors have some molding and other indentations that I’d have to get into. Thank you.
Hello @misterrr ! So sorry for my tardy reply. I am so happy this video was helpful for you! I tried CitriStrip myself and it kept pulling red up and into the wood. So, while it removed the top poly coat and the the existing stain, it left behind a red tone to the wood - which was the counter of what I was trying to do. I did not try Klean Strip or the Jasco version. My thought was that the top coat / stain level was so minimal that the sanding was the best way to go. There is a tool out there...that you can put on the end of your drill / driver called a molding flap sanding wheel. You can see it at the bottom of this page: line10tools.com/blogs/blog-posts/got-a-drill-here-are-3-sanding-attachments-for-drills-that-will-save-your-time-and-money That will get into those crevices for you!!
Thank you for sharing this! It’s exactly the look I want for my outdated honey oak cabinets. I’ve never sanded down to the spray wood like this, so I’m nervous! Can you tell me what grit sanding disc you used? Your results were amazing!
Hi Linda! Sorry for the tardy reply! I keep forgetting to look at what grit sanding disks I used. I THINK I did most of the finish removal using medium, and then went back over it with fine once the finish was off. Also, worth noting is that the random orbital sander types like the one I used CAN leave little curved marks in the wood. I've noticed this happening if I use too heavy of a sanding disk. Just another thing to take notice of. 😜 Thank you so much for taking the time to comment!
This series is exactly what I was looking for…a way to light old honey oak without painting or bleaching. Are varnish strippers like Citrustrip or Klean Strip effective, or is sanding the best/quickest way to go? I’d prefer to avoid the wood dust…plus my cabinet doors have some molding and other indentations that I’d have to get into. Thank you.
Hello @misterrr ! So sorry for my tardy reply. I am so happy this video was helpful for you!
I tried CitriStrip myself and it kept pulling red up and into the wood. So, while it removed the top poly coat and the the existing stain, it left behind a red tone to the wood - which was the counter of what I was trying to do.
I did not try Klean Strip or the Jasco version.
My thought was that the top coat / stain level was so minimal that the sanding was the best way to go. There is a tool out there...that you can put on the end of your drill / driver called a molding flap sanding wheel. You can see it at the bottom of this page: line10tools.com/blogs/blog-posts/got-a-drill-here-are-3-sanding-attachments-for-drills-that-will-save-your-time-and-money
That will get into those crevices for you!!
@@pnwerica That’s very useful feedback on the Citristrip, and thank you also for the list of drill attachments.
Thank you for sharing this! It’s exactly the look I want for my outdated honey oak cabinets. I’ve never sanded down to the spray wood like this, so I’m nervous! Can you tell me what grit sanding disc you used? Your results were amazing!
Hi Linda! Sorry for the tardy reply! I keep forgetting to look at what grit sanding disks I used. I THINK I did most of the finish removal using medium, and then went back over it with fine once the finish was off.
Also, worth noting is that the random orbital sander types like the one I used CAN leave little curved marks in the wood. I've noticed this happening if I use too heavy of a sanding disk. Just another thing to take notice of. 😜
Thank you so much for taking the time to comment!