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6 months of stripping chairs before i realized polyurethane needs the nasty chemical stripper
Found that out when i tried the eco-friendly citrus stuff on a thrifted table from 1987 and it just sat there like a wet napkin so now i have a cabinet full of useless goo.
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wren8061mo ago
wait six months? that stripper must have been welded on
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gavin_allen481mo ago
that stripper must have been welded on" is funny, but I wonder if the real issue is how much paint prep was done. In my experience, skipping the sanding and primer can make even good paint peel off in a few months, no matter how careful you are. Your mileage may vary, but I've seen people blame the paint quality when it was really the surface that wasn't ready for it.
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perez.barbara1mo ago
Right, six months is actually pretty good for a cheap stripper... I've seen some people try to save money and get stuff peeling in like two months because they didn't scuff the old paint at all. That "welded on" comment is perfect though, there's definitely some paints and primers that just bond like crazy if you do it right. Like those two-part epoxy primers, that stuff is basically industrial grade glue once it cures. You gotta sand it back or use a really aggressive chemical stripper if you want it gone, otherwise you're just wasting your time scrubbing at it.
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