Greetings,
They do make paint and varnish strippers that are environmentally friendly. I just used one that stated it would take off 5 layers but I threw away the container so I can't tell you the brand. I took the varnish [finish] off a TV stand and then sanded the stain out of it and re-stained and put urethane on it. Worked very well. I just let the stripper sit there for 45 minutes and used a putty knife to take it and the varnish off. Let the wood 'dry' for about an hour then sanded.
Gene
--- In DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com, "fawey" <kennycspeer@...> wrote:
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> I have some old interior doors that are looking bad. I removed one and sanded it and painted it, and it looks really good, however it took about 4 hours to sand it and get it ready to paint. I have 6 more to do, I am seeking ideas on any easier way to remove the old varnish so that I can paint them, other than doing the sanding.
> Thanks,
> Ken in PA.
>
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