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Refinish over Tru-Oil?

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jsimpson

Post subject: Refinish over Tru-Oil?

Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 11:16 am

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Has anyone refinished with nitro over an old Tru-Oil finish? I'd think it would be best to strip/sand back to bare wood, then prep for nitro finish and shoot as usual...but are there residues left behind that would mess up a nitro finish?

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Laurent Brondel

Post subject: Re: Refinish over Tru-Oil?

Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 2:58 pm

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The solvent in nitro (lacquer thinner) will soften, curl and make a sticky mess out of any kind of oil-based varnish. You could try to shoot of pad a couple of coats of shellac over the Tru-oil (try on scrap first…), or scrape it off…

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