Re: polyurethane finish on zebrano wood

["Frank Amoroso" <famoroso@sprintmail.com>]

Anyone aware of any professional outlets for repairing / refinishing
interior wood pieces??

Frank--
-----Original Message-----
From: Phil Rose <pjrose@servtech.com>
To: David Nelson <dnelson@midwest.net>
Cc: quattro@coimbra.ans.net <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 10:04 AM
Subject: Re: polyurethane finish on zebrano wood


>>Is there any way to remove it?
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>I think there's no truly practical way. I wouldn't try it unless it was
>almost a complete loss to begin with. The ultra-smooth appearance of the
>finish (and its tendancy to crack or craze) indicates it's pretty thick.
>You'd need to apply a stripping chemical--and you'd almost certainly damage
>or delaminate the wood veneer.
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>And then, ugly American that you are, you'd probably decide you preferred
>the plastic look, anyway. ;-) BTW, that heavy finish does probably
>eliminate the  "application of linseed oil" that we'd otherwise find on our
>list of annual maintenance jobs.
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>Phil
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>Phil Rose Rochester, NY
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>'91 200q pjrose@servtech.com
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