I have an old cedar chest that a friend asked me to look at for her. Years ago, someone in her family decided they didn't like the cedar, so they put walnut veneer over it all. Sometime after that, someone else decided they didn't like walnut, so they antiqued it ( ugly white paint ). Now, some of the veneer is coming loose, and she's asked me to see what I can do with it. I'd like to get it down to the original cedar, and put a nice finish on it, but am not sure how to get the rest of the veneer off.
Some of it has already been pulled off, but some of it is stuck pretty good. I was wondering if some heat and a putty knife, gently used, would loosen up the rest of veneer.
I don't know how old the glue is, or what kind was used - neither does she. Any pointers would be appreciated.
TIA, Tim