This is posted in uk.diy too but i thought that you might be able to use your wealth of knowledge to help too! So i apologise to any who are offended by cross posts!
Hi All,
I have just had my internal pine paneled doors chemically stripped to rid them of many many years worth of gloss paint... i have the doors back now but they are not in the condition that i was hoping for! I was hoping to have a nice clean pine colour that i could varnish. What i actually have is a darker colour which isnt particularly attractive. The person at the strippers said that they had been stained mahogany at some point, hence the dark pigmentation. Granted the doors are still drying out and some of the discolouration on them is due to them still being damp.
Now for the questions!
Once the doors have fully dried, do you think that sanding them with say, a belt sander, to remove a few mm from them would bring the finish up any better? Would anyone have any suggestions for revitalising them? Or should i go buy a tin of gloss paint!!?? :o)
I dont have a belt sander, i was looking at this one from machine mart...
How nice a finish would the belt sander give? Would i need to hand sand / orbital sand etc after belting?
TIA
Gerry