Hello!
I have aprox 20 small bar tables that need to be refinished and I am not sure how to start. The tables are about 2 inches thick but are made a many small (but long) 1 inch wide pieces of wood glued together. The surface is not absolutley smooth as a result and the wear in the finshes is concentrating on the small seams. The tables were stained a very dark red brown but have a thick shinny coat (but wearing into the wood in along the seams). So...the tables need to be brought back to life for a high traffic bar enfironment.
Do I need to concern myself with the type of protecive coat that is alreay on it? Polyurethane or varnish etc...Do I sand down to to bare wood everywhere and then re-stain and then apply varnish or polyurethane? How many coats....Do I need to sand between coats...I basically need a really good "How to" that I can apply to my situation on the whole sanding and refinsh stages. Also...the bar is open from 11 am until 2 am...so the work would be started at close (2 am)...how much time will be need to give a good buffer for dry time for the 11 am open???
I know there are lots of variables not disclosed...any help would be great!
Jerry Lynds j snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com