I need to re-finish a walnut table; the surface had been damaged by someone placing a wet plant container on it. I stripped the table, leafs, and legs. The top, leafs, and skirt boards are all appear to be made from a solid core plywood with veneer that is about 1/16 inch thick (unheard of today).
My intent is to apply some golden oak dye(pores are already filled from the first finish job), seal with amber shellac, and then use 5 or 6 coats of lacquer for a topcoat. However, there are still blotches and slight variations in the color after stripping the table. Do I (can I) do anything to get rid of these color variations before I start again, or do I ignore them and hope the dye and shellac will even things out.
Len