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Staining a Coffee Table?

Just purchased a used coffee table that needs help. The stain on the wood was done poorly. Do I need to strip it to re-stain or can I stain over the old stain.

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Rose from Malvern, PA

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April 18, 20071 found this helpful
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Rose,

Usually you will want to strip it before you stain. In many cases, it will be hard to find an exact-match to the existing stain and even if you do get lucky enough to get a close match, there is no guarantee that the stain will absorb in the same way.

Depending on the damage / wear and tear, you might try putting a coating of Old English furniture polish on it before you go to the trouble of stripping and re-staining. I have found that you can often times get light surface scratches, etc, out with it.

 
November 24, 20180 found this helpful

If you don't want to harm you wood again then choose the best wood stain. Here woodimprove.com/.../ you will find what you are looking for. You will love the results!

 
April 18, 20070 found this helpful

Thanks Gladys,

The table has a lot of intricate wood work and would be laborious to strip. It is not scratched though. Perhaps I could try the Old English first.

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Rose

 
By Margie Minard (Guest Post)
April 18, 20070 found this helpful

I use the Homer Formby kit for refinishing. Use ultra fine steel wool to apply the formula to dissolve the old stain and then finish with a couple of coats of semi gloss or matte sealer finish. This is just about the easiest way to finish any furniture that I have run across.

 
By Gillian (Guest Post)
April 19, 20070 found this helpful

Better giving the coffee table a good sand down with rough sand paper first then a light sanding with the smooth sand paper before re-staining

 
By Diane (Guest Post)
April 19, 20070 found this helpful

Depends on what kind of topcoat was used. You could probably hit it with some steel wool first. Medium-course to remove topcoat then use a fine grade and re-stain.

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Make sure you wipe all the dust off before you re-stain. Good luck!

 

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April 19, 20070 found this helpful

Hi,
I've used this on furniture with great results, Howard's Restore-a-Finish. It costs about 10-11 dollars and they had it at our local Ace Hardware:

www.acehardware.com/.../index.jsp?productId=2260313&cp=&fbn...

It does a nice job.
Susan from ThriftyFun

 
January 12, 20100 found this helpful

Try cleaning it first with Murphy's oil soap and you might have to do this several times. Its great stuff.

 

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