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canetoad

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Sun Jan 15, 2012, 06:55 PM Jan 2012

Removing old furniture veneer [View all]

I'm restoring a small console table from the 40s or 50s. Most of the veneer has cracked and peeled off, some parts are quite stubborn to shift.

What's the best approach - heat gun, some kind of solvent, patience and determination?

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Removing old furniture veneer [View all] canetoad Jan 2012 OP
It's just glued on. Wash. state Desk Jet Jan 2012 #1
Thanks canetoad Jan 2012 #2
I have had luck with pipoman Jan 2012 #3
If it is not too big, a good soak in the bathtub(hot water) will loosten the glue. Paper Roses Jan 2012 #4
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