yes you can do it, you would have to paint though as the base wood is probably not good enough to stain and refinish. A heat gun is a good way to remove the veneer fairly easily (but still a lot of work)
Yes, but removing the veneer is a process of scraping and prying and whatnot and can sometimes make you wonder why you started doing it in the first place.
I had a piece with tattered veneer and rather than ripping off the veneer, I took what I could off and then used Durham's Rock Hard Putty to fix the areas before priming and painting. You can also use a wood filler, but since I was painting the piece, I wanted something fairly easy to use, fairly inexpensive and very touch when dry.
I've done both-- removed veneer and "resurfaced" veneer with the RHP-- and I found the second method easier on me.
Yes but it is a lot of work. You must also remove any remaining glue that is under the veneer. If there are only small areas of veneer missing , you can fill with wood putty, sand smooth and paint over the veneer.
If the veneer was applied using contact cement, it will be difficult to remove without damaging the wood underneath; however, since you are going to paint over it, you could possibly repair damage with wood filler before painting.
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Of course you can. You'll want a powered orbital sander to remove the remnants of the glue used to hold the veneer in place.
yes you can do it, you would have to paint though as the base wood is probably not good enough to stain and refinish. A heat gun is a good way to remove the veneer fairly easily (but still a lot of work)
Yes, but removing the veneer is a process of scraping and prying and whatnot and can sometimes make you wonder why you started doing it in the first place.
I had a piece with tattered veneer and rather than ripping off the veneer, I took what I could off and then used Durham's Rock Hard Putty to fix the areas before priming and painting. You can also use a wood filler, but since I was painting the piece, I wanted something fairly easy to use, fairly inexpensive and very touch when dry.
I've done both-- removed veneer and "resurfaced" veneer with the RHP-- and I found the second method easier on me.
Yes but it is a lot of work. You must also remove any remaining glue that is under the veneer. If there are only small areas of veneer missing , you can fill with wood putty, sand smooth and paint over the veneer.
If the veneer was applied using contact cement, it will be difficult to remove without damaging the wood underneath; however, since you are going to paint over it, you could possibly repair damage with wood filler before painting.
Most of the time yes! Just use a putty knife and carefully lift and remove the veneer. Sand and paint