How to remove spar urethane from an antique bare wood door?
I need to remove Minwax Helmswood indoor/outdoor spar urethane (satin) from a 200 year old unfinished butternut door which a friend finished in error a couple of days ago. What should I use? I’d like to try to preserve its patina as much as posible. The spar urethane is still tacky.
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Use Kleen Strip stripper. That's whatever use on fine furniture. Scrape off then wash down with Lacquer thinner and 000steel wool.
Citri strip is a good stripper
Hi Mari,
Guess you will have to hire an electric sander to do the job! Don;t forget the mask and goggles too........
Thanks, Unique Creations. My concern is that since the spar urethane is not drying and cannot therefore be scraped off, that the stripper might soak into the wood and change its appearance. I guess I should say goodbye to the beautiful patina it had acquired. I had no intention of using the product on it as it was intended for another project.☹️
Hello again,
You may be able to regain some sort of patina by using Antique wax to finish it with after sanding. Good luck!
I would use a stripper like citri strip to remove it.