How do you remove stain from interior doors?
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Marie DeWees
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I have many six panel interior doors that I would like to restain a lighter color. How do I remove the old stain?
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See if these help you.
http://homeguides.sfgate.com/quickest-way-remove-varnish-stain-sanding-45220.html
http://www.kleanstrip.com/diyers/diy-projects/remove-wood-stain
https://www.doityourself.com/stry/easy-ways-to-remove-wood-stain
https://m.wikihow.com/Remove-Wood-Stain
There is also a bleaching method, but I have never used it. I am partial to sanding and find it relaxing.
Use Citristrip a safe non-toxic remover
I use Kutzit. Need to do this outdoors or in an open area because the fumes are pretty bad, but the results are great.
About the only way to remove darker stain from wood is to sand it back down to bare wood. There's not any type of remover for this. But if there has been any type of polyurethane or clear varnish put on top of stained doors then you could use a stripper to remove it and then sand down to bare wood. I hope this helps. Good luck on your project!
Strip off the current finish with Citristrip (non-toxic) and take a look at the wood, if still not to your liking, you can sand it off.