Refinish Wood Table

Did someone leave a cup stain on your table during that New Years party.

Refinish wood table. Refinishing is an easy low-cost way to bring out natural beauty in wood furniture and make fine details shine. See my step by step video of How to Strip Sand Stain and Finish a Wooden Tablepa. Then apply the new finish by applying a coat of stain.

This will prepare the surface to be sanded if its a stained table or stripped if the table was previously painted or varnished. When youre done stripping the table sand the surface in the direction of the grain to even out any discoloration or irregularities. Solid wood is a better candidate for refinishing than veneer which tends to be thinner.

Steps to refinish a wood table. Sand the table beginning with the coarsest-grit sandpaper 100 grit and sanding in the direction of the wood grain. Think of cheap IKEA furniture although many of their tables are actually solid wood You can paint laminate furniture although you need to prep it with bonding primer first.

Additionally I show you how to apply each finish how I decide which to use. MATERIALS AND TOOLS Available on Amazon Paint stripper Paint brushes Plastic scraper or putty knife Steel wool Mineral spirits. How to Refinish a Dark Wood Table Strip the paint The first thing you need to do when refinishing a piece of furniture is strip off as much of the old paint as possible using a paint stripper.

Refinishing this table took longer than I expected. The table was already in pretty worn when we purchased it and we figured we would refinish it eventually. There are two ways to refinish a table.

How To Refinish a Wood Table. Refinishing old or antique wooden furniture is a popular hobby and has been growing in interest over the past several years. Move the table to a ventilated area like a covered porch or garage where you can work without worrying about the mess.