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Thanks for the compliments. I am very proud of the way it turned uot and so is the wife. Now she wants the chairs and the China Hutch to match so it looks as if I have become the restore guy instead of the build your own stuff guy. But I will knock out the chairs first and then tackle the Hutch but ...

Well to strip the old finish off I used MEK and a light steel wool and let me tell you something it took forever but was worth it cause when I started rubbing with the steel wool everything came up and I simply wiped off the lifted stain and poly with a towel. And all the detail of the legs stayed. ...

Well I finally finished restoring my wifes table after much delay and procrastination. Here is a pic of the finished project

Just a quick Q&A post to see everyones take on Poly/Stain. I can't seem to make up my mind on it. I love it on smaller pieces but not on larger cause it seems to set-up to quick and I'm not fast enough to get it evenly spred. But here are my general questions. 1. Is it worth getting? 2. Pro's an...

I would but the table will never be sold for any reason regardless of value. 2. I have already stripped the top of the table. I've worked with MEK for years now and I have seen first hand what its capable of. So I will use proper protection. Thank you all for your advice I will start the work on the...

Thank you for the advice. I will give the MEK a shot since I have it in stock.

My wife recently asked me if I could restore her Great Grandmothers Dining Room Table. Of course me being me I said of course!! Well I started this weekend on it and got the table top completely stripped of the old stain. And its sanded and ready to go but the question I have the legs were hand lath...

Thanks guys those two replies spoke volumes to me and I won't be getting it.

Has anyone subscribed to the one year Handyman magazine and club deal? The one were you get to try new tools and keep them for 1 dollar a month for the first year. One, is it really only a buck or after a year do they sky rocket the price and is it really worth it? Kinda seems like a mail order scam...

jladika,

If you have anymore questions just ask. Are you just redoing the poles or are you restoring more? You can check out my whole restoration on in the General woodworking forum under Restoring Mark V