It can be used to refinish hardwood floors or it can be used to remove varnish from much smaller surfaces a.
Removing varnish from cabinet doors.
You can use a stiff bristled scrub brush to remove varnish from fancy curved details.
Hand sand small spots or leave them and sand it while sanding your door.
Use a screwdriver to remove the hinges and drawer pulls.
For cracks in the door scrape or sand off any rough or raised edges.
Scrape off the varnish with a paint scraper or a putty knife.
Use a marker and a small piece of masking tape to label each drawer and cabinet door with a designated symbol that indicates where they go when finished.
Use a screwdriver to remove the screws twisting in a counterclockwise direction.
The layer of stain remover tends to swell or bubble up when ready for removal.
Remove the cabinet doors and drawers from the cabinet base.
Better for indoor use because it smells like oranges but still wear a painting mask and puddy knife.
Scrape directly into a trash can if possible.
Painters tape to protect areas around cabinets and walls if you are working on something installed like a door frame or kitchen cabinets.
Now back to stripping the paint from the cabinets.
Before the stain remover has dried gently scrape the layer of stain and stripper residue from the wood surface with a plastic scraper or putty knife.
Though labor intensive sandpaper is capable of removing nearly any wood finish.
Clean rags have them handy to wipe the wood after using the solvent.
Some of the stain may linger after scraping.
I applied a thicker coat of the paint stripper with a cheap paint brush and let it sit for 30 minutes.
Step 1 remove all doors drawers hinges handles and knobs.
Spread the wood filler and allow it to dry.
Scrape the gelled finish off the cabinets using a paint.
First i tried just using the paint stripper citristrip.
Brush the stripper on the cabinet face frames and end jambs two at a time.
Scouring pads and or steel wool you ll use these with the solvent to remove the stripper residue.