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doityourself wrote:

Its really dirty and kind of nasty at the moment. Can someone offer
some suggestions about which solvents i can use to clean it
thogroughly? I'm thinking denatured alcohol / mineral spirits but will
that be tough enough to clean it?

It's tough to tell from the photos. Think of it this way... Why was it
thrown out? Can you go back to where you found it and ask?

What is "nasty"? Does it smell? Is there a possible health risk?

If not, you may want to consider a whole lotta work with cabinet
scrapers.

If you're gonna use it as a game table, though, it will have to be
level. How are you going to do that while maintaining the character?

djb

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