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Poly over old stained wainscoating?
We have some old dark staind wainscoating in one of our bathrooms.
I would like to clean it up and put on a protective coat of poly. I'm not sure what the old finish is, but I was thinking of doing the following: 1. Cleaning it with alcahol or mineral spirits? (I know if the old finish was shellac, then alcahol would tend to dissolve it) 2. Cover it with a couple of applications of oil-based wipe-on satin polyurethane Is this a good idea? If so, anything to add to my approach? If not, any suggestions on a better approach? If possible, I would like to avoid a major project of stripping off the old finish and staining and starting from scratch... |
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