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Originally Posted by bandersen
Welcome to VK 
I've restored a few late 40s Admirals and have a bunch more to do including a 30A14. |
Bob,
Since I could not remember what this model Admiral looked like inside, I hopped over to your photo pages to see your three unrestored sets and spotted:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7003980...57624191905176
Now, I have a huge and formerly-beautiful 1949 RCA cabinet that a simple cleaning and gentle rebrushing with a very, very thinned lacquer and after drying, a few minutes dulling with rotten stone and finally a little Johnson's paste floor wax would have turned this cabinet back into a thing of beauty!
However, instead, the previous owner had slapped on a very uneven coat of polyurethane that had the thickness of molasses and it looks like he used a snaggle-toothed paint brush.
I was resigned to having to sand the beast and start from scratch.
What are your thoughts on how effective this Citristrip would be in removing the thickest coat of polyurethane that I've ever seen?
Any precautions, other than gloves?
Does it have to be neutralized?
How badly does it raise the grain in the wood?
I've never heard of the stuff and googled it and found that no local store carries it, but it is available within driving distance.
James.