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<p>[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 405364, member: 37"]These appear to be a pickled oak veneer over a birch substrate. Since they have a color wash to them, your plan to sand and stain would be tricky to implement. You are just as likely to sand through the veneer as be able to get the color out sufficiently to take stain evenly. Besides, sanding and staining darker would not be true to the original intent and would not be considered a proper restoration. You would be just as well to paint them if you are going to change the look anyway. You could always try to stain them but use painting as a fall-back approach if you can't get a look you are satisfied with through staining. </p><p><br /></p><p>These pickled finishes are nearly impossible to restore. I have learned the hard way not to even try beyond some minor touch up. Your coffee table appears to have deteriorated beyond a minor touch up so think you can't really hurt these regardless of what method of refinishing you choose to employ.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 405364, member: 37"]These appear to be a pickled oak veneer over a birch substrate. Since they have a color wash to them, your plan to sand and stain would be tricky to implement. You are just as likely to sand through the veneer as be able to get the color out sufficiently to take stain evenly. Besides, sanding and staining darker would not be true to the original intent and would not be considered a proper restoration. You would be just as well to paint them if you are going to change the look anyway. You could always try to stain them but use painting as a fall-back approach if you can't get a look you are satisfied with through staining. These pickled finishes are nearly impossible to restore. I have learned the hard way not to even try beyond some minor touch up. Your coffee table appears to have deteriorated beyond a minor touch up so think you can't really hurt these regardless of what method of refinishing you choose to employ.[/QUOTE]
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