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<p>[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 4295108, member: 37"]Varnish/lacquer should come off with lacquer thinner. It will lighten the look so you may need to put some color back in depending on your taste. </p><p><br /></p><p>I might add that today's lacquer thinner (at least here in the US) seems less volatile than in the past. Takes longer to work and is less effective. Same is true for paint strippers. Not sure if you can even get methylene chloride based strippers anymore. That would take your finish off quickly, if available.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 4295108, member: 37"]Varnish/lacquer should come off with lacquer thinner. It will lighten the look so you may need to put some color back in depending on your taste. I might add that today's lacquer thinner (at least here in the US) seems less volatile than in the past. Takes longer to work and is less effective. Same is true for paint strippers. Not sure if you can even get methylene chloride based strippers anymore. That would take your finish off quickly, if available.[/QUOTE]
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