[tbone]

My thoughts are that for the average nonprofessional refinisher, only certain chemicals are readily available for us. Yes, people find ways to get other chemicals not found at your home store, but not all of us do that. There is a reason commercial products are held back from the public, as people abuse them and don’t follow the directions. This could lead to personal injury and other bad things. Manufacturers don’t want the liability.

I’m not sayin that folks here are the issue by any means, I’m just making a general statement.

When it comes to stripping, the instructor who taught a refinishing class I was in strongly recommended to use a professional service. This is because they have better products and facilities to do it safely.
That said, I contacted a furniture restoration business and they wanted nothing to do with it. There was no way to make it worth their time, and they were afraid of damaging the cabinet and lifting veneers.

So I’m now in the process of stripping my polyurethaned 38-960 cabinet. If it takes a little longer, so be it. I’ll probably appreciate it more.