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General finishing question
Arran
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04-24-2018, 01:45 AM
It sounds like someone coated your cabinet with some coloured shellac, I would keep stripping it with the alcohol and see what's underneath that brown mess on the rest of teh cabinet.
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General finishing question - by DCASAZZA - 04-23-2018, 06:17 PM
RE: General finishing question - by klondike98 - 04-23-2018, 06:33 PM
RE: General finishing question - by Arran - 04-24-2018, 01:45 AM



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