[Jamie]

   

Here I have applied the stripper. I usually let it sit for about twenty minutes. You can let it sit for 24 hours if you want, but with diminishing returns. It becomes harder to remove once it dries. I'll go at it with the scraper in a few minutes, then dunk the steel wool in more stripper and use that to finish it up. Lacquer thinner will remove any real stubborn spots, but I try not to use it because it smells. Once it's all clean looking, I'll get rid of any stripper residue with mineral spirits. Hehe stripper residue.. we don't want any of that, do we??

Now, for those of you who've never done this... don't be intimidated. It's very easy and you'll be surprised with your results.