[Geoff]

I used a 50/50 mixture of lacquer thinner and acetone and began the stripping process. I used a green Scotch-Brite pad for the flat surfaces and a stripping brush to get in the nooks and crannies (it’s just a brush with stiff plastic bristles). Here is the top after stripping:

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After stripping the sides I moved onto the front section:

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This is as far as I got before it was time to hit the hay:

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I still need to go back and strip the four blocks that are on the very bottom. It’s hard to see them in the pictures.

After all stripping is complete I need to go in and fill in some small holes in the front, at the bottom of the “fluted” columns (if that is what they are called). Looks like the stripping solution removed whatever filler that was originally there. My plan is to use walnut colored DAP plastic wood filler. I have used this in the past for different projects and it seems to work well. There are also some very minor dents that I will attempt to steam out. I watched a few videos on YouTube that showed how to do this. It doesn’t look too hard so I’m going to give it a try.

After this is done my plan is to give it a final wash with lacquer thinner and lint free rags until all traces of the original lacquer are gone. Grain filling will be the next step so I will be ordering some Pore-o-Pac grain filler.

Stay tuned!

- Geoff