Can Rattan Furniture Be Stripped of Ugly Paint Jobs?? - Collecting Tiki

S spy-tiki Tiki Socialite glendale, ca Joined: May 11, 2003 Posts: 762	S spy-tiki Posted posted on Tue, Jul 20, 2010 7:06 PM This is one of those "I heard" advice posts, but... I heard that since rattan is a grass, once it's painted it's VERY difficult to bring it back because of all the fibers. I say give it a shot. I've gotten a lot of crap off of my rattan with that orange stripper (Citrus strip?) and then just gone at it with brushes, sandpaper, etc. Oh yeah, you're not supposed to use sand paper either, but whatever gets the job done. When you're finishing it, try to find the 'old" varathane with the noxious fumes. That gives it that nice golden color. Apparently it's been outlawed in California. The new stuff is eco-friendly, but doesn't age the same way. The old stuff can still be found on some store shelves. I got this info from other more knowledgeable folks on the boards so maybe they'll chime in.

This is one of those "I heard" advice posts, but... I heard that since rattan is a grass, once it's painted it's VERY difficult to bring it back because of all the fibers. I say give it a shot. I've gotten a lot of crap off of my rattan with that orange stripper (Citrus strip?) and then just gone at it with brushes, sandpaper, etc. Oh yeah, you're not supposed to use sand paper either, but whatever gets the job done.

When you're finishing it, try to find the 'old" varathane with the noxious fumes. That gives it that nice golden color. Apparently it's been outlawed in California. The new stuff is eco-friendly, but doesn't age the same way. The old stuff can still be found on some store shelves. I got this info from other more knowledgeable folks on the boards so maybe they'll chime in.

Post #543650 by spy-tiki on Tue, Jul 20, 2010 7:06 PM