Refinishing Rataan furniture..... - Tiki Carving

TR Tiki Royale Member The Aloha Room in Beautiful Belmont, CA! Joined: Dec 06, 2002 Posts: 891	TR Tiki Royale Posted posted on Fri, Mar 12, 2004 11:40 AM I'm with Matt on the Citrus Strip tip... But Rattan is a bitch, I tried stripping some barstools and never could get them clean. Granted, they had been layered with years of nasty thick paint... Anyway, you may be able to get enough of the dark finish off to lighten you couch up enough. I would recommend slathering on the stripper (on the couch that is) and letting sit for several hours and then taking it down to the do-it-yourself carwash and using their power washer to blast all of the crap off. Once you get it to the state you want, rub the rattan down with boiled linseed oil. It gives the rattan a nice golden glow. You can then varnish over that if you want. Aloha, :tiki:

I'm with Matt on the Citrus Strip tip...
But Rattan is a bitch, I tried stripping some barstools and never could get them clean. Granted, they had been layered with years of nasty thick paint...
Anyway, you may be able to get enough of the dark finish off to lighten you couch up enough.
I would recommend slathering on the stripper (on the couch that is) and letting sit for several hours and then taking it down to the do-it-yourself carwash and using their power washer to blast all of the crap off.
Once you get it to the state you want, rub the rattan down with boiled linseed oil. It gives the rattan a nice golden glow. You can then varnish over that if you want.
Aloha,
:tiki:

Post #80510 by Tiki Royale on Fri, Mar 12, 2004 11:40 AM