Wood turns white after scrapping off varnish


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Hello everyone,

 

I'm trying to repair this sideboard that has an awfull finish (in my opinion), so i started stripping it off with a gel stripper. It looked good after the first coat went off, however, it started getting white after a bit. I tried to clean in first with a brush and after with some mineral spirits, it did look good for a while but afterwords it became white again.

Also tried to sand after, but it still looks white.

Did this happen to anyone? Does someone have any recommendation?

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It could be the finish that remains is clouded. It you wipe with a solvent and it clears up, that is the cause. Similar to when you sand walnut and it looks kind of pale - then you put the first coat of finish on and it looks gorgeous.

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