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Show FStST AID to the fh AILING HOUSE ikj fay Roger C, Whitman "Checked" Enamel QUESTION: Is there any way to smooth the enamel on our woodwork wood-work without completely removing it? It has several coats of various colors of enamel and varnish on it. There are fine cracks or checks in some of the enamel. Could we rub it with turpentine or something, some-thing, then sand it before repainting? repaint-ing? If we have to remove all the old paint, how should we do that? Use a paint and varnish remover? We want to repaint our woodwork, but those checks show through so that it doesn't look nice. ANSWER: You have the right idea, but in reverse that is, you should use the sandpaper first, and then clean off with turpentine before repainting. If you were going go-ing to varnish, you would have to take off all the old finish; but as long as you are going to use paint again, I do not believe it will be necessary to take off all the paint, which would be quite a job. But the cracks and checks should be sanded out smoothly so that they will not show through the new finish. |