Thread: refinishing sewing machine cabinets
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Old 11-12-2012, 04:28 PM
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Glenn
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Originally Posted by Minerva1 View Post
The paint stripping continues, but is going very well. Had to buy more Zip Strip this morning.

I'm leaning towards a walnut stain when I get that far. But was wondering about using tung oil instead of shellac or varnish. Any thoughts?

Thanks,
Patricia
I would recommend shellac not tung oil. Shellac will give you more of the look of the original finish than tung oil which was never used on these old sewing machine cabinets.
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