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--Previous Message-- : : Don't be shy because it is a veneer. The : veneer might be damaged under the paint : (which may be why it is painted) but can : be repaired. The original finish on this : cabinet is lacquer which is tougher than : shellac and requires strong stripper : (methylene chloride) to remove. Alcohol : will not do nor will alcohol do for any : type of paint. You can use a heat process : or chemical but either way, the oil based : or water based paint will come off and you : will have a starting surface for your new : finish. : --Previous Message-- : Dear Forum, : I have obtained a 1930's cocktail cabinet : which has been repainted with a : cream/peach undercoat, then finished with : a brown wood-effect (sponged) topcoat. : (Apparently this method of sprucing up old : furniture used to be common.) By sanding : the top of the cabinet's doors, I have : determined that it is a walnut laminate. I : think the paint I would like to strip is : oil-based because it would not come off : with Metho and steel wool. I then tried a : stripper on one drawer with little : success. I am reluctant to use a stronger : stripper, scrape or sand because it is a : laminate. Could you please advise me on : whether I should keep putting on coats of : the paint stripper until the laminate is : revealed? : : :

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