This is the built in unit in my bungalow. I got the crazy idea that it would look better restored back to its original wood glory.

I have made quite a bit of progress, but I will show that later, instead I thought I would show a few pictures of -how- one does such a thing.





The is a drawer from the unit, slathered with Citristrip which works well, and is way less chemical smelling then other paint strippers. It's a bit slower, but if you leave it on for a good long while, its a great option.




It starts to bubble and crackle, but the paint here is 20 layers thick, so I let things sit 6 hours and then it works its way down to the deeper layers of paint.

















After scraping all the goop off, the drawer is reasonably clean enough to sand. Obviously I have a lot of sanding work before I can even get to the finishing part, so expect more posts on this topic as time goes by.