How To Refinish Wood Dresser Without Sanding

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How to refinish wood dresser without sanding. If you dont want to sand you can get a really pretty looking wood-look finish with a light paint base and Fusions Stain Finishing Oil on top. Use a drop cloth for easier clean up. This leaves your piece with a clean finish so.

Professional restorer Rodney Keyser demonstrates this How to tutorial on a unique technique we use on an antique wardrobe to beautifully refinish it without stripping or sanding in under an hour. Use wax to refinish your dresser if it has an interesting texture or color. Put on the gloves this will stain your hands if you dont and pour a little Stain Restore onto a paper plate.

However too much and it can look heavy thick and cover up any graining you have. When all stainpaint is removed move to finer grit sanding pad for smooth finish. After cleaning and removing any dirt I gave it a very light scuff sand with a high grit sandpaper.

I then wiped it down and applied the first coat of the gel stain. Then use the tip of your hot tool to make sure the melted liquid is in the gouge making sure to tap it with your tool to get rid of any air bubbles. A scuff sand is just lightly going over the wood just enough to create dust but not to dig deep into the wood.

To remove stain from the dresser use sandpaper or a power sander just as you would with paint. I like to use TSP which is a heavy duty cleaner. Theres no stripping or heavy sanding necessary to remove the old finish.

Ensure all roughness is gone. Using a palm sander start with medium grit sanding pad and adjust as needed. Too little and it can look splotchy.