Comments on: How to Remove Old Stain from Detailed Wood https://arayofsunlight.com/how-to-remove-old-stain-from-detailed-wood/ Painted Furniture, Home Decor and More! Thu, 11 Sep 2025 02:28:05 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Helga https://arayofsunlight.com/how-to-remove-old-stain-from-detailed-wood/comment-page-1/#comment-45521 https://dqx.plf.mybluehost.me//how-to-remove-old-stain-from-detailed-wood/#comment-45521 Thank you for sharing. This is truly a masterpiece, beautiful finishing. I’m far away from receiving that stage but you are great inspiration.

]]> By: Natalie https://arayofsunlight.com/how-to-remove-old-stain-from-detailed-wood/comment-page-1/#comment-42532 https://dqx.plf.mybluehost.me//how-to-remove-old-stain-from-detailed-wood/#comment-42532 In reply to Julie.

Without being there, it is hard to say.
You might still get some residue when you wipe the wet wood, but I’m afraid that you haven’t stripped off all the finish yet if you are getting a lot of the reddish stain when you wipe.
You can let it all dry if you think you have most everything off and then finish it off when it is all dry.

]]> By: Julie https://arayofsunlight.com/how-to-remove-old-stain-from-detailed-wood/comment-page-1/#comment-42521 https://dqx.plf.mybluehost.me//how-to-remove-old-stain-from-detailed-wood/#comment-42521 Thank you for the post. i know nothing about this and am currently stripping a table and chairs my cousin gave me. The chair seats and table top are like a reddish color with black distressed legs. I want the table top to be brown and have white legs. So I used the citristrip and cleaned up with mineral spirits. I can still see the reddish stain left over. I plan to sand the wood so that i can stain it the brown- but do i need to keep using the mineral spirits until all the color is gone? Thank you for your time.

]]> By: Vicki https://arayofsunlight.com/how-to-remove-old-stain-from-detailed-wood/comment-page-1/#comment-12526 https://dqx.plf.mybluehost.me//how-to-remove-old-stain-from-detailed-wood/#comment-12526 I have a beautiful four poster bed and it has some fancy work on it. I have been worrying about how to do this exact thing. Thank you. Now I can start my project. I want to as light as I can and whitewash it, very lightly . I am so excited now. Than you so much.

]]> By: Natalie https://arayofsunlight.com/how-to-remove-old-stain-from-detailed-wood/comment-page-1/#comment-10334 https://dqx.plf.mybluehost.me//how-to-remove-old-stain-from-detailed-wood/#comment-10334 In reply to Magaly Carreno.

Yep!

]]> By: Magaly Carreno https://arayofsunlight.com/how-to-remove-old-stain-from-detailed-wood/comment-page-1/#comment-9681 https://dqx.plf.mybluehost.me//how-to-remove-old-stain-from-detailed-wood/#comment-9681 Can you do this technique on flat surfaces?

]]> By: Natalie https://arayofsunlight.com/how-to-remove-old-stain-from-detailed-wood/comment-page-1/#comment-4715 https://dqx.plf.mybluehost.me//how-to-remove-old-stain-from-detailed-wood/#comment-4715 In reply to Shelly.

Hey Shelly!
Honestly, I’ve never actually tried staining after bleaching. But from what I’ve seen from others, you can do it without it reacting weird with the bleach. I would try to stop the bleaching reaction first though.

]]> By: Shelly https://arayofsunlight.com/how-to-remove-old-stain-from-detailed-wood/comment-page-1/#comment-4643 https://dqx.plf.mybluehost.me//how-to-remove-old-stain-from-detailed-wood/#comment-4643 In reply to Natalie.

If I bleach the furniture after removing the stain, can I restain a lighter color or will it react to the bleach absorbed into wood?

]]> By: Natalie https://arayofsunlight.com/how-to-remove-old-stain-from-detailed-wood/comment-page-1/#comment-703 https://dqx.plf.mybluehost.me//how-to-remove-old-stain-from-detailed-wood/#comment-703 In reply to Thecead.

That’s so true. Thanks for pointing that out.

]]> By: Thecead https://arayofsunlight.com/how-to-remove-old-stain-from-detailed-wood/comment-page-1/#comment-680 https://dqx.plf.mybluehost.me//how-to-remove-old-stain-from-detailed-wood/#comment-680 Brush on only as much stripper as you have the time to scrape after the paint loosens. If the stripper dries before you scrape it away, you ll have to reapply it.

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