Comments on: How to Remove Wood Stain https://arayofsunlight.com/how-to-remove-wood-stain/ Painted Furniture, Home Decor and More! Thu, 06 Nov 2025 15:26:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 By: Kerry https://arayofsunlight.com/how-to-remove-wood-stain/comment-page-1/#comment-40456 https://arayofsunlight.com/?p=5862#comment-40456 In reply to Natalie.

Hi, thank you for all that information. I’m new to woodworking and let’s just say that my imagination is much more talented than my ability. I’m making a bench for my niece out of an old twin bed frame. I started to sand everything after I got it all framed. But as I got into it I found I was loosing the groves. With 12 spindles to strip stain and polyurethane from I was getting nervous about how it was going to look. Unless you have another recommendation, I’m going to try the stripping method.

Kerry

]]> By: Natalie https://arayofsunlight.com/how-to-remove-wood-stain/comment-page-1/#comment-34630 https://arayofsunlight.com/?p=5862#comment-34630 In reply to Cynthia Brown.

I’ve used regular bleach to bleach wood

]]> By: Cynthia Brown https://arayofsunlight.com/how-to-remove-wood-stain/comment-page-1/#comment-34521 https://arayofsunlight.com/?p=5862#comment-34521 I’m stripping a mahogany dresser. The Zinsser product to bleach is. I longer available. Would the 2 products in this post work ok. I’m not opposed to slight pink and I really think the wood has more of a brown cast than pink. I’m hoping a white wax may be the ticket. Thanks

]]> By: Natalie https://arayofsunlight.com/how-to-remove-wood-stain/comment-page-1/#comment-26845 https://arayofsunlight.com/?p=5862#comment-26845 In reply to Ashlyn F.

Yep! You can repeat the process again. Best of luck!

]]> By: Ashlyn F https://arayofsunlight.com/how-to-remove-wood-stain/comment-page-1/#comment-26165 https://arayofsunlight.com/?p=5862#comment-26165 Hey there! If I thought I got all of the stain but still have some left over, rather than trying to sand, would it be ok to redo the steps?

]]> By: Hannah J Parrish https://arayofsunlight.com/how-to-remove-wood-stain/comment-page-1/#comment-10526 https://arayofsunlight.com/?p=5862#comment-10526 Awesome thank you . I have a old Dixie dresser I’m going to try the stripping and the sanding with the steel wool. I’m excited?

]]> By: Natalie https://arayofsunlight.com/how-to-remove-wood-stain/comment-page-1/#comment-10329 https://arayofsunlight.com/?p=5862#comment-10329 In reply to Singleton Bain.

I don’t think a steamer would work but you could try it! If you do, I’d love to know what you think.
The only reason I see to remove stain before painting is if it’s really flaky. If it easily scratches off, then your paint will also easily scratch off. Honestly though that doesn’t happen very often with stained pieces.
Best of luck!

]]> By: Singleton Bain https://arayofsunlight.com/how-to-remove-wood-stain/comment-page-1/#comment-10271 https://arayofsunlight.com/?p=5862#comment-10271 Your videos are great! I am going to try to remove a thin coat of veneer from a chair following your directions. i have 2 questions.
Could a steamer be used rather than an iron?
On another topic, is there a reason to remove stain from a piece rather than just sanding it well before painting?
Thank you
Singleton S

]]> By: Susan https://arayofsunlight.com/how-to-remove-wood-stain/comment-page-1/#comment-3362 https://arayofsunlight.com/?p=5862#comment-3362 Thnaks for the great instructions. I have some pieces that would require all these steps to get to the raw wood and you have explained the proceedure clearly. This should make people appreciate all the time and effort folks go through to repurpose furniture. I have used Citristrip to remove some hideous paint from a dresser that I still use. It did a super job removing about three layers of paint.

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