Comments on: The Insanely Easy Way to Remove Veneer https://arayofsunlight.com/remove-veneer/ Painted Furniture, Home Decor and More! Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:25:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Elle https://arayofsunlight.com/remove-veneer/comment-page-1/#comment-53959 https://arayofsunlight.com/?p=5342#comment-53959 In reply to Anna.

Do you know if the knotted wood was pine? I’m going to redo a badly damaged buffet given to us and would love pine to be under the veneer since I have mostly antique + vtg Euro pine furniture.

]]> By: Linda https://arayofsunlight.com/remove-veneer/comment-page-1/#comment-39914 https://arayofsunlight.com/?p=5342#comment-39914 I’m gonna try this method on my granddaughters front door. It’s a huge door but about 5 inches from lock, the veneer is gone on most of the door 🤨

]]> By: Kristen https://arayofsunlight.com/remove-veneer/comment-page-1/#comment-23197 https://arayofsunlight.com/?p=5342#comment-23197 Need your advice. I have a large console I’d over to refinish. It has a dated crackle finish all over and loads of nooks and crannies. I assume the top and doors are veneer, but not positive. Can I use this technique on painted venee an what about the rounded nooks?

]]> By: Natalie https://arayofsunlight.com/remove-veneer/comment-page-1/#comment-14435 https://arayofsunlight.com/?p=5342#comment-14435 In reply to Anna.

Good point! You never know what is under the veneer. I’ve had worm holes, knots and whatnot under the veneer. But I also usually stain the wood or keep it as is when I remove veneer, so those things haven’t been an issue.

]]> By: Anna https://arayofsunlight.com/remove-veneer/comment-page-1/#comment-14200 https://arayofsunlight.com/?p=5342#comment-14200 Have a chifforobe and matching child’s vanity I bought and am redoing for my daughter. I’ve seen posts on FB groups about people removing the veneer and finding beautiful wood underneath but the reality is it doesn’t always go that way. The chifforobe had more damage on the bottom, I removed the veneer off the two bottom drawers and regretted it. There were knots in the wood on the front of the drawer that were a complete paint to cover. I ended up doing an entire skim coat of Bondo on a curved drawer front bc the knots felt smooth but when I primed u could still c cracks in the primer. When I tried to patch just the knots and cracks radiating out from it it made the curved drawer front uneven unless u sanded all the way through the Bondo. Like they were raised front the surface. Of course this set was a 1920’s-1930’s Art Deco so depression era, and had been neglected for a long time. So just to let people know sometimes it’s easier just to fill the chipped places of veneer and blend patches, instead of having to pretty much recreate a part of the piece. There isn’t always pretty wood underneath.

]]> By: Hannah J Parrish https://arayofsunlight.com/remove-veneer/comment-page-1/#comment-10523 https://arayofsunlight.com/?p=5342#comment-10523 I run a hot iron over that wet towel and it cuts the wait time from hours to minutes. I’ve done it several times and the results are perfect.

]]> By: Denise Ammons https://arayofsunlight.com/remove-veneer/comment-page-1/#comment-1161 https://arayofsunlight.com/?p=5342#comment-1161 This was great advise on how to remove veneer! I have a beautiful old dresser I can’t wait to try this on! I have been dying to redo it but was to afraid I would damage the wood underneath! Thank you for your advise!

]]> By: Jana https://arayofsunlight.com/remove-veneer/comment-page-1/#comment-1139 https://arayofsunlight.com/?p=5342#comment-1139 I have struggled to remove veneer before, can’t wait to try this! Looks so much easier!

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