I stripped an antique pine door with CitriStrip and it ended up darkening and blotching the wood. I’ve seen talk that they changed the formula which is now causing the darkening and I feel like that is true because I’ve used CitriStrip for years and never had this issue.
I tried using oxalic acid to lighten the spots, but no luck. I’ve seen people say mineral spirits, but that also did nothing (I’ve never had any luck using mineral spirits to clean up CitiStrip).
I’ve sanded the wood but the blotches seem too deep to get out with sanding.
Any other suggestions on how to remove the blotching/darkening caused by CitriStrip?
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Whew, it has to be one of the most porous woods, right? You've tried sanding & want to keep the door so I can only tell you what I'd do.
If money permitted, I'd buy veneer. There are some pretty good peel, press and place veneer sheets out there. I've used it a few times to overlay particleboard table tops. And the the sanding would add to adhesion.
I found the veneer I use on Woodcraft.com.
That's all I have,
Mikaol
What sort of color and finish are you trying for?
Planning to do a dark burnt umber-ish stain with a shellac and paste wax top finish.
I would leave the stains in there and come up with an interest story (lie) about how the stains were there all along; it's an antique door.
Also, I would try staining it a darker colour and see how the stains turn out. I kind of like them; they add character.
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