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<p>[QUOTE="BettyRubble, post: 9731942, member: 85146"]I have no expertise here but I am not young and I have made a lot of mistakes. One of them was attempting to remove veneer from a table because I didn’t know how to fix it. The entire piece was ruined. To my inexperienced eye, the veneer seemed to be only a paper thin, surface only element of the piece. But it isn’t. It has just enough dimension that the whole piece will look peculiar, ill-fitting, disjointed. The substrate will be a grave disappointment. The timber hues will be all over the place, it won’t look at all like it does now. You will not be pleased. </p><p>It sounds like you do want the piece, but don’t have the money to pay for veneer repair, nor the inclination to learn. Both are fair points. It also sounds like you have a strong drive to transform this piece, and paint is something you know. </p><p>If I am on target here with your thoughts, then I highly recommend you first coat the entire piece with shellac , either clear or amber. Shellac is the best primer, hands down, and it will also protect the wood underneath the paint. </p><p>Then, a future owner with restoration skills will be able to strip the paint. If you paint the wood as is right now, the possibility of future restoration goes away.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BettyRubble, post: 9731942, member: 85146"]I have no expertise here but I am not young and I have made a lot of mistakes. One of them was attempting to remove veneer from a table because I didn’t know how to fix it. The entire piece was ruined. To my inexperienced eye, the veneer seemed to be only a paper thin, surface only element of the piece. But it isn’t. It has just enough dimension that the whole piece will look peculiar, ill-fitting, disjointed. The substrate will be a grave disappointment. The timber hues will be all over the place, it won’t look at all like it does now. You will not be pleased. It sounds like you do want the piece, but don’t have the money to pay for veneer repair, nor the inclination to learn. Both are fair points. It also sounds like you have a strong drive to transform this piece, and paint is something you know. If I am on target here with your thoughts, then I highly recommend you first coat the entire piece with shellac , either clear or amber. Shellac is the best primer, hands down, and it will also protect the wood underneath the paint. Then, a future owner with restoration skills will be able to strip the paint. If you paint the wood as is right now, the possibility of future restoration goes away.[/QUOTE]
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