Thread: Removing Varnish from a stock... how?

Ok, a few nights ago it had a very good clean with meths!
Then I left it a few days to fully dry from the wash it had the night before.

Today I started out with sanding using 280 grit.
I found the finish pretty good to start so did not want to go to 180...
After the 280 I then went onto 400 grit which made a very nice fine finish. After the 400 grit I gave it a polish with 000 steel wool and blow down with compressed air and a wipe with a tack cloth.
I took about 1.5~2 hrs sanding and polishing...

After all that I got stuck into the staining. Using the BC walnut stain.
I ended up giving it 4 coats in total, 3 consecutively and the forth a few hours later... as I was after a dark finish.
The touch now is VERY smooth, so I don't think it will need any further sanding before the true-oil.

I will leave it at least a day for drying before the first coat of true-oil.