The Dining Room Table Part 2

Today I began my day with a trip to the Home Depot. I worked in the paint department at Home Depot for 6 months when I first got hired, so I consider myself pretty knowledgeable about this stuff. However, I purchased some "Furniture Restorer" that is made to remove the old finish without stripping it(?... i thought that was stripping it) I guess I don't know as much as I thought.

I also got my steel wool, sandpaper, scrapers, etc. About one hour in, this "furniture restorer" is not cutting it. I return the stuff (I have to stay within my budget and this qualified under not 100% satisfied) and purchase some eco friendly gel stripper (I care about the earth too).

I come home, try the eco-friendly stuff... it worked, but I had to keep reapplying and I don't have all week for this project.

One more trip... this time I bought the heavy duty stripper in an aerosol can (sorry mother nature, but I need to get this stuff off!) It bubbled up and when I took my scraper to it, it only took off a light layer.

Trip #4! At this point I'm thinking "thank god I don't work at this store, or I might as well clock in". This time I skip the paint department, head straight to the hardware dept. and get the most versatile sander I can find. I get some sandpaper and I'm on my way. This has to work!!