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A friend recommended a older guy to refinish a dirty Victor E cabint for me . Well three months later he called me to pick it up. Saw my cabinet and blood pressure went thru the roof. Guy painted it.

The good news is that is doesn't look like he sanded it prior to painting it. Should be an easy strip and refinish.

we all need to know who he is

for we can put him on the Do Not Use List

Well, it doesn't look dirty. I hope it didn't cost much. Jerry Blais

Yikes!!!

Wow, that looks like deck stain. Reminds me of that VV-50 I bought on eBay where all the outside nickeled parts were painted with silver radiator paint. That is a pain to remove, even with lacquer thinner and other unhealthy stuff. I hope you get that stain off easier.

Andreas

Wow..... I freaked and its not my machine.

When I picked it up he kept saying he refinished it in walnut. Even though I told him oak. Hands it to me and no charge since it took so long. He lucky I don't send HIM a bill

When I blow up the images, it looks like brown "enamel" latex paint was applied.
Scratch the pain where it's applied on the inside of the cabinet -- -- with your fingernail.

If it scratches off, take a Scotch Scrubber Sponge, moisten it with hot water, and put some dish soap along with a few drops of vegetable oil onto it, and rub the area gently to see if the paint starts to gum and peel off.

If it does, get some Murphy's Oil Soap and use that with the scrubber sponge on the outside of the cabinet. Work in small areas, and don't let the surface get overly saturated (wet).

I used this method to remove brown enamel paint from a Credenza cabinet years ago. It left the original finish undamaged.


OrthoFan

chrisg wrote:A friend recommended a older guy to refinish a dirty Victor E cabint for me

If this was recommended by a friend, I'd hate to see an enemy of yours.....



Chuck