Refinishing Oak Veneer Coffee Table??

[bobfog]

Hi all.

I need to refinish an oak veneer coffee table.  I'm wondering if the Surfex kit/system would be the best option or whether I'd be better off with something else like Osmo PolyX would be better?

Thanks.

 

[bobfog]

Just a little bump as I'm going to be doing this tomorrow morning and any opinions will help my decision when I get to the shop tomorrow morning to buy whatever I'm going to use.

Thanks in advance.

 

[tjbnwi]

Surfix would not be the best choice over the existing finish. It is design to go over unfinished wood.

Tom

 

[bobfog]

Surfix would not be the best choice over the existing finish. It is design to go over unfinished wood.

Tom

Thanks for the response. The current finish is a hard varnish that is sitting on the top of the veneer, so my intention was to carefully sand it back to the veneer, then use Surfix.

 

[tjbnwi]

The finish most probably sealed the pores, it would be very difficult to get it out.

Tom

 

[deepcreek]

If it was solid Oak instead of veneer, you could sand it back enough to use a penetrating finish.

In this case, however, you need to use a build finish.