How to strip the color from a rocking chair  

I have a Wegner rocker that I bought a year ago. The original painting was very damaged so I decided to strip it. The chair is now half stripped in a corner, waiting for the rest of the job to be done. And it is probably one of my favorite chair design.

I have spent countless hours cleaning, sanding and oiling furniture. However, stripping off paint is just a nightmare. Sometimes the paint will go easily, sometimes not. You know that the result won

Hello. You must not look for such point of view but don`t you think about leaving it. It`s don`t a joke! I really likes like it looks now. These shabbines makes the chair looks more vintage stylized Even a sticker looks great to me. Of course i don`t know if it match to your house style I jast a fan of look of old furniture.

I agree.

Rocking chairs should look well used...with a lot of miles on them. A painful stripping won't make this chair rock any different. I'd just leave it as-is...my 2 cents.

But I'm usually wrong.

Best,

Aunt Mark

STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS

use the scruffy side of a sponge, some paper towels, and your fingers to remove any loose paint

pick a color

get a can of paint in that color

shake up the can of paint

(rattle rattle rattle)

(rattle rattle rattle)

grab some paper out of the recycling bin

take the can of paint, the paper, and the chair outside to your driveway

spread the paper on the ground

set the chair on top of the paper

shake the can of paint some more

(rattle rattle rattle)

(rattle rattle rattle)

remove cap from can of paint

spray the chair until it's painted

let dry, repeat if necessary

invert can of paint and spray to clear nozzle

discard paper in appropriate receptacle

put can of paint away or discard if empty

take chair inside

rock, rock, rock

rock, rock, rock

Refinishing furniture is 90% prep work & 10% actual refinishing but the ratio is irrelevant when doing this activity for fun.