Another suggestion for removing varnish that has soaked into the wood is to first dissolve the varnish with a chemical stripper and then try to 'draw
out' the residue by placing absorbent paper over the stain and working a hot iron over the paper - the heat of the iron causing the residue to be
wicked into the paper. I have successfully used this technique for removing wax and adhesive stains from a sound board after dissolving the residues
with a wax solvent. Whether or not it would work with softened varnish I don't know but it might be worth testing.
I used plain brown wrapping paper and a mini electric iron. |