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Burned tabletop - part 2
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    Posted: 03 November 2009 at 7:40pm
Hi all:

Today's question is, how can I find out what finish was used on the table I need to repair? It's a new piece (less than a year old), some type of clear finish.

I scraped some off with a knife, and it's rather cohesive (it did not shatter or splinter), but was able to scrape nicely. That's all I can tell so far. Any way to figure this out so my repair can be similar?

Thanks.
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Dunk the dust of your scraping into lacquer thinner. If it dissolves, it is lacquer. And eas(ier) to repair. If not, it might be catalized lacquer which is in fact a polymerized plastic. Your are out of luck: you'll have to use some sanding in order to provide physical adhesion. 


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Mat, start with Alcohol.  If the finish dissolves it is shellac if not goto the next step.  Now try some paint thiner.  If the finish dissolves it should be a varnish of some kind.  If it does not dissolve then go to Roberts post.
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