Thread: Caustic bath to strip spotted gum floor boards -other options ?

We sent our oregon panelled doors off to be caustic dipped and it ripped out so much of the colour we had to restain them again. Unless you are prepared to do this or live with a pale ghost of their former self then I wouldn't do it.

I doubt whether lacquer has been used on basketball court floorboards. It will either be two pack epoxy or similar. This is a pain to strip out but i can be done. I laid about 20 m^2 of wandoo boards that came from a classroom. I did roughly physically scrape out the tongue and groove and laid then with their original finish and then I sanded them it situ.

It was not as perfect at the grooves were not as tight as the original floor but i meant we retained the original colours.

not sure on the stripping side but i did see an amzing way to bring back the dead coulour on some timber it was shown to me by a local restorer
on a old delapitated cane chair all she used was napisan and steel scourer it worked so fast , a couple of rubs in either direction and it was back to new again , and i mean under 30 seconds for the area she did

I reckon you should just take the learned advice that you already got on the Reno forum from experienced floor type people

Caustic bath to strip spotted gum floorboards - other options ?