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I have a dresser that has been stained a dark color.  I want to strip down to the lighter pine.  The only thing on this piece is stain, no poly or any other kind of sealer.  Do I just sand or should I use something else to remove the stain prior to sanding?

Thanks loads!

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Hi Connie
Nice to hear from you.
Unfortunately its darn near impossible to remove a dark stain from pine without aggressive sanding or bleaching, and even that is not always sucessful.
Thats just the way with pine.
Here is a site that details bleaching wood.
http://www.woodcentral.com/bparticles/woodbleach.shtml
Please read it carefully.
Good Luck
Regards
Eileen

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