Can I rescue this table

[OM2]

We've got 3 tables. They got marked and drawn on by the kids.
I sanded using a dander and the marks look like this can be rubbed off.
Just wondering if I could apply varnish and get the table back to it's former self?

See the picture below. See to the left - this is the original light brown look. In the middle is where I've sanded and it's just bare wood.

I haven't finished sanding, but didn't want to waste time if the table was beyond rescue.

ALSO... should I use different sanding paper? Like maybe start with coarse ones and finish with fine ones? Any guidance on that would be great. Thanks.

 

[OM2]

anyone?

 

[Notch7]

No.

You need to get new kids




............... only joking.

Problem you have is it looks like veneer, if so you have 0.6mm only.

Try sanding a top, be very careful round the curve if it is veneer.

Its worth a go

 

[OM2]

thanks for replying
i didn't want to waste time and money getting varnish if i wont get the same look

veneer... i'm not sure if it actually
the wood is bent round on both sides + on the sides i can see stripes

the stripes - does that mean it's a few layers of wood piled on top of each other?

 

[EddieM]

yes it's a laminate topped with a very thin veneer.

 

[OM2]

so worth giving an attempt to rescue or not?

 

[EddieM]

worth a go. very light sand and a tinted varnish.