This little enamel top kitchen table was a curb side find. It sat on my patio all last summer next to my swing. The paint was peeling and the top was covered in what I thought was old contact paper. I brought it inside, cleaned, sanded and tightened the base. Since I thought the top was contact paper over enamel I tried the heat gun but that was going to damage the enamel. After some searching I found a simple and safe solution. Water, yep plain old hot water. I laid thick bath towels on the top and poured hot water on until the towels were sopping wet. I left it on for 3-4 hours and took a peek. The paint came right off with a dull scraper and some steel wool. I always try to look for the most natural way to do projects so not having to use caustic strippers made me very happy. Sorry no after pics. I took it to the consignment shop where my free find is now marked $150.
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