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Before I start doing something foolish I like to ask if there are a way : chemical or magical, to restore the old formica to a more nice color? My formica are very dark brown and my first idea is to paint with toplac but ... if theres a way to remove the dark then, I prefeer to keep the nice wood looking. I already try (on a small piece) to sand and the result is not what I want.
Thanks and best regards

I cleaned mine with regular cleaner stuff--like Spraynine, and then on the advice of this board used Penetrol. It looked alot better. Don't leave the Penetrol on to long--it'll turn into a sticky mess and you'll have ot redo it.

When I redid my interior, I filled, sanded, and primed, and painted with Ivory Toplac. I really like the look.

As said, Penetrol!

Liquid Gold-Can be purchased in a spray can at your supermarket in the furniture polish section. Spray it on, wipe it off. Immediate results. Walter

if you have even the faintest plan to paint your formica later on you may want to reconsider using anything that will be a pain to remove later on, products that give a quick easy gloss also will be a enemy to your paint.