Is there any way to bleach out stain on pine wood?

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This is for an interior, built-in cabinet which is stained dark. I would like to lighten it up and keep the wood grain if possible. Since I can’t move it outdoors, toxic fumes are a concern. White washing doesn’t seem to produce desired results. Any luck with a process called "pickling"? Any other suggestions? Many thanks.

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  1. tmarschall says:

    sanding off the dark stain is about the only way I have had success with this. You won’t get it all out, but the results is somewhat of an "antiqued" look with the light wood in most areas and dark wood in the crevasses and corners. Have a shop vac with an extra fine filter in it to keep down the dust when you are sanding. Have someone vac while you sand. The only way I have had success in going from dark to light is to sand it out.

    The "pickling" I have tried is too much like the whitewashing. Pickling and bleaches work best on un-finished wood. I have never seen a bleach lighten up a "wood" stain that was meant to darken woods. Some stains like grape juice and such might bleach.

  2. john b says:

    Oxalic acid is the best wood bleach out there.

  3. Fordkilla says:

    Sanding it down is all I would do.

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