I have been searching everywhere and I cannot find a solution to how to remove polywhey. I understand that it is a good product but I do not like the look of it on my indoor trim at all. I cannot find product lists, and when I called the company all they would tell me is that it contains whey and that I should sand it off. Given that this is an indoor application, that just isn't feasible. Everything has a solvent but I just can't figure out (short of using a horrible paint stripper) how to remove it without sanding? SAMPLE - Vermont Natural Coatings PolyWhey, Exterior, Penetrating Stain, Brackish Brown Wood Stains & Sealers

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I have been searching everywhere and I cannot find a solution to how to remove polywhey. I understand that it is a good product but I do not like the look of it on my indoor trim at all. I cannot find product lists, and when I called the company all they would tell me is that it contains whey and that I should sand it off. Given that this is an indoor application, that just isn't feasible. Everything has a solvent but I just can't figure out (short of using a horrible paint stripper) how to remove it without sanding? SAMPLE - Vermont Natural Coatings PolyWhey, Exterior, Penetrating Stain, Brackish Brown Wood Stains & Sealers

Status: Open Nov 07, 2022 - 07:19 AM

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Nov 07, 2022 - 09:00 AM

Unfortunately, the manufacturer is correct here. Any product that is "penetrating" like this one (as the name states, "exterior penetrating stain"), soaks into the wood and the only course to remove it is to sand down the wood to a level where the polywhey stain is no longer saturating the material.Paint stripper will not do much here.