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    Default Repairing Water-Based Lacquer

    Is it possible without stripping and refinishing the entire piece?

    I have a second-hand cot made of European Beech in a whitewash finish (not sure if liming white stain or watered-down paint), and according to the manufacturer it is coated in a water-based lacquer. In some spots and small areas (where it presumably has been "chewed" or suckled upon) the finish is flaking off, and the white finish has been discoloured.

    I had thought about carefully sanding down the discoloured areas and matching it with a liming white stain left on for an appropriate amount of time, and although I think I could do this satisfactorily enough I am most concerned about how I would proceed to repair the lacquer coating.

    I'm not familiar enough with lacquer products to know what the best approach is here, so I would greatly appreciate your input. Can I use a lacquer thinner around the funky bits, then apply water-based or acrylic lacquer and wet sand it progressively from 320 -> 1000 to even it with the surrounds?

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    Can anyone lend some insight?

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