Refinishing wooden prop

"Kyle Boatright" wrote

I would not use a stripper or solvent. No telling what that might do to
the
glue. My prop manufacturer says to refinish his props with "a good
polyurethane", so I'd hand sand the prop then apply a coat or two of poly.

Is this going to be a flying or nonflying prop, after this?

If you are going to fly it, hand sand and poly, like KB said.

If it was going on a wall, I would get a random orbital sander and go to it,
taking all of the old finish off, filling in any nicks or voids, then two
coats of sanding sealer, then two coats of high gloss poly.
--
Jim in NC