Zinsser Wood Bleach Kit | Lighten Furniture, Floors, Cabinets, Trim | Removes Red Tone | 2-Step Brightening System | 2-Step 8 fl. oz. Kit (16 fl. oz. Total)

(Note: Not sure why Amazon is asking me to rate the "sheerness" of a chemical product, so I left that one blank.) For whatever reason, wood bleach of any description is extremely difficult to find right now -- at least in the U.S. Apparently it's everywhere in Canada -- go figure. Most Canadian dealers, however, will not sell this product to you if you live in the States, so I was pleased to find it available on Amazon. This is the real stuff -- wood bleach. It will actually remove the natural color from most woods. You will find many people who tell you that you can bleach wood with regular laundry (chlorine) bleach, or oxalic acid. Maybe under certain ideal circumstances you can, but I've always found that those methods will remove -stains- from wood, but not much (or any) of the natural color. Also, oxalic acid is extremely toxic, and I'd rather not have to use it. This stuff will. It's the real deal. Two solutions, one of concentrated sodium hydroxide, and the other of concentrated hydrogen peroxide. Yes, there are some hazards with these chemicals, but if you follow instructions and wear appropriate gear (goggles, rubber gloves, filter mask) and take reasonable care, you will be fine. This works on all wood, although the effect is more pronounced on some wood than on others. I used it on red oak -- which it basically bleached to white oak, and also on mahogany, where the effect was more subtle, but still notable. If it doesn't bleach enough on the first pass, you can repeat the application and get a lighter shade on the second go. One pass worked on the oak; I needed two to get the shade I wanted on the mahogany. Each application cycle takes overnight, until everything is dry. Although I did find that you can accelerate this process somewhat with a heat gun. If you need to bleach a large area, you may want to look into whether this comes in larger containers, given the price. Since I was working on small objects, this package was just the right size, and the cost was reasonable for my application.

Easy to use and worked well. I purchased some pine wood from Home Depot. I want to turn it into a small shelf to hold my father's antique Lionel trains. I didn't want it to look like a piece of lumber on the wall so I bleached the wood to look more like a rustic-looking shelf. It worked well and looks good

This is a good product to bleach wood from its own color as well as to some degree, wood stain. I am refinishing a 10x3.5 foot pottery barn farm table, which was solid wood. The bleach worked very well after I had stripped the table. There was only enough for one application, though. Unfortunately, the wood was Birch which has varying degrees of density. Stains, kept rising and appearing in the areas where the table had soaked up more stain. Due to time constraints in getting this product, I ended up going to a homemade bleach solution, which actually worked great. The first component was lye and the second component was 27% hydrogen peroxide, which can be picked up at pool supply stores. ($30 for a gallon). I use this several times without damaging the birch and getting the final bleach effect I needed. I probably would have gone through 10 sets of this bleach if I had not tried the homemade. I got my information off of YouTube. There are varying views about the homemade formula but if done correctly, it is excellent. (BTW, I wore a respirator mask in using this product. It is strong stuff.)

I used it to bleach red oak. So at first it was a little scary. As part one was applied the wood turned a really dark brown like it was stained. Then it turned a yellowish-orange color and had some green hues. Once I applied the part B the colors started to fade. By the next day it had completely lightened and looks awesome. Would highly recommend it.

This two step bleach worked well on my cherry bowl. Apply part A, wait a few minutes (I waited about a half hour) then apply part B. Then rinse off. I let B set overnight. I found the cherry tannins were significantly lighter. It also wicked into adjacent wood end grain. (my project was a carved bowl). This took a little away from the end effect.

Stained raw wood medium brown and it turned out a little darker than expected. I used this product in hopes to lighten it by a shade or two. Instead it turned out very dark grey with white haze on top. Second application made it even worse. Sanding wasn't removing the haze. Had to use household bleach and hydrogen peroxide 5 times to lighten it but it is still on the grey shade. Ruined my project, very disappointed with the results. Should've used regular bleach right away instead of this.