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   gdblake | Mar 13, 2010 08:00am | #1

   First get rid of the pee

   Bing:

   You got a bigger issue than just refinishing.  You don't want dog pee to remain in the dresser, and cleaning it up with a general purpose cleaner doesn't eliminate the pee.  You need a product like this:  http://htproducts.reachlocal.net/viewproduct.php?product=11.  If it were me, I'd be building a new drawer.  Otherwise, yes sand it down, treat the bare wood, and then refinish. 

   gdblake

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   RalphBarker | Mar 13, 2010 12:45pm | #2

   Don't you just hate it when your dog becomes a woodworking critic?  ;-)

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   user-64052 | Mar 13, 2010 01:12pm | #3

   clorox bleach will usually eliminate the pee odour, wash it well after with vingar and then clear water. you will more than likely should strip and refinish it. if there is any discolourization an application of oxolic acic folowed by vinegar and then water again, should do it. sometimes one has to play around to solve these prolems.

   sometimes these kitchen cleaners either have ammonia  or a lye base in them some where and both can  alter colour of wood. oxolic acid reverses lye

   ron

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   bingoreo | Mar 13, 2010 08:11pm | #4

   thanks i'll give it a try in a few min.  i'd kick this dog out on his ear except the wife and kids love him and he is good protecting the house.  he only has a couple bad habits

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   Quickstep | Mar 13, 2010 09:45pm | #5

   The product GDblake recommended is the real deal. I've used it on cat pee and was amazed how well it worked. It will eat up the pee and the resulting smell, but probably won't remove the stain which is likely a chemical reaction between the pee and the wood. Oxalic acid will lighten the stain, but using enough oxalic acid to really lighten the stain will lighten the surrounding wood as well. I've not found a way to fully remove dog pee stains from wood. It sounds like the stain is out of sight; I'd either build new parts or learn to live with it.