[codefox1]

I agree with all. Once you get everything out of the cabinet, you can make your own paint remover. Take a real large bucket (galvanized iron OK, mix in a a can of lye to a couple of gallons of cold water, (use eye protection and butyl gloves. Then mix in a half a cup of cornstarch, stir it in and you will have glop that will remove anything aka old time stripper. Brush liberally on the piece and don't let it dry. Be sure the run-off isn't going anywhere important, and of course you are outdoors. You can shoot the crap off with a hose, or wipe it off with paper towels, or scrape with a putty knife, but remember this stuff is dangerous, and needs to be discarded properly. Two applications might be needed, and any loose veneer will have to be glued and clamped later on when the whole thing dries out. Digging into the crevices and stubborn places takes time an patience. You can neutrilize the PH with a dilute vinegar solution, but I never bothered. Just clean off your tools and the bucket with plenty of water, send your clothes and body promptly to the wash.

If a piece of trim is going to ultimately be very dark in color, you need not worry about getting all the color out of it, just the junk. And yeah, you can try to use a Qtip with some peroxide or laundry bleach to try to remove a flower pot stain on the top, even if you have to use a scalpel to nudge open the pores along the stain line to accept the bleach. A tinted lacquer will mitigate multiple past sins. Besides, somewhere along the way, somebody is going to put another flower pot just in the same place.

They don't call me Hazmat for nothing.

Have fun!