Marcylove, I truly believe it has no veneer on it, so re-veneering is out of the question.
It appears to be "
grain painted". This is done by first applying a light colored "base coat" of paint, preferably a cream, light yellow or white color.
Next, a dark or darker colored paint is applied via use of
Wood Graining Tools, to wit, see them here:
http://www.o-geepaint.com/Faux/graining.shtml Thirdly, a polycrylic, varnish or lacquer is applied as the "top coat".
Those "scratches" are the result of ....... the top layers of "finish" having been sratched off revealing the light colored base coat.
And the simplest way to "fix" those scratches is to
camaflouge them with the Old English "Dark". They will still be there but they will "
blend in" with the other graining and only noticeable upon close inspection.
It's darn near impossible to "strip" that base coat of paint off because it was applied to "
bare wood", and besides, iffen you did, there is no telling what kind or or how many different types of wood you would find underneath it.
Try the Old English and iffen you don't like the results, ...... paint it or sell it. And that's the best advice I can give you.
Cheers, Sam C
Ps: your only other choice is to use those "
colored wax pencils" to fix those scratches but that method would be quite "labor intensive".
