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Started my Cabinets
I wanted to keep stain on mine which is proving to be alot of work but I hope the end result will be worth it. I started stripping them with the help of my cousin who is a master cabinet maker. I used a 5 inch D/A sander. also my cousin loaned me a profile sander for the tough areas.
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Re: Started my Cabinets
Looks like we have the same interior layout. And we are both doing the same thing right now except you are sanding and staining. I (we) took what I thought would be the easier route and are still painting.\nI guess there is no getting in a hurry about this.
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No, no hurrying at all. I am trying to keep the interior somewhat original although my couch is missing and i gotta admit, I do like the extra room with out it. We have a great dane...
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We have two 80lb dogs. One is missing a rear leg so she has a harder time climbing up the step... But seems to get up on the couch pretty easily! lol
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Well Stripping the woodwork to bare wood has proved to be alot more work than I want to do and just to have the doors dipped was around 400$. I was picking up more stripper at Home depot when I saw this cabinet refinishing system. I was not in love with the idea of painting them but 75$ for the kits vs probably close to 1,000$ by the time I am done with stripping, staining etc was pretty appealing and also solves my problem of working in the cold . This stuff is latex based so I can use it with the gs furnace on . The Oil based stains posed a fire hazard. I was skeptical how good this would look but I have the base coat on. Now I just have to do the glaze and clear coat. It doesn't look too bad and if I decide to use the dinette I can use this stuff to make it match. it will have a slight distressed look as the glazing brings up the grain a little. I notice the color coat hugs the grain nicely and lays down with no brush marks. The wood does not need to be stripped. Only deglossed although I am going to light sand because of the loose clear coat.
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Yep... That looks easier!
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Here is the product I used. It seems to work really good.\nhttp://rustoleumtransformations.com/
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we were thinking of replacing ours but those turned out nice.
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I am using a sprayer to lay down a primer that's designed to go on glossy surfaces, and has a bit of a pulp to it so it fills in the grain. Once that's all done I'll be shooting it again with glossy white enamel paint. Boring, but hopefully clean and crisp looking.