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Can I refinish kitchen cabinets myself?
I got an estimate and it was extremely expensive. Don't you just apply
stripper and then relaquer? That doesn't sound that hard. Can I do it myself? |
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Can I refinish kitchen cabinets myself?
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I got an estimate and it was extremely expensive. It's *very* labor intensive. Don't you just apply stripper and then relaquer? That doesn't sound that hard. Can I do it myself? Yes, you can do it yourself. It's a little more involved than you suggest but it's not a complicated job -- just very time consuming. You'll need to remove the old finish and prepare the surface with some combination of stripping and sanding. You may want to apply sanding sealer and/or a stain. Then you'll apply several coats of a new finish. Polyurethane with a foam brush is a pretty good method for a DIY job. Laquers are typically sprayed but that takes some equipment and practice -- probably best left for the pro's. The process I used on my cabinets: 1. Sand down to bare wood (I tried stripper but it wasn't any faster or easier). 2. Apply 4 coats of gloss oil-based poly with a foam brush, lightly sanding with 400 grit between coats. 3. Degloss the final coat with 0000 steel wool and a little wax. You might want to carry out a test run on an inconspicuous area, like the inside of a cabinet door, just to ensure the final effect meets with your approval. Also, you *will* make some (hopefully non-fatal) minor errors and develop your technique. -- |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| | Malcolm Hoar "The more I practice, the luckier I get". | | Gary Player. | | http://www.malch.com/ Shpx gur PQN. | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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Can I refinish kitchen cabinets myself?
Yes, you may do it yourself, but we cannot tell if you can do it yourself.
"Scott Simpson" wrote in message ... I got an estimate and it was extremely expensive. Don't you just apply stripper and then relaquer? That doesn't sound that hard. Can I do it myself? |
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