Friday, July 16, 2010

The Before and After (mini) Refinishing

Hi, here is the cabinet in the guest bathroom.  There was wear to the finish mainly where the previous owners let water go down the front and then where you'd grab the doors to open them at the top.
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AFTER WITH FLASH TO SHOW THE SHINE!















In the worst part, where there was some raised grain from water damage, it didn't fix that like sanding and a full refinishing would have done but rather this product helped to blend those places in with the other wood and it really created a nice shine.  I put 2 coats on it for more protection.  Best thing is that it was really easy...clean 'em...let 'em dry...use fine steel wool on the worst place to get any flaking finish off and then shake the bottle, open it and apply some to a cloth and wipe it on the surface.
I think they turned out nice, what do you think?

3 comments:

Pammy Sue said...

Nice job! And love your new garden!

D. Carlen said...

I think you and I are living parallel lives~! Our kitchen cabinets were hand crafted locally in 1950. (I was born in 1959.) Where they look good, they look amazing; where they look bad, around the sink and stovetop, yuck. We thought about a total redo; very expensive. Paint them white--not a chance. Home depot has a program called Nhance. We are thinking about that...however, might be a "do-it--yerselfer" again. Only takes some time, elbow grease and the correct product. Well done there...inspirational.

Linda said...

Wow I am impressed!