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Is it possible to renew the finish on kitchen cabinets??
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| victor 2006-03-30, 8:21 pm |
| I'd like to renew the finish on my kitchen cabinets before putting my
house on the market
I've tried the "cabinet magic" route as well as the lemon oil polishes
but the sheen they impart lasts for several hours and disappears. Are
there any remedies to imparting a longer lasting furniture luster to
kitchen cabinets short of the lengthy process of totally stripping them
down and restaining and recoating them.
Is there any product that can recoat the existing finish and impart a
new coating with a luster??
Thanks for your help!
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| PipeDown 2006-03-30, 9:21 pm |
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"victor" <mouln@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1143760625.045478.91030@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> I'd like to renew the finish on my kitchen cabinets before putting my
> house on the market
>
> I've tried the "cabinet magic" route as well as the lemon oil polishes
> but the sheen they impart lasts for several hours and disappears. Are
> there any remedies to imparting a longer lasting furniture luster to
> kitchen cabinets short of the lengthy process of totally stripping them
> down and restaining and recoating them.
>
> Is there any product that can recoat the existing finish and impart a
> new coating with a luster??
> Thanks for your help!
>
If the finish hasn't worn through to wood, you might get away with just
degreasing them in alcohol and putting another coat of clearcoat
(polyerethane, varathane, varnish or whatever it should be). Sprayed on
would be best.
Try to experiment on the inside of the bottom doors.
Painting with glossy white paint has been done but its a step backward IMO.
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| bambam@nospam.tnx 2006-03-30, 11:21 pm |
| On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 00:33:38 GMT, "PipeDown" <nowhere@earthlink.net>
wrote:
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>"victor" <mouln@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:1143760625.045478.91030@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
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>If the finish hasn't worn through to wood, you might get away with just
>degreasing them in alcohol and putting another coat of clearcoat
>(polyerethane, varathane, varnish or whatever it should be). Sprayed on
>would be best.
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>Try to experiment on the inside of the bottom doors.
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>Painting with glossy white paint has been done but its a step backward IMO.
A similar approach, which yields good results, is to clean and
degrease with very fine steel wool and lacquer thinner, then a
clearcoat darkened ever so slightly with toner.
Ken
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