 Re: Has anyone around here stained their kitchen cabinets?
I took on that job once. My then-wife, now ex requested it.
I'll never do it again.
First removed the cabinet doors, and the hardware.
The builder used cheap hardware so a bunch of the hinges broke when removing them.
There were a few layers of paint, must have been different kinds because the stripper didn't work well. Went through a few different brands of stripper, lots of rubber gloves, scrapers, face masks, sand paper.
Finally got them stripped down to the wood and put on stain and clear varnish.
Of course then we had to get all new hardware.
Oh, and then we "needed" a new countertop...
And a new fridge...
And a new sink...
Not trying to discourage you from doing it, the cabinets looked really nice when we were done, but it was a lot of work, much more than I expected when starting out.
Of course your job may be easier |