| Cabinets, clean, refinish? [message #251721] |
Sun, 08 June 2014 07:08  |
mickey szilagyi
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We'd like to touch up our overhead cabinet doors in our 77 Kingley. They are the lovered type so it could be tedious work. We have cleaned them with Murphy's Oil Soap. They are it pretty good shape but the finish looks worn. We were thinking of using tung oil, something that will soak in instead of instantly sealing the wood in case we want to apply stain at a later date. Or maybe it's time to stain them and put on a coat of polyurathane. Before making matters worse we'd appreciate some advice on how to proceed.
Thanks everyone!
Mickey
1977 Kingsley, 403, Lansing, MI
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| Re: Cabinets, clean, refinish? [message #251723 is a reply to message #251721] |
Sun, 08 June 2014 07:44  |
Dennis S
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mickey szilagyi wrote on Sun, 08 June 2014 07:08We'd like to touch up our overhead cabinet doors in our 77 Kingley. They are the lovered type so it could be tedious work. We have cleaned them with Murphy's Oil Soap. They are it pretty good shape but the finish looks worn. We were thinking of using tung oil, something that will soak in instead of instantly sealing the wood in case we want to apply stain at a later date. Or maybe it's time to stain them and put on a coat of polyurathane. Before making matters worse we'd appreciate some advice on how to proceed.
Thanks everyone!
From a post by Larry Davick
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Finally - if your lovely bride wants to go wild inside the coach I have a tip from Jerry Work about freshening up the woodwork (not plastic.) I'd asked Jerry for some advise about refinishing the woodwork on my cabinet doors. I've always loved the look of louvered doors and wanted to clean them and protect them. Here is an excerpt of what he said - and a picture of a half-done door:
Without looking at your cabinets it is a bit hard to make a firm recommendation. If no PO smeared goop of some kind on them and you are dealing with the original finish, then clean them with an orange oil cleaner made for wood. I particularly like one made by Howard Products in CA. Called Feed-n-wax, is a combination of carnauba wax and bees wax in an orange oil base. The orange oil will clean off years of grime and the waxes will leave a nice hand. If the wood is not smooth and the application cloth drags, apply the first coat with a 3M pad. It will likely take more than one coat. Once the wood is nice and clean, you can use a coat of Howard's Butcher Block Conditioner (carnauba and bees wax in a mineral oil base) to make them really glow. You can find Howard's Products at some big box stores. I sell the stuff in my gallery for a bit less than the big box stores but am obviously not there to ship it!
<http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/member-galleries/p51458-refinishing-the-woodwo.html>
That picture is just from a half-hour's work, mostly gathering rags. I'm happy with the outcome, though I haven't yet applied multiple coats, or the butcher block conditioner. I still need to design, build, buy, and install valences and blinds before I put the cabinets back up. I did just get some Panduit covers for the wire chases, so progress is being made.
Dennis S
73 Painted Desert 230
Memphis TN Metro
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