Also, I know the doors are solid wood, but the cabinet it self is not. Would it be a bad idea to try and stain the cabinets to a darker shade?Do I need to strip my cabinets before I put a clear coat on?
Any wear and tear on the old finish needs to be evened out otherwise the new finish will not be evenly distributed. A sanding would be too aggressive considering you have mixed bases between the doors and the cabinets themselves. Maybe a really fine diamond grit would be okay.Do I need to strip my cabinets before I put a clear coat on?
I do this for a living. I would, for the best results, strip the cabinets to the base wood. Clean it real good and sand it lightly to make sure you have all the previous dents, scrapes and scuff marls out.
Then decide what you want to do. Try the stain, varnish/stain, whatever your going to use on a sample piece first. Then sand it lightly, steel wool it and in the end, varnish it, see what it looks like after it all done. You'd be surprised on the color, and the texture a painted door takes on after it's all done and dry.
If you like it, continue with the rest. Be paitient and wait for your drying times, everything else concerned.
You might not want to sand the glaze off, but you could use a buffing pad to clean it a bit before applying new varnish. If you use sand paper and try to strip the cabinets, you will run the risk of sanding passed the glaze into the paint, and you would have to repain the cabinets. If you have the paint match then okay, but if not you could have to redo the whole thing so you won't have spots of different colors on your cabinets.
Only strip the cabinets if you want a class act finish job. Otherwise, don't bother. Everyone has their own tolerance level for these things. My wife wouldn't go for the job being ';good enough'; she would want the cabinets to look classy. I like dark cabinets and lighter doors. It looks nice, if the finish is nice.
I would clean with simple green degrease 1st then apply clear coat after there clean...
As far as the easiest way goes, if there are no scratches past the stain surface, just scuff up with a 3M abrasive pad. It is like the green plastic scrubbies, only a reddish brown color. Make sure the surface is not shiny, but don't rub so deep that you remove the stain underneath.
If the scratches are in the wood rather than just the polycoat, you will need to refinish by stripping/sanding/etc, otherwise it will look patchy.
no you dont have to sand them right back clean them with sugar soap
then give them a very light sand this will help them up for a new coat of clear glase to hold to
yes not a good idea as it would prob not match
but depends on what the unit is made of
Before you decide a re-coat please make sure of the existing coats on your cabinet. ex. Lacquer, Acrylic or Polyurethane paints. These are not compatible materials.
If only minor scratches or defects - sure you could re-coat (no need to strip off)
1. clean-up with paint thinner to remove dirt.
2. Fine sanding: use 240 grits sand paper
3. Apply sanding sealer. let dry 4 hrs
4. fine sanding - 320 grits
5. top coat - suggest semi gloss effect
Good Luck!!
Note: If not sure and not familiar with finishing materials
';strip it off'; and apply new coats or seek advice from professionals.
If you plan on refinishing them then you need to sand them down to bear wood, stain them and then put polyurethane on them.
The cabinets are just the case really and you could sand the front frame and sides that show in the same manor as above, to make sure they match. You will want them to match, trust me.
My husband makes custom furniture and I have assisted him on many projects just like yours.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
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