Furniture, Wood and Cabinetry Finishing - aged "finished"
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susanonly
10-14-01, 03:26 AM
hi i just bought some old kitchen cabinets. they are made of pine and i do not think they have had any kind of finish on then. they have aged (my guess) to an orangish kind of tone. i would like to remove this coloring if possible for two reasons. i need a few more cabinets to fill out the kitchen which i intend to buy and they will be made of pine too. i would like to stain all the cabinets a kinda cherry finsih (i am still working on mixing colors stains)
is it possible to lighten aged coloring in pine?
if so...how??? if not...any suggestions?
thanks for any help
susan
is it possible to lighten aged coloring in pine?
if so...how??? if not...any suggestions?
thanks for any help
susan
George
10-15-01, 02:12 PM
Susan:
There may be a finish on the cabinets you have. Get some denatured alcohol and rub one area with a rag wet with alcohol. If teh rag starts to drag or stick, chances are the cabinets are finished with an amber shellac - very popular during the 50's and early 60's. This color (and finish) can be removed using steel wool and denatured alcohol.
If you don't have a finish, a two part bleach (look for that description, brand name doesn't matter) will ighten and help even out the color of the cabinets.
Before mixing any stain, get the current cabinet color corrected and have the new cabinets on hand. It's highly unlikely that exactly the same stain will produce the same color in both. You may have a ral challenge her in stain mixing!
There may be a finish on the cabinets you have. Get some denatured alcohol and rub one area with a rag wet with alcohol. If teh rag starts to drag or stick, chances are the cabinets are finished with an amber shellac - very popular during the 50's and early 60's. This color (and finish) can be removed using steel wool and denatured alcohol.
If you don't have a finish, a two part bleach (look for that description, brand name doesn't matter) will ighten and help even out the color of the cabinets.
Before mixing any stain, get the current cabinet color corrected and have the new cabinets on hand. It's highly unlikely that exactly the same stain will produce the same color in both. You may have a ral challenge her in stain mixing!