I was just at my sister's house and they had some great looking new custom
cabinets with flat panel doors made by a local guy -- except in a door on a
large pantry cabinet the panel had moved and I could see unfinished areas
on the panel.
Is there a trick to staining/finishing the panel so when it moves around
you don't see any unfinished surface? Do you finish the panel before
assembly -- or, at least stain it first?
I ask because some cabinet doors are on my todo list. Thanks.
On Tue, 22 Jul 2003 01:14:51 GMT, "Preston Andreas" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>You can stain only or stain and apply first finish coat before assembly. I
>have done both and they both work okay. However, I prefer to put one coat
>of finish first. It is easier to clean off dust and any stray glue during
>the glue up.
>
Are you talking about just the panel or all of the parts before assembly?
You can stain only or stain and apply first finish coat before assembly. I
have done both and they both work okay. However, I prefer to put one coat
of finish first. It is easier to clean off dust and any stray glue during
the glue up.
Preston
"Igor" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I was just at my sister's house and they had some great looking new custom
> cabinets with flat panel doors made by a local guy -- except in a door on
a
> large pantry cabinet the panel had moved and I could see unfinished areas
> on the panel.
>
> Is there a trick to staining/finishing the panel so when it moves around
> you don't see any unfinished surface? Do you finish the panel before
> assembly -- or, at least stain it first?
>
> I ask because some cabinet doors are on my todo list. Thanks.
I prestain before assembly... If you do this before cutting the 4 x 8 sheet,
you may have a sore back before you get done.. ;~) I prefer small
surfaces...
"Igor" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 17:53:56 GMT, "Mike in Mystic"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >You answered your own question. Just pre-finish the edges of the panel
> >before gluing up the door and any movement will not result in a visible
> >unfinished line.
> >
> >Mike
>
> With stain and poly (for example), or just the stain?
>
> I guess I could save some time by finishing the panel stock all at once,
> even before cutting.
On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:34:36 -0400, Igor <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 17:53:56 GMT, "Mike in Mystic"
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>You answered your own question. Just pre-finish the edges of the panel
>>before gluing up the door and any movement will not result in a visible
>>unfinished line.
>>
>>Mike
>
>With stain and poly (for example), or just the stain?
>
>I guess I could save some time by finishing the panel stock all at once,
>even before cutting.
I finished all my panels before assembling the door. The panel should
have a small amount of movement so that it is loosely held in place.
On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 00:11:18 GMT, "Preston Andreas" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>I just prefinish the panel. If you prefinish the stiles and rails, you
>can't sand the joints if there are any irregularities.
>
>Preston
"irregularities"? Surely you jest!
Thanks.