I have an old solid wood filing cabinet I got for free. Nothing
special. Soft wood. In bad shape, old stain and poly type finish
looks terrible. Several bad places need repair.
I took it completely apart, stripped the finish, and sanded it to
220 grit. Repaired several parts with new wood. Made a new top, and
used wood puty in several bad places. Reassembled with screws and
glue instead of nails.
Used ebony stain hoping to cover the differences the stain would
cover with the old wood, new wood used in the repairs, and the repairs
made with the puty. Looks TERRIBLE.
Now I plan to just paint it a dark brown. I don't know what else
to do to make it look presentable.
Question is..... do I need to strip it again before I paint it?
Any other suggestions or help would be apperciated.
Thanks,
George aka Bumhead
As long as you are sure the stain is completely dry (oil takes a
while) then a quick hand sand is all you need. You can use a primer to
really be sure the paint sticks.
On Feb 13, 5:53=A0pm, bumhead <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have an old solid wood filing cabinet I got for free. =A0Nothing
> special. =A0Soft wood. =A0In bad shape, old stain and poly type finish
> looks terrible. =A0Several bad places need repair. =A0
> =A0 =A0 =A0I took it completely apart, stripped the finish, and sanded it=
to
> 220 grit. =A0Repaired several parts with new wood. =A0Made a new top, and
> used wood puty in several bad places. =A0Reassembled with screws and
> glue instead of nails.
> =A0 =A0 Used ebony stain hoping to cover the differences the stain would
> cover with the old wood, new wood used in the repairs, and the repairs
> made with the puty. =A0Looks TERRIBLE.
> =A0 =A0 =A0Now I plan to just paint it a dark brown. =A0I don't know what=
else
> to do to make it look presentable.
> =A0 =A0 =A0Question is..... do I need to strip it again before I paint it=
?
> =A0 =A0 =A0Any other suggestions or help would be apperciated.
>
> Thanks,
> George =A0 =A0 aka =A0Bumhead
On 2/13/2010 7:53 PM, bumhead wrote:
> I have an old solid wood filing cabinet I got for free. Nothing
> special. Soft wood. In bad shape, old stain and poly type finish
> looks terrible. Several bad places need repair.
> I took it completely apart, stripped the finish, and sanded it to
> 220 grit. Repaired several parts with new wood. Made a new top, and
> used wood puty in several bad places. Reassembled with screws and
> glue instead of nails.
> Used ebony stain hoping to cover the differences the stain would
> cover with the old wood, new wood used in the repairs, and the repairs
> made with the puty. Looks TERRIBLE.
> Now I plan to just paint it a dark brown. I don't know what else
> to do to make it look presentable.
> Question is..... do I need to strip it again before I paint it?
> Any other suggestions or help would be apperciated.
>
> Thanks,
> George aka Bumhead
I wouldn't bother. Go over the stain with a couple of coats of shellac based
white primer (Kilz or Zinsser) then paint over that. You might sand the
stained surface again with 220 just to be safe, but I wouldn't worry about
getting all the way down to clean bare wood; that's what the shellac primer
should save you from having to do.
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