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Varnish of Lacquer Walter R. 03-20-2007
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Posted by Walter R. on March 20, 2007, 12:31 am


My kitchen cabinets are stained wood covered with a thin coat of lacquer.
They are 25 years old. The lacquer finish has become dull and there are tiny
fissures in the (dried-out) wood panels.

I have washed the cabinets thoroughly. The stain and the old varnish are in
good physical condition. Can I brush a layer of varnish over the old
lacquer? Would spar varnish be preferable to polyurethane varnish for
kitchen and bathroom cabinets.
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Walter
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Posted by RicodJour on March 20, 2007, 2:27 am


Walter R. wrote:
> My kitchen cabinets are stained wood covered with a thin coat of lacquer.
> They are 25 years old. The lacquer finish has become dull and there are tiny
> fissures in the (dried-out) wood panels.
>
> I have washed the cabinets thoroughly. The stain and the old varnish are in
> good physical condition. Can I brush a layer of varnish over the old
> lacquer? Would spar varnish be preferable to polyurethane varnish for
> kitchen and bathroom cabinets.

Hey Walter. First and foremost, any finish will require a very
thorough cleaning of those cabinets. You will certainly have to
degrease the cabinets and deal with those cracks in the panels before
you do anything else.

The coatings world has seen a lot of advancement. There are some
great products out there that you may not be aware of.

You could use Deft brushable lacquer. It will take more coats to
finish the cabinets, but it dries extremely quickly and leaves a
beautifully smooth finish. The stuff is noxious, so you may want to
look into this:
http://www.deftfinishes.com/trade/OurProducts/details.cfm?ProductID=1

R


Posted by Karl S on March 20, 2007, 10:35 am


On 19 Mar 2007 23:27:23 -0700, RicodJour wrote:

> You could use Deft brushable lacquer. It will take more coats to
> finish the cabinets, but it dries extremely quickly and leaves a
> beautifully smooth finish. The stuff is noxious, so you may want to
> look into this:
> http://www.deftfinishes.com/trade/OurProducts/details.cfm?ProductID=1
>
> R

I just used Deft on my cabinets which were almost the same as the original
poster described. I took the doors and drawer fronts off and laid them
flat. Three coats was enough to make them look very, very good.

As you say, Deft dries very fast. It is also very easy to sand.

It is noxious so you need good ventilation.

Posted by RicodJour on March 20, 2007, 10:39 am



Karl S wrote:
> On 19 Mar 2007 23:27:23 -0700, RicodJour wrote:
>
> > You could use Deft brushable lacquer. It will take more coats to
> > finish the cabinets, but it dries extremely quickly and leaves a
> > beautifully smooth finish. The stuff is noxious, so you may want to
> > look into this:
> > http://www.deftfinishes.com/trade/OurProducts/details.cfm?ProductID=1
> >
> > R
>
> I just used Deft on my cabinets which were almost the same as the original
> poster described. I took the doors and drawer fronts off and laid them
> flat. Three coats was enough to make them look very, very good.
>
> As you say, Deft dries very fast. It is also very easy to sand.
>
> It is noxious so you need good ventilation.

Yeah, I definitely like the stuff, but the fumes will kill ya! That's
why I'm interested in trying the Deft waterborne that I linked to.
Anyone have any experience with that stuff?

R


Posted by C & E on March 20, 2007, 9:33 pm



> Walter R. wrote:
>> My kitchen cabinets are stained wood covered with a thin coat of lacquer.
>> They are 25 years old.

<snip>

Would spar varnish be preferable to polyurethane varnish for
>> kitchen and bathroom cabinets.
>

Ricod Jour wrote:
> Hey Walter. First and foremost, any finish will require a very
> thorough cleaning of those cabinets. You will certainly have to
> degrease the cabinets and deal with those cracks in the panels before
> you do anything else.

<snip>

Boy is Ricod right about cleaning. After you're done, **do it again** with
a quick drying solvent like naptha but the stuff gags me to death! You also
don't want to rub hard with the solvent - more of a pendulum stroke and
change the contact spot on the rag frequently. Did this on an old cherry
dining set and ended up *not* refinishing it. The dirt and old wax that
came off revealed an intact finish which I only had to wax (not saying
that's what you will find).



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