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Refinishing my 40-180 cabinet
unclevinny86
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03-28-2021, 11:57 PM
Fred,

Just curious, did you use medium walnut for the entire cabinet or a combination of light walnut and medium walnut toner? I’ve read different things about this and am getting ready to refinish my 40-180, so want to make sure I do it right. Your 40-180 looks amazing by the way!
Vinny
Greensburg, IN

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Refinishing my 40-180 cabinet - by fwmartin2000 - 04-14-2020, 11:01 PM
RE: Refinishing my 40-180 cabinet - by GarySP - 05-25-2020, 08:56 AM
RE: Refinishing my 40-180 cabinet - by klondike98 - 05-27-2020, 07:40 PM
RE: Refinishing my 40-180 cabinet - by PhilcoJohn - 06-03-2020, 07:16 PM
RE: Refinishing my 40-180 cabinet - by KCMike - 06-04-2020, 06:53 PM
RE: Refinishing my 40-180 cabinet - by tbone - 09-18-2020, 06:19 PM
RE: Refinishing my 40-180 cabinet - by unclevinny86 - 03-28-2021, 11:57 PM



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