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Finishing a Grunow 1081 cabinet
Glenn Roberts
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10-06-2011, 03:32 PM
I could really use some advice,
Below are a couple of pictures of a cabinet I've been working on. The top was bad so I had to sand it down. It still had the original stain so I put a few coats of lacquer on it then tried to tone it to get close. As you can see it's way too dark to match the bottom so...would you remove the top finish and try again or tone the bottom to get it closer. I kind of like the darker tone of the top, but it does hide the wood grain. Any advise would be appreciated, I will not be offended by any critiques or comments, I'm still learning. Oh and FYI that is one coat of extra dark Walnut and one coat of perfect brown ( the XD Walnut seemed to give it a redish tone), 3 coats of Semi gloss laquer before the toner and 3 after.

Thanks again,
Glenn
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Finishing a Grunow 1081 cabinet - by Glenn Roberts - 10-06-2011, 03:32 PM
Re: Finishing a Grunow 1081 cabinet - by exray - 10-06-2011, 05:46 PM
Re: Finishing a Grunow 1081 cabinet - by Arran - 10-07-2011, 12:17 AM



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