[Geoff]

I went over the entire cabinet with grain filler again which makes a total of 2 coats for the top and sides and one coat for the front and columns. After letting it dry for 24 hours I went over the entire cabinet with 320 sandpaper. Here a picture of the front without and with the flash. When I took these pictures I had not sanded the right side of the front panel yet.

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Here are some pictures of the top and sides. And in case anyone is curious, no, I have not sanded through the veneer. There is one location where the veneer is sanded through on the left about 1/3 down from the top, towards the front edge. It was like that when I stripped it and appeared to be done by the original cabinet maker (as mentioned in one of the above posts).

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I think I’m all done with grain filling. Everything feels pretty smooth and I do not see any areas of unfilled grain. However, I may hit just the front panel with sanding sealer once more and then sand just make sure. I still need to sand the bottom trim on the front and sides.

So here is a question. For filling grain you use grain filler. Or, multiple coats of sanding sealer, sanding between coats until the grain is filled. If I apply another coat of sanding sealer to the front and then sand it down, am I supposed to sand back down to the wood again, leaving sanding sealer in the grain or are you just supposed to sand it until everything feels smooth, leaving a thin layer of sanding sealer across the entire front? In the pictures above I took it down to the wood again.

- Geoff