Philco 640 Cabinet Refinishing Chronicles
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jerryhawthorne Wrote:Do keep in mind that lacquer does shrink with time, a lot of time! A good few days to allow most of the shrinking prior to block sanding is helpful.
Thanks for the tip! I just sprayed the 3 coats of clear last night and I'm using Deft rattle cans. I was going to sand tonight but I might wait a day or two based on your feedback. I'm starting to run up against the weather though. Even though I'm in Southern CA my garage can drop down below 65F when I spray at night and everything I've read says not to spray below that temperature. After I let the cabinet dry for an hour last night in the garage I brought it inside.
Just checked Weather.com and it looks like I may be OK for the next 10 days.
After I apply the final coats and everything is leveled I had planned on letting the cabinet cure for a month before doing the final rubout.
- Geoff
(This post was last modified: 12-17-2013, 08:27 PM by Geoff.)
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RE: Philco 640 Cabinet Refinishing Chronicles - by Geoff - 12-17-2013, 08:23 PM
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