A few years ago just before COVID redirected our lives, my son who lives in Carrboro asked me to make 26 Shaker doors and 6 drawer fronts for their kitchen. Their house is circa 1994 and the kitchen cabinets were melamine board with slab doors and iron-on edge banding. The doors around the sink and and dishwasher were crumbling from moisture and other areas were crappy looking.
I used poplar from The Hardwood Store for the rails and stiles and 1/4" MDF for the panels. I had planned on making and installing in sections and learning to spray a job like this. I bought a tent to use as a spray booth. Then COVID got serious and limited our exposure to each other and the weather was not suitable for spraying outside.
I ended up spreading the pieces flat and brushing on these products that I had never used before. They brushed on nicely and leveled quite well. For the most part, there are no brush marks.
After more than three years, the finish has held up well under daily use. I would recommend it for someone who can't spray for one reason or another. Here is what it looked like recently.
I used poplar from The Hardwood Store for the rails and stiles and 1/4" MDF for the panels. I had planned on making and installing in sections and learning to spray a job like this. I bought a tent to use as a spray booth. Then COVID got serious and limited our exposure to each other and the weather was not suitable for spraying outside.
I ended up spreading the pieces flat and brushing on these products that I had never used before. They brushed on nicely and leveled quite well. For the most part, there are no brush marks.
After more than three years, the finish has held up well under daily use. I would recommend it for someone who can't spray for one reason or another. Here is what it looked like recently.
