Credenza strip and stain

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Uploaded by on May 2, 2010

The poor ol' Credenza gets stripped and stained. The color turned out quite a bit darker than I would have liked. Looks better in person than in the video for some reason. Hope the finish turns out o.k.

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  • One more thing - you stated it was next-to-impossible to get that darker/lighter effect using staining - so what all did you have to do to get that to come out? Looks like it worked out very well ! On the Credenza I refinished last month (my first cabinet resto) I didn't risk it, since screwed-up staining is not easy to correct.

    Thanks!

  • @frenchmarky

    I used a light color stain over the entire cabinet, then went over the edges with black stain.

  • Great job! I just finished a similar total strip/sand/stain on my own Credenza last week. No bad veneer though, just a worn-out refinish that someone did long ago in a yucky light stain. I only finished with shellac - this is my FIRST refinish try and didn't want to push it since it looks quite nice this way; maybe I'll top it with lacquer at a later date.

    I just love taking old machines like this and making them work and look as new as I am able to. It's really like having a time machine!

  • @frenchmarky

    I started using lacquer (inside of the doors) but could not stand the smell of it! Seriously after 10 minutes I felt a little faint and switched to shellac.  The outcome looks the same to me.

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  • What brand and color of stain did you use? What brand shellac? Do you have a video of the finished Credenza after shellac?

  • Great, now I don't feel bad about not lacquering mine after all.  Thanks!

  • It looks great. Nice job !!

  • You did a great job cleaning that up and the finish looks great!

  • WOW, Louie! That is a perfect stripping! Right down to the wood as new! I am so amazed by your numerous abilities :-) It really looks beautiful! I think it is superb!

  • looks awsome so far!

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