lm and bp kitchen mods extravaganza on the cheap

[Langanobob]

Lookin' good.   I wonder if a scrap of the  new stuff about a foot by a foot would be good for a surface plate for sanding valve shims?

Suspicious looking plant to the left of the sink.

[Grampa]

yesterday...priming for paint


todays excitement was watching the trash truck try to lift the can with all the old tile and concrete in it

[NAKID]

yesterday...priming for paint


todays excitement was watching the trash truck try to lift the can with all the old tile and concrete in it

Hahahaha! Same thing happened when I relandscaped the front yard at my old place. There were a lot of rocks that I needed to get rid of. I think the trash can weighed about 300-350lbs...

[Grampa]

stooopid paint counter lady at Lowes

[ducpainter]

stooopid paint counter lady at Lowes

You don't like pink?

[Fresh Pants]

Those countertops look solidy built. Not the cheap particle board crap.

[Grampa]

You don't like pink?

I asked her about prepping the cabinet surfaces prior to painting them. She says that if we primer everything, we don't have to prep anything by sanding. sooooo a few of the door surfaces were not sanded. I test painted two of the doors, and after having followed all the primer and paint directions..... the paint and primer pealed right off any surface that was not sanded


so..... I took those two test doors and sanded all the paint/primer/old clear/old stain off, and re-stained them with an ebony colored stain then covered that with a semi gloss clear. Michelle likes the look, so now.... we be sanding everything down to bare wood.

the f'n dust is everywhere


Trying to contain the dust as much as possible


Getting primer out of all the lil nooks a crannies is fun. NOT!



My neighbor let me borrow his saw horsies, so tomorrow, I'll take the remaining doors outside and chemical strip them.

Thinking this was going to be a simple prime and paint thing, we left most of the kitchen stuff in the cabinets and just took the doors off.....MISTAKE.

[Grampa]

and... Frank (or newest kitty), keeps tearing down the plastic 

[ducpainter]

I asked her about prepping the cabinet surfaces prior to painting them. She says that if we primer everything, we don't have to prep anything by sanding. sooooo a few of the door surfaces were not sanded. I test painted two of the doors, and after having followed all the primer and paint directions..... the paint and primer pealed right off any surface that was not sanded


so..... I took those two test doors and sanded all the paint/primer/old clear/old stain off, and re-stained them with an ebony colored stain then covered that with a semi gloss clear. Michelle likes the look, so now.... we be sanding everything down to bare wood.

the f'n dust is everywhere


Trying to contain the dust as much as possible


Getting primer out of all the lil nooks a crannies is fun. NOT!



My neighbor let me borrow his saw horsies, so tomorrow, I'll take the remaining doors outside and chemical strip them.

Thinking this was going to be a simple prime and paint thing, we left most of the kitchen stuff in the cabinets and just took the doors off.....MISTAKE.

You shoulda talked to a painter...

not a paint salesperson.

...and yes...

stripping paint sucks.

and... Frank (or newest kitty), keeps tearing down the plastic 

as it should be.

[Ddan]

You shoulda talked to a painter...

or a carpenter.  Refacing would have been waaaaay easier

[Grampa]

Those countertops look solidy built. Not the cheap particle board crap.

yup.... the tile sat on a concrete base than had to be about an inch thick  

I still have the big chunks in the bed of the truck.

FYI.... the 3m brand sandpaper sucks. The Norton brand paper is waaaaaaay better. It last longer with less build-up.

[Grampa]

or a carpenter.  Refacing would have been waaaaay easier

I thought about that. but I lack  certain tools and skills.  and we are try'n to do this as cheep as possible. the countertops and sink (with hardware) has us right a 3 grand. me not being employed is not helping.

[Grampa]

and one more lil hiccup...my Ryobi sander broke both of it's lil wire clips that hold the sandpaper in place (it's about 7 years old). you can only order them online....at 96 cents a piece..... plus 8 bucks shipping WTF?

[red baron]

and one more lil hiccup...my Ryobi sander broke both of it's lil wire clips that hold the sandpaper in place (it's about 7 years old). you can only order them online....at 96 cents a piece..... plus 8 bucks shipping WTF?

call me, I may have a solution.

[Grampa]

I already ordered them