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Cabinet Restoration - Vid's Guide

By vid1900

8 years ago


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    Post #1 Wear a respirator when sanding old paint Posted by vid1900 (8 years ago)

    Post #2 Repairing large missing wood chunks with fiberglass resin Posted by vid1900 (8 years ago)

    Post #24 Primer and Paint commentary Posted by vid1900 (8 years ago)

    Post #103 Repairing separated corners Posted by vid1900 (7 years ago)

    Post #145 Wood selection Posted by vid1900 (7 years ago)

    Post #273 Steps to replace a cabinet bottom Posted by vid1900 (6 years ago)

    Post #344 Proper Router Bit for Creating Corner Joints on Cabinets. Posted by vid1900 (6 years ago)

    Post #489 Separated Corners on Cabinets and How to Repair Them. Posted by vid1900 (5 years ago)


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    #855 2 years ago
    Quoted from vid1900:

    I've been waiting for a warped bottom to come in so I could take some pics.
    Rout off 2 of the bottom lips from the cab, then just stand on the bottom, so it drops out.
    Use the old bottom for a template, and cut a new one from 1/4" Baltic Birch plywood (Menards).
    Use 2 pieces of wood "Window Screen Molding" to replace the lost lips.

    Probably a dumb question, so sorry in advance: but when replacing the “lost lips” with the window screen molding, do you simply use wood glue to hold everything together? Does the 1/4” ply need to be attached in any other way to the cabinet?

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    #899 1 year ago

    I'm painting a new cabinet, and made a really dumb error that I can't correct so I'd like to start over. (FYI: if you're using PinballPimp stencils, don't skip the note in the instructions that says to pull the stencil up shortly after spraying. I made that mistake, and it's necessitated a do-over...totally my fault. But don't make my mistake!)

    Just hoping someone in the thread can offer any ideas or recommendations about what I plan to do next. My thought is that I can sand down the messed up layers of spraypaint on there, do one quick coat of automotive primer for a new base, then proceed normally.

    Anything I'm not thinking of, or should be cautious about?

    #902 1 year ago
    Quoted from Mathazar:

    I had two instances of needing to fix paint issues after stenciling....one being an accident in the garage where a shelf fell and damaged the cabinet (after the stenciling was done!) and the other I still don't know exactly what happened, but some base paint came up pulling off the stencil despite a week's cure time before stenciling.
    Both repairs came out "ok" and look fine in a nominally lit room. But if you shine a flashlight on it from the right angle, you can see the slight difference in paint shade. If I run into a situation like this again, I think I'd bite the bullet, strip everything off, and re-do the whole side.
    Cabinet
    https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/1980-black-knight-player-s-condition-to-something-better/page/2#post-7052623
    Backbox:
    https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/1980-black-knight-player-s-condition-to-something-better/page/2#post-7159202

    Yeah, I'm definitely going to re-do the whole thing. I tried some fixes, but there was bleed, and the difference was really obvious to my eye. I'm not super-picky on cabinets, but it's a scratch-build and my first attempt at doing any sort of painting/cabinetry, so I'm of the mind that if I'm going to do it, I really need to do it right.

    Once more unto the breach!

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