Is it worth to restore this cabinet?

yartin · Post by **yartin** » Mon Jun 17, 2024 3:55 pm

Hi

I have a very old wall cabinet, was in the garage for over 20 years, it had to be moved few months ago. Today, I spent a couple of hours sanded most of the cabinet to bare wood with an orbital sander. My plan is to fill holes decorate and paint to hang on a wall some where in the house as display cabinet. I have attached 3 pics, haven't sanded the doors yet.

Is it worth my effort? If so, what route to take to restore, is fill sand & paint enough? I thought of changing the doors?

Thanks

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dewaltdisney · Post by **dewaltdisney** » Mon Jun 17, 2024 4:03 pm

Paint it satin white, don't try and stain it will go patchy.

DWD

yartin · Post by **yartin** » Mon Jun 17, 2024 4:23 pm

I won't stain it too much hassle and out of fashion, I will paint it satinwood

fin · Post by **fin** » Mon Jul 01, 2024 8:42 pm

youve missed a career trick here dwd you shoulda been a white satin paint salesman

dewaltdisney · Post by **dewaltdisney** » Mon Jul 01, 2024 8:49 pm

Ha ha yes.

DWD

yartin · Post by **yartin** » Tue Jul 02, 2024 9:45 am

It's been slow progress, busy with other things and having unvented cylinder installed tomorrow, hot water pump S.Turner noise really annoying for the last 7 years ...

Anyways, doing second round of fillings and to be sanded probably priming next week

I am going for of white probably Dulux Jasmin white satinwood. Any suggestion for of whites with hint of grey?

dewaltdisney · Post by **dewaltdisney** » Tue Jul 02, 2024 9:50 am

I think they can make it look like faded white.

DWD

yartin · Post by **yartin** » Tue Jul 02, 2024 5:43 pm

I don't like paints says faded rustic or chalk, like antiques

I will go to b&q and see what they have