I also picked up some 4 inch rollers, with a handle today. These are the really smooth type foam rollers with no nap. As you can see, they are recommended for cabinets and doors.
I picked up 4 quarts of clear gloss brushing lacquer. In case you are wondering, this can also be sprayed on. Why didn't I just buy a gallon of this, at a cheaper price?
Not available in Pa. Quarts only.
Not available in Pa. Quarts only.
Added a second coat to all of the shelves, and the face frames. Turns out, as expected, using a smooth roller, works a whole lot faster than using a brush.
Finally starting to have that "deep" walnut look, on the face frames.
Finally starting to have that "deep" walnut look, on the face frames.
Watching more Lacquer dry. They say the third time's a charm. 3 coats on this baby, finally.
Here we go. All the shelving on this side now has a coat of Lacquer on it, except the very bottom front face. It's starting to look a little better.
I need to pick up some small foam rollers to roll the Lacquer on, instead of using a brush. That will take a lot less time.
I need to pick up some small foam rollers to roll the Lacquer on, instead of using a brush. That will take a lot less time.
Nothing like watching the grass grow.../ Ah, I mean, paint dry. / No, I mean ... Nothing like watching the Lacquer dry. Yea, that's it. Lacquer.
Here's another pic of the wall, with another coat of Lacquer on it. I am getting it ready for some special treatment!
This is a better pic without the artificial light on it.
Here's another pic of the wall, with another coat of Lacquer on it. I am getting it ready for some special treatment!
This is a better pic without the artificial light on it.
I then, started to apply lacquer to the shelves on the passenger side. I lacquered the shelves from the yellow arrow, upward.
The red arrow points to the black walnut frame, and upward, that has lacquer on it.
I'll deal with the bottom half tomorrow. After stepping back and looking at it, I thought to myself, "Grand dad would be proud". And hey, I'm just getting started making it look "better". Wahoo!
The red arrow points to the black walnut frame, and upward, that has lacquer on it.
I'll deal with the bottom half tomorrow. After stepping back and looking at it, I thought to myself, "Grand dad would be proud". And hey, I'm just getting started making it look "better". Wahoo!
After getting that out of the way, I proceeded to "paint" some lacquer onto the wall, on the drivers side, next to the shelves.
You can see the difference in color a little better towards the bottom, on the right side. The blue painters tape is where I stopped.
You can see the difference in color a little better towards the bottom, on the right side. The blue painters tape is where I stopped.
I did wind up getting to spend a some time in the moho today. It's amazing how much time can be spent on trying to spread lacquer around with a brush.
Ah well, it is what it is.
First off, I had to move some lumber so I could put some lacquer on the wall.
So, I used a couple of clamps to hold the plywood secure, and all in one "piece". That would be the red arrows.
Second, in order to hold the plywood steady, I just clamped ... the clamp. Yea, you read that right. That would be the red circle, holding one of the clamps to the aluminum leg, nice and securely.
Ah well, it is what it is.
First off, I had to move some lumber so I could put some lacquer on the wall.
So, I used a couple of clamps to hold the plywood secure, and all in one "piece". That would be the red arrows.
Second, in order to hold the plywood steady, I just clamped ... the clamp. Yea, you read that right. That would be the red circle, holding one of the clamps to the aluminum leg, nice and securely.
Larry202br wrote:fulltimin wrote:
Next up are the pieces of aluminum angle that I wanted to install on the corners of the 2 counters to secure everything together.
First thing I did was to remove some of the plywood on the corner of the wheel well. I took enough off, so the aluminum would be flush with the plywood, after installation.
Did you remove that wood with a chisel? Neat job!
No, I actually used one of these......
It's a cordless Ryobi trim router, that will take 1/4" shank bits. It does a really nice job for smaller items and smaller areas, that would be difficult to get to with a full size router.
Using that router, got me within 1-1/2 inches of the floor.
The last 1-1/2 inches was removed with this. Since I now had a flat reference point, it was fairly easy to guide this the rest of the way, and keep it pretty flat.
fulltimin wrote:
Next up are the pieces of aluminum angle that I wanted to install on the corners of the 2 counters to secure everything together.
First thing I did was to remove some of the plywood on the corner of the wheel well. I took enough off, so the aluminum would be flush with the plywood, after installation.
Did you remove that wood with a chisel? Neat job!
