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Post by 62shastacrazymom on May 30, 2015 20:58:38 GMT -8
My whole interior is shellaced, using the Zinnster Amber Shellac, and I have painted my cabinet doors only and they have powder coated fixtures for a fun and color-appropriate look (from that era). Is it sloppy if I leave the interior doors not painted or not covered? Should I spray a protective coat on the wood or just paint the whole thing? Shellac would look funny, as the front is paint.
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Post by John Palmer on May 30, 2015 21:16:16 GMT -8
I hate painted interiors and cabinets, but you should do "your trailer" as you like.
They also sell "Clear" Shellac, which might look better with your painted doors. It's on the same store shelf, right next to the Amber color.
I like to shellac the entire cabinet/closet/etc. "inside and out", because it 100% kills all of the past 60 years of smells, and gives all the worn areas a finished look.
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Post by 62shastacrazymom on May 30, 2015 21:29:38 GMT -8
I hate painted interiors and cabinets, but you should do "your trailer" as you like. They also sell "Clear" Shellac, which might look better with your painted doors. It's on the same store shelf, right next to the Amber color. I like to shellac the entire cabinet/closet/etc. "inside and out", because it 100% kills all of the past 60 years of smells, and gives all the worn areas a finished look. Yea as I have done my shellac, I have thought about stripping my paint on my doors..but really it is what I like and is in tune to what my goal was. To have a trailer rebuilt from the ground up, by us, (with help) and to get the new and old in the same space. I think we have accomplished that. I will shellac the entire closet or I may paint it, on the same premise John, because I agree it will look cleaner and that smell! Yes, I know what you mean. Maybe I will decide to do my drawers that remained original--they smelled like an old folks home!! |
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Post by kimberwarden on Jun 11, 2015 7:07:48 GMT -8
I'm a fan of natural wood too, but if I wanted painted cabinet doors, I'd paint the back of them to match the front for consistency's sake. And you'll be happier if you finish the inside of the drawers and cabinets with SOMETHING, whether paint or shellac. There's something very nice about opening a cabinet containing your dishes or food and feeling like it's really clean. Old finishes collect dust and it's hard (if not impossible) to wash it clean.
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Post by RinTin on Jun 11, 2015 7:24:56 GMT -8
I guess I'm weird, I like the smell of old wood, but not that musty smell from mold, mildew and rot. I like old things to smell, well...........old.
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Post by pathfinder3081 on Jun 11, 2015 11:49:30 GMT -8
I have a friend that always says "nothing cleans a place up like a fresh coat of something".(no wise cracks please)
And these freinds have had quite a few successful B&B's and a sexy sloop or two on their résumé. She's right, be it paint, shellac or whatever, it makes it look finished.
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