Just finished priming these kitchen cabinets here in Bradenton, they started out a golden brownish color.  Everything but the Island is going Natural Linen, and the Island is going Porpoise, both are Sherwin William colors. Pretty easy cabinet frames to paint, they are full overlay and European type frames, so it goes quick, except for that wine rack.. hate those things.  I always try to remove a wine rack, glass rack and or plate racks if they come out easy, clearly this one

Just finished taking up these boxes, protecting the floor, countertops and walls, ready for primer which is up next. Working up here near Fort Hammer Park in Bradenton, just south of the river. Bradenton Florida

In our shop this week, Still have this table on the workbench, although Kathy has decided on the finish, so next week we will get this toned and clear coated along with the cherry chairs and table bases. We just finished painting these cabinet doors which are getting hung today.  Picture at the end of this short clip of the one office wall finished. Also just pulled out of the trailer this morning, this white table base and chairs which we are changing the color to Sauteed Mu

Spray painting cabinet door fronts Today I am spray painting cabinet door fronts along with some shelving for a project in Lakewood Ranch. These are part of an office and an entertainment center in the living room (pics to follow). For the first coat I am doing a single direction and will let this dry for about 90 minutes and then do a bi-directional second coat. I will sit over night on the dry racks with a circulating fan and dehumifier going over night. By the morning they

Today I am spraying cabinet door fronts along with some shelving for Sally & wayne up in Lakewood Ranch. For the first coat I am doing a single direction and will let this dry for about 90 minutes and then do a bi-directional second coat. I will sit over night on the dry racks with a circulating fan and dehumifier going over night. By the morning they will be silky smooth with a beautiful satin sheen and ready for install. Using my airless sprayer it takes about 30 or 40 mi

Painted the backside of cabinet doors in the shop, this was a color match to their kitchen island to tie everything together. Some doors are for a large entertainment center in the living room and also a large office cabinet set up, floor to ceiling. Lakewood Ranch Sarasota Florida

Today I’m spray painting some vintage furniture and starting off with drawers. Sorry for the poor resolution, I tried out a cheap action camera. I am Using a 2 quart pressure pot with my Titan CapSpray 105 turbine attached to my Avanti turbine spray gun. Spraying with Sherwin Williams Emerald Urethane, my go to paint for furniture. I will end up doing a minimum of two coats, and possibly a 3rd, white is funny sometimes, needing a 3 coat. Not to mention I am putting it on pret

Today we are taping off cabinets, getting them ready for primer and paint, these have already been sanded and cleaned with denatured alcohol. Taping boxes, the walls and floor are the last thing before primer goes on, well the temp wall is the last thing. I like using paper on the boxes instead of plastic just for the simple fact we use a lot of it and figure it degrades faster then plastic in the dump. I went around and put a 2” wide strip of white tape down so much wife cou

Today we are sanding frames to get them ready for primer and paint.  Using 180 grit sanding screens on my Festool RTS 400 EQ sander and handing sanding some of the profile areas with a sponge.  We want to rough up the surface in a micro level to give our primer something really nice to bite onto.  We have found 180 grit is the sweet spot when doing scratch testing after primer and then after paint go on. Next up will be taping off box openings, the floor and anywhere else we

This weeks in the shop look around at what we are working on, We just finished stripping and straining this beautiful cherry dining table, also finished up staining, clear coating and painting the lowers on some vintage dressers which are heading out the door for delivery. We also started a cabinet job and were working on cleaning and sanding cabinet doors although you do not see them in the video being they are in the trailer outside, just to keep some open space in the sho

Stripped, sanded, pre-stain on, and now applying Minwax Gel Stain - It is a custom color mix i did. Just brushing on and ragging off, will apply 3 or 4 coats to achieve the color the client likes, giving sufficient air time between coats. Working in my Shop, Sarasota Florida, beautiful day outside so left the door open. Full video coming.

Tops have been sanding, vac’d and wipe down and applying some pre-stain to both dressers and they are both getting Weathered Oak from Minwax. Using Valspar pre-stain being I had a new can laying around the shop and this stuff smells horrible, opened the door, put up a fan and on goes the respirator.  Man! Typically have used Minwax pre-stain or Old Masters wood conditioner, both of which do not smell anything like this.. lol  Applying some Minwax oil based stain, doing two co

Taking this dresser top down to bare wood in prep for stain, starting out with 100 grit on my Festool sander, moving up to 180 grit for the main top. Switching to the 1/4 round edge i start with 180, move to 220 and 320/400 for the finish, i will also hit the top one more time before stain with 220 grit on the Festool ets 150/5. Pre-stain and stain, along with priming the sides and drawers up next.

Working on a tabletop which is on the workbench in the middle, it came to us in pretty rough condition but is looking real good now, have another video of that coming up.  In the dry room are two antique dressers we are stripping the tops and staining weathered oak and painting the bottoms and off white.  Also have a dining table with 6 chairs we are in the middle of stripping to most likely clear coat everything, although the tabletop may get a little stain to match the chai

Painting these frames Tangerine Melt from Ben Moore, I would never have come up with painting some high end black and white art work and Orange, but it really looks nice. I sprayed with Ben Moore Command for the first time and totally confident in the longevity of this paint on these frames. It sprayed super nice with my Titan Capspray 110 and my Harbor Freight turbine gun which I love. Yes i have a Titan gun as well as Apollo. I thinned about 21% with distilled water and it

Today we are hanging doors at Rich and Sophie's, what a great color and perfect reaction from Sophie when she got home just as we were finishing hang the doors so she could see the kitchen transformation complete. She loves it, gave both my wife and I hugs, she is so sweet and we love the colors, really makes the kitchen brighter and looks brand new again.

Painting a night stand Tri-Corn black from Sherwin Williams, I have using Sherwin Williams Emerald Urethane in a Satin sheen which is a super tough finish. Proper prep is everything for the flawless finish that will be silky smooth. Using my Titan CapSpray 115 and a Harbor Freight cup gun for a turbine which, believe it or not, atomizes the paint super fine for a glass smooth finish. Sprayed in my shop, Sarasota Florida.

Today we headed down to Venice Florida in Gran Paradiso to grab a dining table and chairs we are going to strip, stain and clear coat.

Painted the frames, looks great, a nice splash of color goes a a long way. Doors and drawers up next. Lakewood Ranch, Fla