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   SteveSchoene | Apr 12, 2009 07:52pm | #1

   How light or dark a look are you are trying to achieve?   Since you have been working on samples is there a reason that you can't go back to the pro finisher? 

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   Finklemeyer | Apr 12, 2009 09:29pm | #3

   I didn't budget for the pro... and was hoping to learn a little something.  Its fairly light.  Kinda golden.

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   SteveSchoene | Apr 12, 2009 10:23pm | #5

   You could obtain toned lacquer in aerosol form, though there is still enough of a learning curve that I would be hesitant to do this on something as large as a cabinet like a bath vanity.  Probably better than brushing, but hard to know whether it would be good enough. 

   It's a classic problem.  Do I eat the mistake now, or try a fix that will cost a lot more, in money and reputation, something is rejected by the customer. 

    

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   Finklemeyer | Apr 13, 2009 02:00am | #6

   Yeah, I think I gunna have to call my painter.  At least it's part of a $300,000 remodel.  If I'm out a few hundred it makes it a little easier to swallow. 

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   mapleman | Apr 13, 2009 02:19am | #7

   I didn't budget for the pro... and was hoping to learn a little something

   You did learn something, get a pro. Especially on a $300,000 remodel. What could a pro cost to finish 1 vanity cabinet? $300? $500? Money well spent.

    

   Lee

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   ring | Apr 12, 2009 08:31pm | #2

   I have no doubt that the piece you're trying to match was sprayed with tinted lacquer of some sort. You need to go the same route to get a reasonable match. If you're not able to do that, go back to the guy who can, and save your energies for a job that you can pull off with brushes, wipe-on, etc.

   David Ring

   http://www.touchwood.co.il/?lang=e&id=1

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   mrbird90 | Apr 12, 2009 09:57pm | #4

   I had the same problem you had last year and I solved it by going to a local cabinet shop and they sold me a pint of Campbells professional stain. It contained xyleen, benzene, tolulene, and a few other toxic substances and it is absorbed into the maple instantly. It is only sold to professionals (what ever that means) and not available in retail stores. Use a good  mask and you will be suprised how great it works. They had a wide variety of colors to choose from as they do a lot of maple. also found out the local Shirwin Williams store also has this type of professional paint and they too do not sell it over the counter but do supply local cabinet shops. Theirs too only comes in 5 gallon containers.

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