best sealant for durable limed wax finish kitchen cabinets
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Comments (10)I have honed calacatta marble and I love it. There are three issues with marble that people talk about--chipping, staining and etching. But only one of them is really an issue. Chipping--while it is an issue, other natural materials chip too, so I don't think it is fair to say that chipping is an issue unique to marble. It is softer than granite but I had granite before and I had plenty of chips around my sink. I This time around I am trying harder to be careful. I have trained my husband to lower pots into the sink carefully and I keep a cutting board strategically located right above the dishwasher pulled all the way forward. Over the dishwasher is a prime place for chips. Staining--this one is a really stupid issue because it does not have to be an issue at all. Marble does not stain if you get it sealed, assuming you clean your counters daily! My counters were sealed when they were installed almost 18 months ago and still nothing stains them. Not wine, not tomato sauce. Nothing. Last evening, I found coffee and strawberry juice from the morning that I must have missed when cleaning--I wiped it up hours later and no stains. Sometimes coffee gets under the Nespresso machine. I find it days and days later and clean it without a problem. Etching is the issue. There is nothing you can do to prevent it. We had a party last year and made margaritas--there are little rings all over the area where the blender and glasses were. We use a lot of lemons and limes and there are little spots on my counters where they squirt past the cutting board. I am very careful about citrus--that is about the only thing that etches every time--but careful doesn't equal perfect. If I am juicing a bunch of lemons, I do it over the sink. I have been able to wipe up citrus within a couple of seconds with no etching. Honing helps as etching shows more on a polished surface. Only you know whether the etching will bother you too much to live with it. Does it bother me? A little. Do I wish it wouldn't etch? Yes. Am I the counter police? A bit but I am easing up over time especially because I know that lemons and limes are the real culprits so I can mostly control that. The next margarita party might see a towel put down by the blender and some extra cutting boards. To me, nothing is as beautiful as marble and I would do it again in a heartbeat. But it is not for everyone....See MoreWax finish kitchen table?
Comments (16)I will call minwax. I heard back from the maker and he has offered to come and put poly on it in my house. This worries me. 1) I don't know if he realizes that he needs to first remove the wax prior to the poly application. 2) he doesn't realize that poly application is a multi-step process with sanding in between coats. I'm thinking of calling minwax and getting their rec, then emailing him and asking that he come get the table (he was already coming next week to address 2 other smaller issues with the table). Take it back to his shop, follow the recs, allow the table to cure (how long will this take in winter temps? He said his workshop was like 45 degrees inside!) and then I will pay him another delivery fee as a "meet you halfway" gesture for him to bring back the table. However, I'm worried that it will still end up not great because it's clear to me he doesn't really know what he is doing. I mean, from basic google searches I feel like I almost know more than he does and I don't even own a saw nor have I ever built anything other than ikea furniture....See MorePainting factory finished stained maple cabinets
Comments (6)When we manufacture furniture for a painted finish, we use maple, poplar, or alder. Maple is the most expensive of these three, and they all paint equally well, but we can use maple for stained finishes as well. Poplar is our preferred wood for gilded finishes. Alder does not take stain the same as maple. We use oak when we want a cerused or waxed finish. There should be no problem in painting maple, but you do need to remove the old finish first, as Oly mentioned....See MoreWhite oak cabinets - using wax as finish
Comments (5)All three of these post made me laugh. I am so glad I asked. I've read about cerused / lime wax on several blogs while researching cabinet styles, material and color. I decided on white oak. They are custom and I got my first peak at the several finished pieces a few days ago. They are georgous! The craftsmanship is top notch. However, he hasn't seemed to keen on any type of wax finish. The first thing he did was build several cabinet door styles and came up with exactly what I wanted. I also worked with with white oak samples until I figured out the stain and finish before he started. I just had a nagging need to learn more about the cerused finish. And now I know. I'll give it a go on a furniture piece or two but follow everyone's expert advise. While I am getting my dream kitchen, I've got to be realistic. We have a small horse ranch and my hubby sometimes skips the mud room and goes straight to the kitchen. I think this advice saved me from a big mistake. Thank you!!!!...See Morejellojuggler
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