Cabinetry Refinishing

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=105 BGCOLOR="#66CCCC" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="04400690ezvthe.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#CCFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>1959 Chris Craft Constellation Renovation.... Raising the Quetzal</B></FONT><B>   |  </B><B> </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="1959 Chris Craft Constellation Renovatio"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Top Removal"><U>Top Removal</U></A>   |   <B>Cabinetry Refinishing</B>   |   <A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Main Cabin Rebuild"><U>Main Cabin Rebuild</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pulling the Engines"><U>Pulling the Engines</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id44.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="New Frames"><U>New Frames</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bulkhead Removal"><U>Bulkhead Removal</U></A><B>  |  </B><A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Main Cabin Rebuild"><U><B>Main Cabin Rebuild</B></U></A><B> | </B><B> </B><A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pulling the Engines"><U><B>Pulling the Engines</B></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#66CCCC" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="045c8212ezvthe.gif"> <div> The cabinetry in the Quetzal is a mahogany plywood.  This makes the sanding rather tricky since you don't want to sand down so much that you get into the middle layers of the plywood.  Luckily, we're using Chris Craft's original formula filler stain.  It's made by <I>Sandusky Paint.  </I>It comes out of the can roughly the consistency of peanut butter.  Then, you thin it with mineral spirits to about the consistency of varnish.  The color (according to the original paperwork on the boat) is Cordova.</div> <bR> <div> After the stain... and this is the part that I really don't get.... they want me to use Chris Craft's clear sealer.  I'm supposed to put on two coats over the stain... sanding between coats.  Then, three to four coats of varnish.</div> <bR> <div> We'll see if it works.  If not, I'll just do it over without the sealer.</div> </td> <td valign="top" height=375 BGCOLOR="#66CCCC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Cabinetry Refinishing</div> <div> <IMG SRC="065b4800.jpg" border=0 width="436" height="384" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Here are 2 doors and a drawer.  Starting from the left, the first door has been scraped, stripped, and sanded with various grits from 80 to 150 using a Ryobi palm sander.  It's ready for it's filler stain.  The middle door has simply been scraped using a heat gun and a sharp scraper.  I'll also use a chemical stripper on this door to get the last bits of old varnish and stain out of the nooks and crannys.  The drawer is an example of the woodwork that is coming out of the boat.  43 years of sun, water, and hard use has certainly given the cabinetry a "worn out" look.</div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>