How Do You Refinish Hardwood Kitchen Cabinets?
Hardwood kitchen cabinets add elegance and bring together the look of your kitchen. They suffer regular wear and tear from exposure to moisture, grease, dust and heat. This can leave them looking dull and worn. Refinishing hardwood kitchen cabinets is a great way to regain the original elegant look of your kitchen. Remove all the drawers, handles, doors and hinges from the kitchen cabinets with a screwdriver. Brush a heavy coat of chemical stripper on the kitchen cabinets with a soft clean brush. Allow the chemical stripper to sit until the old finish begins to bubble and peel. Test the old finish with the putty knife to ensure it is ready for removal. Remove the original finish from the kitchen cabinets by scraping their surface with the putty knife. Sand the whole surface of the kitchen cabinets with 150-grit sandpaper to remove all of the old finish. Wipe the cabinets with a damp cloth to raise the grain of the wood and sand the cabinets again with the 220-grit sandpaper. Wipe the c
