The outside will get painted.
Excellent point about being fast. I've been so busy with work and family activities I haven't been in the shop since June 2nd. Likely won't make it down there this month at all. If I do get any time I will try to sand the face frame so that can start getting coats of primer and paint when I have time.
What grit did you typically sand to for painted cabinets?
You do not have to be fast when you are making things for yourself, you only need to be fast to make money in a cabinet shop.
I had to make a similar cabinet for my grand daughter , but painted it instead.
All hooked up and running great. Feels like we could make ice. It's very quiet and capable of moving a Lot of air.
I just need to figure out the European remote. It can be operated by my phone over Wi-Fi, but I'll worry about that later. This remote is so new that LG doesn't have anything about it online yet and the instructions in the unit installation manual are for some older model. I figured out how to get it in cool mode and control the temp and fan speed, so that's good enough for now.
The outside unit is quieter than I thought one could be and the amount of hot air coming off of it is WAY over what the old one moved.