hybridglitch Posted February 25, 2021 Report Share Posted February 25, 2021 I have a customer that called me to help with fixing her cabinets. She hired a guy to darken the look of her kitchen cabinets. She is using General Finishes Java gel stain. She quickly found out that the guy didnt know what he was doing and left the job leaving the mess for her to deal with. He over sanded on most of the doors causing her to have another problem. She tried to do it herself and quickly learned she couldnt and the java is way to dark and looks like paint. It has not been top coated yet so was wondering what to do to remove the java gel stain without removing the mohogany cherry original finish? Not sure if the wood is maple, birch or oak. Attatched are as follows: 1. original finish 2. bad sand job 3. java gel stain too dark (needs removed) 4. homeowners attempt at removing java with green scratch pad, rag and mineral spirits PLEASE HELP!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted February 25, 2021 Report Share Posted February 25, 2021 Well, that doesn't look like oak at all. And in my very un-professional opinion, it might be faster to make a new door than to clean up that mess. Has more than the one door been sanded and stained? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hybridglitch Posted February 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2021 all of them have been either sanded or stained dark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Larry Moore Posted February 25, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 25, 2021 At this point if you can spray them I would paint them the color she wants 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted February 25, 2021 Report Share Posted February 25, 2021 Paint is the best and easiest fix at this point. Otherwise a chemical paint stripper may work but there will still be a lot more sanding needed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted February 25, 2021 Report Share Posted February 25, 2021 +1 on surface prep and paint. Best solution is probably new doors but her budget (and her ability to get her second cousin Cletus to pay for the damage he did) will drive that decision. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hybridglitch Posted February 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2021 Thank you for the advice guys! I think i might suggest urethane base in a color close to factory stain and glaze java gel stain over top like this one. minus the orange peel lolhis. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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