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Understand Tools & Initial Grit for Painted Doors

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Sanding Painted Cabinet Doors | Master Cabinet Painting

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What happens here

The presenter introduces the project, focusing on achieving a perfect finish on painted cabinet doors. They emphasize the importance of using a specific type of orbital sander, specifically a 3x4 inch model, which they claim is ideal for cabinet painting. For painted cabinet doors, it's crucial to start with a fine grit abrasive, typically around 180 to 220 grit. This fine grit is necessary to effectively remove any existing clear coat and create a uniform scratch pattern that allows the new paint or topcoat to adhere properly.

Goal: Learn about the recommended orbital sander and the appropriate starting grit for sanding previously painted cabinet doors to prepare for refinishing.

Tools and materials

  • 10mm Interface Pad
  • 3x4 Orbital Sander
  • Cabinet Door (painted)
  • Sanding Sheets (180-220 grit)

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this is Chris yah hope and I've got Sherry with me here from Unita and you need to match the scratch and that's what this is all about so we're going to be talking about how to get the perfect finish on a painted cabinet door there can be some difference when it comes to a stained and lacquered door versus a painted door we've got a 3x4 Senter here this is the best sander you'll ever use when it comes to painting cabinets and then all the abrasives that go along with it can be a little bit confusing but sher's going to break it down and make it very simple so we have a lot of stuff we have interface pads we have pad Savers um I don't see one around here but we've got um film Tech we've got um ecostorm we've got closed cell sponges open cell sponges we got eadig sponges Sher can you break this down how we would sand this store and make it simple and easy to do for our viewers sure so this is basically a Shaker door with a profile inside so with the Shaker door that's perfect for the 3x4 because that means I can get in corner to corner right the fastest way that I found to be

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