I am smack-dab in the middle of a kitchen makeover which includes refinishing all cabinetry, replacing tiled countertops with sheet laminate and a new sink/faucet. (OMG, what was I thinking?!?! )
The cabinets are solid oak frame with oak veneer inset. The step-down from the frame to the veneer inset has 2 steps which have quickly become my nemesis with regard to sanding/stripping that area of each cabinet door - 24 of them! The stripper I'm using is great stuff and is working just fine at removing the old finish.
The problem is getting the stripped finish out of the area. Each step of the step-down is somewhat rounded which eliminates the use of a scraper because there's no flat surface involved between the frame and the veneer.
We decided to lighten the cabinets to a natural look from a medium oak finish (again, what was I thinking?!?!) which obviously requires the complete removal of the old finish. Luckily the cabinets themselves are in excellent shape cosmetically so no repairs are needed.
The current method of removing the finish from the noted areas is tripling the amount of time I'm spending per door just to get them ready to stain. There's got to be a better way of getting in the nooks and crannies efficiently and quickly - or at least quicker than they are now.
In case I didn't describe the area I'm talking about well enough for you to get a mind's eye view here's a better analagy - Imagine you're just a couple of inches tall and you are standing on the cabinet door which is laying flat on the ground. You want to walk from the solid oak frame down to the veneer insert. In order to get there you have to walk down 2 very small steps each of which has a bullnose leading edge. Hopefully that made it a bit clearer.
Thanks!!
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