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kitchen cabinets..paint or restain?

45K views 9 replies 8 participants last post by  Isabella Kay  
I'm back and my kitchen is just about done.

We took a $67 risk and bought Restorz-It online and are more than THRILLED with the results.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGhBm39998M
Wow. That looks great.

I'm in the middle of refinishing my cabinets. I used Minwax furniture refinisher and steel wool to strip off the old finish. I applied new stain and then tung oil finish. I've got the doors done and it's looking great. Moving on to the frames now.

I agree with everyone else that you (most likely) won't appreciably lighten the existing stain.