I've decided that it's time to start documenting my Pacman restoration. I picked up this empty painted-over cabinet a few years ago, and it collected dust until I finally started working on it last week.
I need to pull my "before" pictures off my wife's camera, but here are some in-progress shots.
I decided to sand one side, and use Citrastrip on the other for comparison.
Sanded:
Stripped:
Which do I prefer? In this case, the sanded side. Why? Because it turns out my cabinet had a pretty thick factory coat of high-build primer to smooth out the plywood. The citrastrip did a great job, but it removed the primer as well, leaving a rough surface that's going to take a lot more bondo than the sanded side. (I'm not knocking citrastrip, it just looks like it wasn't the best choice for my laziness.)
I need to pull my "before" pictures off my wife's camera, but here are some in-progress shots.
I decided to sand one side, and use Citrastrip on the other for comparison.
Sanded:
Stripped:
Which do I prefer? In this case, the sanded side. Why? Because it turns out my cabinet had a pretty thick factory coat of high-build primer to smooth out the plywood. The citrastrip did a great job, but it removed the primer as well, leaving a rough surface that's going to take a lot more bondo than the sanded side. (I'm not knocking citrastrip, it just looks like it wasn't the best choice for my laziness.)
