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There is some heavy grain in the top plate of the lower.
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Grain filled.It won't be primed and sanded because this is not that type of cabinet restore but it should be much improved
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Head sanded on the back panel.
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The face will need some work as well.
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The grain is very bad and will need to be filled.
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Sanded and filled.
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Back is being doctored up.It is covered in vinyl so I am going to work that instead of stripping it.If it were more of a ful
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Inside is masked.
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Getting into the art portion now.
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The scratches are filled.
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Mask ready to refinish.
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First color is down.
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If you look to the left you can see how many colors it takes to make the transition correctly.It is probably close to 8.
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The gun is being repaired now.
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Takes about 4 colors to do that.
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Working on the purple buildings now.Hard to believe how much work is required o properly fix a couple small scratches.
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Purple is down.
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In this picture he ground work is done but the final transition isn't.I will do that freehand to make sure it is a line fr
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Blue transition is done.It isn't 100% perfect I am sure but it looks great compared to what it was.
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The head repairs were all done mask free to get the correct look.
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This was the more damaged side.
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The long scratch is gone.
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Up top the previously applied filler was redone and the fades are there now.There might be a small hint of the vinyl unde
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Masked off and ready to seal and refinish the trim out in black.
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Sealed.
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Head sealed.
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Back is sealed.
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Black base is sprayed.
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Cleared.The clear is my standard matte finish but it will look glossy when freshly applied.Once it cures overnight the le
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The damage to the head is now well hidden .I am sure if you look hard enough you could find a trace of it but as previously
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Lower is cleared as well.
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Top and back look much better.
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After it sets overnight it should be ready to move back into the rebuild area.
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Cabinet is fully cured and the gloss is now dried to the correct level.
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Head is being screened with the warning text.
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Head is screened.
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