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   oldusty | Oct 20, 2009 05:01pm | #1

      heirbill ,

       Personally I stain cabinets and such only after final assembly and gluing .

        This question is sort of like asking do you put your pants on before your socks ,it can work both ways for stain as well.

       I suppose the big worry is how to spread or wipe off the stain evenly , really depends on the stain you are using .Dye and tint stains tend to be thin some are mixed with alcohol they go off fast and leave no residue to wipe usually.

     Not sure how many cabinets you have built but half of the sanding is done before assembly and after the rest can be sanded and cleaned up .Most glues do not like to stick well to any finish .I sand the interiors before assembly .

       regards            dusty

     

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   heirloombill | Oct 20, 2009 05:29pm | #2

   All is sanded to 220 in and out. I guess my concern is-will i need to worry about the panel shrinking and having a white line in the future, or will the thin dye bleed a little under the frame pieces so as no need to worry. I may be just OVER thinking this thing a bit? Bill

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   oldusty | Oct 20, 2009 05:43pm | #3

   You could stain the panel before assembly , solid panels can move a little .

       I usually allow the stain to get under that edge as much as possible.

                dusty

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   heirloombill | Oct 20, 2009 05:59pm | #4

   Thanks Dusty. I am going to glue everything this afternoon and give the staining a shot hopefully by the weekend.
   My only desire here is to keep the customer happy. They love the color samples, now i just need to make whole look as nice. Fingers crossed with hopes I can add this to knowledge learned for future needs. Bill