I recently replaced all of my kitchen cabinets and added an island and corner hutch. I built and finished in three stages, island, hutch then cabinets. I used red oak stained with minwax red mahogany, then applied 2-3 applications of minwax rosewood wood sheen. I waxed with minwax furniture wax.
The wood sheen I used for the hutch must have been a little ‘browner’ than what I used for the island and cabinets. Not a big difference (my wife thinks I’m nuts and doesn’t see any difference) but I can tell. My question: is there any way to remove the coat of wax and apply another coat of rosewood wood sheen to get the hutch to match exactly, or is this one of those times where you create a bigger problem by trying to fix it?
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The wax can be removed by wiping down the piece with paint thinner or naphtha and lots of towels.
John W.
John W's advice will work fine. Also Formby sells something for this except it smells good. Prolly thinner with perfume.
(my wife thinks I'm nuts and doesn't see any difference)
I would leave it at that and forget about it! Take her by the hand and spent all the money to 'fix' it for a nice dinner at her favorite eatin' place!
As others have said, you can remove it with mineral spirits or naphtha. Use LOTS of paper towels so you aren't just redistributing the wax.
And then, leave the wax off.
You should wait 6 to 12 months for it to "weather" a little. The color will change with time. Then you can tweat if REALLY needed.
Any chance that the difference you see is more about the lighting than an actual difference in the finish/wax material?
The corner hutch is obviously in a corner and probably doesn't get the same lighting as the other kitchen cabs. The difference can be due to the location and type of the light fixtures and/or the location of windows and doors.
It would be a real shame to refinish the hutch and find that the problem wasn't with the finish. (I've been there and done that - lol)
Thanks everyone, probably makes a lot of sense to just leave it alone and see what I think a few months from now. Like I said, it really isn't that much different and may be due to lighting, etc.
Wish I could build something just once without second guessing myself or finding some small (or imaginary) flaw to dwell on. Its really funny because other people look at my work and tell me I should be doing this professionally but I see all the 'work arounds'.
Oh well, won't stop me from starting my next project. Everyone have a happy and safe new year.
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