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#RECORD PLAYER SHELF DIY HOW TO#

You can’t reuse the pad when using an oil based stain like this Picklin’ White. To safely toss it after use, place it in a metal container filled with water for disposal.

Tip: If you have a serger, like we do, you can cut these in half and serge the raw edge to economize. Next, we’re using an applicator pad to apply No Pain Gel Stain. We like using a barely damp old cotton sock for this. Scuff sand the cabinet and smooth the wood filler repairs. However, we leave a piece of green tape beside the repair so we can remember where to sand once dry! Wood filler can be easy to miss. We know it will show through the stain, but again it’s going to be perfectly imperfect!īefore filling, we always use painters tape to protect surrounding wood, then peel the tape away. Then we sand smooth using the edge of a sanding block to get into the ‘V’ shape.įill any gaps with wood filler. No easy task no wonder I procrastinated this step 10 years ago! But eventually a heat gun, scraper and patience removes the bulk of it. While Hubs cleans, it’s time to tackle the remaining paint from those grooves. They are easy to remove they just unscrew.Īfter cleaning, the legs get a scuff sand. I’m envisioning a white pickling stain on the piece as he washes away.

Hubs gets to work washing off the vestiges of finish with lacquer thinner (wear proper protective equipment gloves, googles, mask).

#RECORD PLAYER SHELF DIY HOW TO#

You’ll learn how to apply no pain gel stain, the magnolia transfer and learn what not to do when using Slick Stick primer.

Watch this video to see the transformation. So we’re going to give this record player cabinet DIY another shot and bring it home with us!ĭo you ever make over a piece just for sentimental reasons? It’s far from perfect, but we’re embracing the imperfections! Watch Record Player Stand DIY! Even though it’s warped, and there are noticeable gaps where the doors meet the sides, it has sentimental value. Now that we’re clearing out my mom’s house, I didn’t have the heart to let it go.

Lacquer Thinner (wear a mask and use outdoors).

And be sure to drop back in throughout the week to visit them all! Record Player Stand DIY Supplies These items can be found in closets, barns, garages, yard sales, thrift stores, you name it! Check out the other projects at the bottom of this post. We’re a group of bloggers who take something old and/or unused and ‘do it over’ into something new. Today we’re taking part in the Do It Over Designers blog Hop hosted by Ann at The Apple Street Cottage. Then life got busy and it sat until last year when my mom passed away. However, those last vestiges of yellow paint on the doors? It was much more challenging to remove the paint from the grooves in the panel doors than stripping the whole thing so I gave up. Using a heat gun, I got most of the yellow paint finish off. When I found the record cabinet hiding in her basement over a decade ago, she let me strip the sunshine back to bare wood again. She was an avid DIYer and I know that sparked my own love of DIY. Growing up a baby boomer, I distinctly remember my mom painting this MCM record player stand DIY bright sunshine yellow.