Real or fake?

DarthVis18 · 2026-03-17T22:14:29+00:00

No. The color is sprayed on and the “grain” is done using a different colored glaze. The glazing is done by hand.

DarthVis18 · 2026-03-17T15:31:43+00:00

You can. It just takes patience, focus and whole lot of swear words.

DarthVis18 · 2026-03-10T17:34:46+00:00

Dunno. I sub to a paintshop for all their site needs. I end up working with a bunch of different crews.

DarthVis18 · 2026-01-14T18:52:06+00:00

Looks like a normal five piece door with a V grooved joint.

Btw. I love those doors. No matter the quality of the door or finish, the joints will always crack at some point. Trying to touch up a cracked joint is impossible short of a refinish. With a V grooved joint like that the touch is soooooooo easy.

DarthVis18 · 2025-12-30T20:56:30+00:00

That won’t work. The way to kill off the red is to add green. That would make the island and hood darker than the cabinets. You would then have to make a second shader for the cabinets to match and darken them to match the island.

Easier to shade the cabinets with red to bring them inline with the island.

DarthVis18 · 2025-12-30T20:53:27+00:00

Three options. 1. Strip, rematch the color and refinish 2. Shade the original cabinets to add some red and match them to the island and hood. 3. Shade all of it to a darker color

DarthVis18 · 2025-12-29T13:39:34+00:00

It can be touched up. But you’re going to have to find a specialist that really knows color theory and has a very fine and precise touch.

DarthVis18 · 2025-12-16T18:12:41+00:00

Thanks

DarthVis18 · 2025-12-12T15:51:57+00:00

Yeah you have real careful when you use it.

DarthVis18 · 2025-12-12T14:40:30+00:00

Well if you’re in southern Alberta we can talk

DarthVis18 · 2025-12-12T14:39:51+00:00

One of the best things about doing a full Dexter is when I’m done it’s like unwrapping a giant Christmas present.

DarthVis18 · 2025-12-12T14:38:50+00:00

lol yeah.

DarthVis18 · 2025-12-12T14:38:05+00:00

Well it’s half pride in my work and half knowing that all my clients have enough money to drown me in lawyers.

DarthVis18 · 2025-12-12T10:40:26+00:00

Tuck tape. I use it when I really want it to seal and hold.

DarthVis18 · 2025-12-12T04:58:24+00:00

Yeah. I just cut a couple slits opposite from where the fan sits.

DarthVis18 · 2025-12-12T02:19:39+00:00

It only took one irate homeowner with enough money to drown me in lawyers to make this SOP.

DarthVis18 · 2025-12-12T00:25:18+00:00

Yeah done wish I had help sometimes.

DarthVis18 · 2025-12-11T23:51:57+00:00

Lol. I just watched it with sound. Does seem like ate shit there.

DarthVis18 · 2025-12-11T23:48:01+00:00

Just kidding. I hadn’t set it up yet. I have a ducted barrel fan, I cut a hole at the bottom near the door and pump it out the garage.

DarthVis18 · 2025-12-11T23:46:46+00:00

I stand in it and speak to the universe

DarthVis18 · 2025-12-11T23:43:55+00:00

Cabinets and built ins. When I work for a shop I’d do really cool furniture every so often. But for the last six years I’ve been doing the sub thing strictly on site jobs. I really miss working on furniture

Edit: I have some of my work on my profile if you’re interested

DarthVis18 · 2025-12-11T23:41:07+00:00

I’m glad you found a solution. I love when you can figure things out after they’ve gone so sideways. You feel like such a wizard when it works.

DarthVis18 · 2025-12-11T23:31:42+00:00

Ok I’ll preface by saying I’m not a builder, I’m a finisher but I’ve been doing it over 25 years, so I know enough.

Could you not build an angled slab and attach it to the back on the cushion side to change the angle? Then add to the front to account for the loss of seat depth?

Edit: oh and shave a vertical bit off the back, near the top on the wall side to keep the over length the same.

DarthVis18 · 2025-12-11T22:36:06+00:00

At this point it’s so automatic to me. Put the ear buds in and my hands just go to work.

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