SWMBO wants to remove the dark stain from our existing kitchen cabs. So we set 'a sanding, and find the stain has permeated the open grain areas pretty well. I think "bleach", but am unsure how it'll do in the deep pores of the grain. Anyone here had any success removing deep color, or should I just try to match the new doors and drawers with a dark filler? Thanks in advance! Tom in Tucson
Bleaching oak cabinets
Aug 13, 2003
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I bleached some raised panel doors once and this worked pretty good. A couple of problems I ran into, it takes a lot of time and patience. Allow for at the very least, two applications. Make sure you let the piece dry completely. It will then require some hand sanding. Don't expect a bleached white wood, it will still have some pigmets, just not a lot. I stained the wood a nice golden oak and it looked very nice.
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