I have lots of rather nice plywood cabinetry in my 3500 sq ft home. They are located in bathrooms, kitchen, bedrooms, etc. As you can see, they look like the plywood was rotary cut on the face and stained with a clear top coat. (Colors look different only due to lighting, all look the same in real life.) Some years ago, I refinished some of them in the kitchen as they were showing lots of wear and grease. I tsp'ed them and lightly scuffed them, restained them with Minwax "something" and then brushed on a coat of polyurethane as the finish coat. Whatever they were finished with initially 30 years ago when initially constructed, seemed to be compatible with the new polyurethane. They looked pretty decent when done.
I would now like to refinish them all and significantly tone down the tiger stripe grain. Looking for a more sophisticated look. I don't want them painted. I know little about refinishing and would really appreciate some input on what I should do to accomplish this "toning down of grain". They are all in need of refinishing due to water spots close to sinks and sun fading. And I have lots (!!!) of them, this will not be a small job. Thanks. Randycabinets to refinish 3 Orchard St. IMG_2723.jpgcabinets to refinish 4 Orchard St. IMG_2725.jpgcabinets to refinish Orchard St. IMG_2722.jpg