I've been working on my kitchen rehab project this Winter. I wasn't sure how to deal with the window over the sink, so I left it hoping it would look OK after I trimmed it out.
The window is pine and the stool is maple. The new ash cabinet doors were done with a shellac based red toner. The bull nose moldings are maple from the original kitchen. I stripped them and refinished them the same as the ash and they look great. I had hoped the natural wood color of the window and stool wouldn't stick out, but it does so I had to do something. I could have replaced the stool with one finished in the shop, but it would have been a pain to remove the old one I would still have to deal with the window and I didn't think I would be able to apply the shellac toner uniformly by hand. So I finally decided the best option was to spray it, just like I did with the doors and trim. Doing that without making a mess, however, was a major concern.
Enter my detail spray gun.
I've had this little gun for 10 years, but only used it a few times. But I figured it would be the best option to do what I wanted here, so I got it out and played around with it on some scrap. I was pretty amazed that I could dial it down to spray something smaller than a quarter without much overspray. In the end, the hardest part of this little project was taping off everything. Here's a shot after two coats of the toner was sprayed on.
The WB clear coats went on just as easily, and when it was done here's what I had. With both the toner and clearcoat I had very little overspray and what there was was just dry powder that was easily wiped off.
For reference, I sprayed the window sash and stool only, the jamb extension and trim had been finished and installed earlier, as shown in the first photo. This is not something I'd want to have to do regularly, but it's good to know that it can be done when other options are limited.
John
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