Staining And Spray Finishing The Vanity Cabinet 

I used Minwax red mahogany solvent based stain for the base colour, then sprayed on 4 coats of tinted polyurethane to deepen and enrich the colour. I topped that off with 4 more coats of clear satin polyurethane. The sprayer I'm using is a small touchup gun that's perfect for smaller projects like this. Here are some ways that you can help support the work I do in making these videos: Plans for sale: www.ibuildit.ca/plans.html Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=865843&ty=h Website: www.ibuildit.ca/ Facebook: facebook.com/I-Build-It-258048014240900/ Instagram: instagram.com/i_build_it.ca/ Google+: plus.google.com/u/0/b/107142665853474113931/

I love your honesty in all of your videos. You tell it like it is and if there's a mistake, you explain why you did it that way and what you learned from it. Well done, it turned out great!

This is a valuable addition to my woodwork collection ru-vid.comUgkxbnOKZBE4evMO5V2vroHeCjq6d_MV6wJO I still will rate this woodwork plan as the best in my reference library. It always seem to stand out from the rest whenever you go through the library. This is a masterpiece.

Looks great John! As someone else wrote, I know one of the things that keeps me coming back to your videos besides the craftsmanship is your honesty and how you also show what was done to correct it.Thank You for sharing your talents with us.

I'm usually not a fan of darker stains because they can be difficult to pull off without a lot of blotchiness (depending on the wood, of course,) but your vanity really looks great! That tinted urethane really brought out the character in the wood and evened the tone right out. It also gave the finished end panel a real sense of depth. Reminds me of the glaze-over-stain finish jobs we did back in my cabinet shop days. I'm really enjoying this series, John. Please keep 'em coming!

I'm loving the new set of bathroom videos you are making, very informative and enjoyable to watch. You also seem to be happier these days, which must be down to your new active regime.

It's 4am, just got off work and watched one of your older home remodel videos. Was a rough week for sure. Wasn't sure how to message you privately so I'll throw it out for the public. I have been watching your channels a lot over the past few months. I love your approach and attitude. In addition your videos have helped me tackle a lot of home projects. I just wanted to say that I truly enjoy your videos and you'll never know how much they have helped me. Thank you for what you've done and are going to do. Keep 'em coming because you are bringing a ton of good to a lot of people. Hope you have a great holiday weekend John!!

Mmmmm, even panel gaps on a bathroom vanity. It's details like this that really sets off your work 👍

Your timing is perfect John. I am in the preparation stage of building my own custom vanity for my bathroom, and these videos are helping me out a lot. Thank you brother!!!

I was hoping you had plans for sale for this project. What a beautiful piece.

Thank you for another great video, filled with good ideas we can all use👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Set it on some blocks when finishing the side panels and you eliminate the possibility of contamination in your finish from prior over spray on your flat service. Also sometimes because of the 90 degree corner on the bottom spray can puddle there. So raising it off the tables will eliminate that possibility

Excellent Work... Everyone Makes Mistakes.👍

Another nice project John, your finish looked great! Still always enjoy your videos, and of course the tips you give along the way!!! Thanks so much for your work sharing these with us!! w.

I've got lots of scrap wood laying around an no experience with staining, gotta give this a go!

Interesting, as always, John!

Good series so far and a nice job to boot! Thanks for the video.

I really like that color John. You've got good taste.

You sir are a skilled person .

Nice work John. Looks great

Turned out very nice so far, I'm curious what it'll look like with the drawers completed. Also I'm very impressed with the consistency/evenness of your staining; it almost looks like walnut plywood.

nicely done. is this moisture resistant mdf a new product? i've not seen it before. how resistant to moisture is it?

You've mentioned in the past that treating wood on just one side can make it warp. With a damp environment like a bathroom, will that be a problem at all? I'm guessing that the plywood is thick and stable enough so that it's a negligible change. Really love that color/stain, it looks really beautiful! Looking forward to seeing it completed.

Really nice John, beautiful finish. What veneer is the particle board, just softwood? Grain looks great.

Good job

So did you abandon the router table build or just taking care of some things around the house in the meantime? That vanity is looking really nice, these bathroom videos are helpful

Great video what kind of stain and poly did you apply water or oil?

Nice

Really excellent looking end result. Rounding the edges was a great touch, you won't find find that on any purchased cabinet.Your sander has a soft pad ... Is that so the edges wouldn't get messed up or do u always use the soft pad as a best practice? On the four coats of tinted poly ... I would think u wouldn't sand it before spraying the clear coats because it would dull your finish. But that's not the case ... I don't quite get that? Then, on each clear coat ... Did u sand each coat of the clear? Or do you spray each coat of clear the same and build the finish? That was awesome and well done. Can't wait to see the install and drawer fronts go in. Sorry for the ten questions.

I love this video! I am trying to figure out how to darken stain on cabinets and this was my answer. Did you create the mixture you sprayed on or is that something you purchased? If you created it, what is in it? Percentages?

looking good

Two questions: Any videos on your Hitachi zero clearance miter saw insert? What is the brand and color of stain? Thanks

Westeros table!

Really nice

Nice Shirt!

Can I assume you used solvent-based PU? Are you a fan of water-based PU?

Just for GP John what air pressure re you using in that touch up gun? Great video

In a humid environment like a bathroom, wouldn't there also be value in applying Polyurethane to the interior unfinished wood surfaces?

What's the name of that hand tool to round the edge of the board? Thanks

John, if it turns out that you need to make the drawers out of square, how do you do that to make it look right? Is there a technique you'll show?

Nice !!!!

Do you need to thin the poly?

is that gun pretty easy to clean and adjust?

What size air compressor do you use to be able to spray well?

Great work John, I might have to pick up a small compressor for spray finish like that. One question though, did you apply any finish to the inside to prevent warping of the plywood or is that not an issue with particle core plywood?

What was that tool you used to make the rounded edge?

Do you think the poly with mineral?

Not going to stain the toe kick?

Im just curious why you didnt paint/poly the inside of the vanity first?

what size compressor do you use with your spray gun?

What color stain is he using??

In your blog you wrote about wanting an aluminum vs plastic bottle for your paint gun. Can you elaborate on what makes one more advantageous than the other?

Do you make your own biscuit

more fun in the bathroom? i'm married, i dont think my wife will approve if i have fun in the bathroom with you! great video, good tips like as always.

John, very nice work thanks for sharing. I like that little touch up sprayer you were using. I'll have to try to find one. Does it require a lot of cleanup after using it?

How much air pressure is needed for the small spray gun you used?

i was wondering wheather you could actually spray on the stain... Have you ever tried that?

Are my eyes deceiving me or is that particle board? I heard you say plywood a few times.

Some folks say to at least seal the insides of cabinets for long term durability. What are your thoughts on this?

Never mind stain color. In the description.

Did he forget to stain the toe kick?

Those crickets have no respect.

Agh it crashed.