Shelves and shelves and more shelves

Shelf priming is not a very exciting topic but here goes.

I sanded the shelves on both sides and edges with 60 grit sandpaper and then again with 150 grit. The higher the number on sandpaper, the finer it is. You want to have really gritty paper to get the finish and any other yucky things off of the shelves initially. If you were to stain or paint after that step, you would get finish lines (bad!). That is why you need to follow up with a finer paper. It gives you a smooth finish (yay!).

Once I finished sanding, I wiped them down with a damp cloth to remove all of the sanding dust and then started the priming process. It has been too cold here to paint in the garage so I set up sawhorses in my living room to do the job.

The shelves will be even more drawn out than the cabinets because I have to wait the 7 days for the primer to dry, ON EACH SIDE! I feel anxious just thinking about it. I may have to take up yoga just to survive this project!

There, the most boring post ever is done. I'm sure there will be more boredom to come but also lots of exciting "happy dance" kind of posts too. It's never all fun and games but the outcome is so worth it!

 

 

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