My First DIY Project - Part 2

This stage is the dismantling and figuring-out-how-this-thing-is-put-together stage, plus sanding. I have realized that my plan for installing doors on the front is very ambitious and not going to happen. I have also learned that much of the wood in the cabinet is laminate particle board, so I will be painting and not staining.

I knocked out the main board under the lid with some difficulty. It was held in with a combination of wood glue, screws, and staples making for an hour filled with sweat and cursing.

I got help sanding from my girlfriend, so that I had someone other than myself to blame if everything went horribly wrong. Thankfully it didn't.

The helper

With the help of two power sanders we managed to get all the big areas done in a few hours without a lot of trouble.

The trim, on the other hand, had to be done by hand and that took a while. With the cabinet stripped and sanded, the next step is to pick paint colours and cut an interior board.

Here are the links to the other stages of this project

Part 1

Part 3

Part 4