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I've amassed a decent collection of plywood carcasses for our new kitchen cabinets. After I finish the ones for the wall corner cabinets, I expect to start working on the face frames. I'm planning on staining the frames before attaching them to the carcasses, but I have a question regarding the finish on the boxes themselves. The insides are all set (because I used plywood finished on one side,) but the end panels on the end cabinets will need to be finished. Ditto for the bottoms of the wall cabinets. What about the tops, backs, and sides that won't be seen? Do I need to seal them or anything?
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"I know it when I see it." (Justice Potter Stewart) -
The cabinet backs & sides that won't be seen, need no finish coat or paint. The tops of the wall cabinets if they don't go all the way to the ceiling (30" tall), should be coated with some kind of finish as many people tend to place things on top of them. The only time I would apply a coat of paint or clear finish on all the cabinet parts is if mositure would be a problem. -
Hey Cab,
Haven't you found the ply warping as one side is finished and the other isn't. I always thought that both sides have to be done to equalize absorption of moisture.
Bruce"Western civilization didn't make all men equal,
Samuel Colt did"
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