Browse Forums Kitchen Corner Re: Timber Kitchen Staining - Is this okay? 41Oct 18, 2012 12:45 am I'd say that the light strip down the edge of the panel results from not cleaning up the glue when the door is put together. When the glue isn't cleaned off it basically seals the wood and prevents it from taking up the stain. Where that line is positioned is a classic spot for excess glue. That doesn't explain the rest of the issues. Some of the light patches in the last picture almost look like the fine sanding dust you get when you rub down between coats, that is lodged in the grain. Can it be wiped off with a damp rag? Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: Timber Kitchen Staining - Is this okay? 42Oct 18, 2012 7:31 am Thanks Danois and Chippy, I will take some better photos today with my camera, the white strip almost looks like the timber has come away at the join, don't think I seen it first time around so not sure. I have wiped my hand over the white spots that are unstained and I just think that they haven't put enough stain on, it is clearly not stained and who knows if it has had a sealer. I think they look like they have been stained once and left. The rough edge I am talking about is the frame of the shaker doors, the inside bit is a bit rough, catch fluff etc where they have been wiped, I guessed they have attempted to sand them and restain but made a mess of what were beautiful timber doors. Lets see what the SS says today! When you pay extra to get what you want you expect it and if they can't stain doors then they should have said so, however there stainer has been doing it for a long time and my picture I showed them could have been digitally altered so I have been told! Re: Timber Kitchen Staining - Is this okay? 43Oct 18, 2012 1:49 pm Mac25 my picture I showed them could have been digitally altered so I have been told! What a load of bollocks. Even if it had been altered, it doesn't change the facts: A) They agreed to make it look like it, and B), they have done a crappy job, regardless of pictures being retouched or not. They are trying to squirm out of it at this stage, trying to make it sound like you demanded something impossible, and forced them to attempt it. If that guy has been doing it "for ages", he shouldn't have left it rough and it wouldn't be specked and spotty. Or it would, if he was drunk and/or didn't give a rats arse about the result. Seriously, as if it matters how long he has been doing it. A shod.dy job is a shod.dy job, and it's completely unacceptable to deliver something like that. A rank amateur like me could have done a better job. (edit, apparently the word "shod.dy" is not allowed. But I can write bollocks. It must be the language barrier, because I can't figure out why shod.dy is such a bad word. Re: Timber Kitchen Staining - Is this okay? 44Oct 18, 2012 4:02 pm Well SS didn't return my call today, will wait on him to see what he says and my uncle to have a look, I am not happy with it so it has to be fixed and by the sound of it replaced! Re: Timber Kitchen Staining - Is this okay? 45Oct 18, 2012 10:34 pm Mac25 Well SS didn't return my call today, will wait on him to see what he says and my uncle to have a look, I am not happy with it so it has to be fixed and by the sound of it replaced! I don't know about replacement (either way), but it has to be fixed. Sorry about my last post. But even if I have no money riding on the outcome of this, their response and poor excuses make me so angry. I really have a short fuse when it comes to dishonesty like that Re: Timber Kitchen Staining - Is this okay? 46Oct 19, 2012 7:25 am Sorry the bit about the photo being altered was a while ago but either way they said it. I am sure kitchens that appear in magazines look pretty accurate otherwise they wouldn't be in there. When I spoke to my uncle yesterday he said they can't sand them, by the time they sanded off clear coats (if it has any) the stain would still be patchy and probably look worse. Hopefully I hear from my SS today to discuss. Re: Timber Kitchen Staining - Is this okay? 47Jan 11, 2013 12:47 pm Ok so it has been a while, we have moved in I am still a bit annoyed with the kitchen. Most people don't notice anything and wonder what I am not happy with but I can tell and it is pretty poor quality I think. I have taken some pictures. 2 draw fronts have crack in the timber, the worst one is a bottom draw that I hardly open. The panels the handles are attached to are shrinking and the unstained oak timber is appearing which stands out. I have brought this up with the builder and they are going to follow up next week when everyone is back from holidays. The worst overhead cupboard door which was lighter than the rest I think needs replacing, it looks like someone has blotted stain onto it and now it has no shine like the other doors as well as you can see the marks from what they have done. Advise on what is acceptable would be great, once they were installed they majority were taken back and returned not long before handover, I complained about one overhead door and lots of tiny spots of timber where the stain never touched, in all the little cracks, they fixed these and that was it. I really want to rip a door off and get another kitchen places opinion. An example of the draws stained, the dark line on the insert is quite noticeable on the top and middle draw, like someone has wiped around the edge and forgot about wiping the rest of the stain off! http://i1062.photobucket.com/albums/t485/nicjones25/IMG_5106_zps92dcf557.jpg The overhead door that was fixed, door was heaps lighter than the rest, not sure if you can see the marks towards the bottom of the door everywhere http://i1062.photobucket.com/albums/t485/nicjones25/IMG_5101_zpsbdade204.jpg The cracks in the draw front http://i1062.photobucket.com/albums/t485/nicjones25/IMG_1408_zps2ba0d666.jpg Re: Timber Kitchen Staining - Is this okay? 48Jan 11, 2013 3:50 pm I wouldn't be happy with that either - if it looks like that now and it's brand new what's it going to look like in a year, 2 years, etc etc? Keep complaining until you're happy - good luck! 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