Wood is tinted either before or after the primer, and in some cases (as, for example, in ours) - before and after. In the story in question, we used two-stage tinting also because some elements of the cabinet are made of ash, the breed is slightly lighter than walnut. And first, we had to give the ash details the same tone as the walnut. This was done before the priming. And after it, all the elements were given the final desired tone. By the way, if you tint just before the primer, the color is not homogeneous enough.

As we once said, American walnut is self-sufficient wood, with a noble texture and color. Many other types of wood are tinted with nut, but tinting a nut “for something” does not occur to anyone, probably. But just as a beautiful woman becomes even more beautiful thanks to a good make-up, the correct toning makes the noble wood even more elegant, even deeper, richer. We really enjoy playing with tinting, try different options. But for comparison - our other walnut cabinet: there is no tint here, we have preserved the natural shade of color. In addition, the direction of the veneer is different: the fibers are arranged horizontally, while the previous cabinet has a vertical stack, which makes it seem like completely different wood at first glance and there is nothing in common between the two objects.

And the last two stages of varnish-and-paint work: inter-sanding and coating with a top coat of varnish

Interlayer polishing - after the primer dries, the surface is finally leveled by grinders. By the way, if it was a question of obtaining a surface with a closed pore (for example, when finishing a macassar or a root cut of any wood), it would take from two to seven layers of soil and the same amount of sanding.

Topcoat coating. Actually, we have already told you everything about varnish, you can only add that, with the correct application of the technology, polyurethane varnish dries in just 4 hours. In the photo - varnishing with a spray gun