Our old dishwasher. Worked well, but not as fancy as the new one and I always wanted one that would match the cabinets.
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New dishwasher... nicer, but the wood front didn't match.
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There was an extra board with the dishwasher so we thought we could use the back and stain it to match.
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Will it work?
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Er... NO. It came out very very red. I guess it makes more of a difference as to what the color of the wood is to start with.
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I touched up the board that was on the dishwasher, but still just didn't like the darker wood. So we went to the store and found a cabinet end board that looked like it would match when stained.
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The new board looks just like our cabinets when stained with 'Early American'.
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Two coats of varnish make it very water resistant... very important for a dishwasher panel.
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Had to use the scraper blade of my multi-tool to remove parts of the old board from the dishwasher.
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Painted the sides black to help it blend with the cabinets.
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Epoxy for gluing on the new panel.
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It set in about 15 minutes, but I kept it clamped overnight.
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New panel looks good and just needs the kick-plate attached.
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I drilled in a slot for the screw so that I could slide it up or down as needed to fit snug to the floor.
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Finished and matches pretty darn well!
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