dieselenthusiast wrote:
Thanks everyone for your help. I went to ebay and did a quick search. I found a Jayco cabinet door that will fit perfectly. I don't know if mine is oak or pine, but at one time I saw that Manchester Oak was standard on my model, so I think I may have oak. The one on ebay looks like the same wood grain, but it says "pine". The stain appears to be different. Can you sand these cabinet doors down and apply the correct stain? Here's the ebay link:
ebay jayco door
Your cabinet doors appear to be Red Oak but I would call the Mfg. to verify that. I guess if you're not fussy about matching, it will work. If you want a match, read on.
I'll bet a doughnut and a cup of coffee that the Pine E Bay door won't look the same, now, and certainly not in the future as your Red Oak doors. As woods age they change color, whether stained or not. Different species age and change color at different rates. This causes me all kinds of headaches when dealing with replacement or installation of customer cabinets and built-ins.
To restain the Pine door to match what you have, you'll probably have to sand off the finish (usually catalyzed lacquer or urethane), bleach the stain out of the wood, and restain with blended stain to match what you have. Apply a finish of your choice.
One shortcut I've used is to wipe stain (sometimes a gel stain) across the finished surface to approximate the same color. Apply an additional coat of finish.
If you verify with the Mfg. what species of wood you have and can't find a door through a dealer or on E Bay, you could buy an unfinished Red Oak door and stain/finish to your choice. I think you should be able to find a door through one of the cabinet vendors posted above, also.
Your door pattern isn't rare but isn't used too much, lately. It seems folks want raised panels or a straight "Shaker" style. The latter only differs from your style by the additional forming on the edges of the stiles and rails of your door. 15 minutes with a router would change the Shaker style to your door style.
