Weekend update: The big cabinet

My son visited me and together we worked on removing the rest of the laminate. All of it is gone from the doors, drawers fronts, top, and cabinet sides. I then sanded off glue residue from the doors and drawers. I had to use a heat gun for the residue on the cabinet sides. My son practically begged me to work on the cabinet. He enjoyed it and I was so glad to have the together time. He did a great job.

I removed all stray staples and now need to reattach a support strip that had to be removed to get laminate off. Also glue on a chunk of particle board that is almost coming off.

After that, everything needs a coat of white pigmented shellac (Zinsser). Then it is time for the finish coat(s).