At this point I set the cabinet aside and started on the backbox, stripping it and started tracing the artwork so I could make the stencils later on.









Then sanded off all of the old paint, ready for the repairs needed.


















Ready for the first coats of primer!





First primer coats.









Next step was filling of any imperfections found with spot putty.. this was a step that had to repeated several times before I was satisfied that it was ready for its basecoat.





And finally fast forward a few weeks.. ready for the basecoat, after the aforementioned multiple sessions of prime/sand, prime sand etc!