Asked on Oct 11, 2015
How to refinish particle wood type cabinet doors
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Kat
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My cabinet doors in the kitchen are made from scrap (former homeowner worked at a veneer plant and "borrowed" supplies..) they have veneer centers on outside and inside is created from bits and pieces into solid yet uneven surface door. I have put color stain on them and "shine" which is now wearing off. What do I need to do to be able to paint over the outside and how can I get a smooth surface on the inside? I want to paint a barnwood red, not sure how I can sand with the veneer thin layer...
10 answers
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Since there will be many steps involved in this process I have found this.www.wikihow.com/refinish-particle-board-cabinets.
Janet Pizaro
on Oct 12, 2015
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Hi Kat, It appears you've quite a job ahead of you if all the insides of the doors look like the first picture. Here's my suggestions. As for the smoothing the rough surface on the inside, your best bet by what I can tell from your first photo, would be to chip off any loose top pieces and then sand until it's smooth. If at that point it's still a bit pitty, then fill the pits with wood filler. Prep the shiny surface exterior with Klean Strip brand TSP Substitute. HoDe sells it in with their paint thinners and such. It cleans, degreases and deglosses all in one. Once dried you'll be ready to paint.
Z
on Oct 12, 2015
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Welllll....I got lazy and used chalk paint. Because I can buy it locally I prefer Maison Blanche. And their wax as its so much easier to put on. But Annie Sloan is really good too. I would not use milk paint nor off brands. I've had trouble with them sticking to things. But I think chalk paint is amazing. And now there's a varnish/poly top coat to skip the waxing. It's just one more possibility. Know that when I put the wax on, I was sooo happy.
Gwen
on Oct 12, 2015
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Good luck I found it more time effective to get plywood cut to the size I needed and then paint and attach the hardware.
Charlene
on Oct 13, 2015
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Hello Kat, you can cover the cabinet doors with bead board. Check out how this blogger made over her dishwasher with bead board: http://goo.gl/qWyhZC You can buy a paintable 32 square foot panel at Home Depot for less than $20. Even easier, you can cover the cabinet doors with bead board wallpaper. It's also paintable and a 56 square foot roll costs around $25.
HouseLogic.com
on Oct 13, 2015
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On the beadboard note, there's a terrific paintable beadboard wallpaper avail at Menards. It could be glued down with simple, narrow trim added to outside edge then paint whole thing.
Mary Williams-Walton
on Oct 14, 2015
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thank you all for the ideas.. still have not made up my mind what to do but I am enjoying the different approaches suggested!
Kat
on Oct 15, 2015
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There is a product made by Zinsser called B.I.N. Ultimate Stain Blocker that works great for the purpose you are describing. I found it at Home Depot. Then you can paint over it.
Judi
on Oct 19, 2015
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I think, if this was in my kitchen, I would just buy new unstained doors and start from scratch.
Cathy Klingel
on Oct 20, 2015
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Actually if the veneer is thin, you honestly can't sand over it without the danger of removing it all. :-( Maybe you could use beadboard wallpaper (the heavy duty kind) and then paint it the color of your choice.......of course there are other suggestions here that sound like options too.
CK
on Oct 23, 2015
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