Reprinting kitchen cabinets

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Kitchen cabinets are desperately in need of makeover.  I want to repaint and add new hardware.  Do all the cabinets need to be completely sanded or can we just paint over?  Any recommendations would be great. Appliances are stainless steel

Donna Byram · Answer

To make the paint adhere better, you need to at least use a scuff pad over them. They also make a product call Liquid sandpaper that you could use if you just don't want to sand. I've never used it but have read it works good. https://www.google.com/search?q=liquid+sandpaper&oq=liquid+Sand&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l5.4521j0j8&sourceid=chrome&espv=210&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8

Maxine Jelinek · Answer

Annie Sloan paint is awesome. You don't have to sand or use anything first.

Andrea D'Avignon · Answer

Thanks for the comments, I figured some sanding would be needed. I will check out the products you mentioned

Christina Butinski Welch · Answer

use a deglosser and then just paint.

Donna Lamothe · Answer

Looks like my question was answered too. Thanks all!

Shari · Answer

I've never painted cabinets before but I have done a lot of furniture painting and I always skip the sanding step and use the 'liquid sandpaper' (also known as 'deglosser') product. My favorite brand is Kleen Strip. I would recommend that you definitely do a very thorough wipe of all the cabinets with something that will degrease them like TSP and if it were me, I would also use one or two very thin coats of a good quality BONDING primer. So, essentially the steps I would use would be: #1. Degrease. #2. Degloss. #3. Prime. #4. Paint.

Debbie Harris · Answer

If your not going to sand, use a primer before you paint even if your using Annie Sloan's paint. These are Kitchen cabinets and they'll probably get a lot of use. Besides helping the adhesion of the paint you won't have to do too many coats of an expensive paint.

Peg Lee · Answer

yu can buy the liquid sander at Walmart or anywhere..it,s called TSP also need heavy rubber gloves w this stuff!! add water in bucket & literally 'scrub' the cabinets ! it,ll get all the grease & grime off & give yu a clean slate! please prime !!

Elaine Simmons · Answer

Liquid sand is not the same as TSP.........TSP is a cleaner, liquid sander is as the name implies, a sander

Margie Hood · Answer

if that is the wax / chalk paint you will have to sand..if not just take one of the cabinets off, paint the color you want to paint them,after you clean it of course..then see after it dries how it turns out..if it looks good and the color doesnt come through or any of that , I say just paint them with out all the hard prep of sanding all of them

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