Kitchen cabinet painting
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I have kitchen cabinets from the late seventies. The doors and drawer fronts seem to be some kind of particle board. Can they be painted or refinished?
8 answers
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I tried painting the cabinets and it worked for a little while but I would advise putting on new wood doors.
Jean Cox
on Jan 22, 2015
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Make sure you use the right primer...and anything can be painted. I recommend a latex paint. I painted my laminate cabinets. Also, make sure you put a coat of polycrylic or urethane to protect paint from chipping.
Bev
on Jan 22, 2015
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We replaced the fronts along with the doors and drawers. Turned out great.
Karen Tessman
on Jan 22, 2015
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Y es, or you could cut them , take a square out of the door and put in a square of panel board.
Beverly Turcotte
on Jan 23, 2015
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They can, but you might considering just buying new doors. You can order them online at tons of retailers.
The Rozy Home
on Jan 23, 2015
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We recently purchased our home and it had totally been updated. The kitchen cabinets were 21 yrs old and the gentlemen used a product called, "Cabinet Rescue" I feel he got it at Lowe's as that is where he shops. It has held up very well and they look like NEW.
Kristine Fiddelke
on Jan 23, 2015
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Have you tried chalk paint? I did my upper cabinets with chalk paint and they turned out beautiful, no sanding or priming required. Instead of waxing them I put on two coats of polycrylic.... I absolutely love them...
Rachael Provost
on Jan 23, 2015
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Absolutely they can be repainted. I did ours two years ago and they are holding up very well. They were particle board with some sort of wood grain paper covering, I just painted right over everything and they look great. changed the pulls and knobs and you'd never know they were the same ones. I primed them first then used semi-gloss enamel.
Melissa Parish
on Jan 25, 2015
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