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Painting My Dishwasher White in Kitchen Remodel
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Ciara M.
(IC: homeowner)
When we bought the house a year ago it came with a stainless steel dishwasher and all other appliances were white. Rather than changing all the other appliances I decided to paint this one.
I also decided to go with all white appliances because I feel like steel shows too many fingerprints. So not only did this process save me money, but it also saved me lots of sticky little fingerprint wipe-ups!
Then I used Rust-Oleum Stops Rust Protective Enamel in Gloss White and I laid it on thick. It was a 1/2 pint can and it took about 1/4 of the can. You have to make sure you're not painting on so much that it will drip, but enough so you can't see silver through it. It can always get a second coat after 24 hours if you need to, but I dont feel thats necessary on mine.
I had the zinsser already because we're in the middle of painting the cabinets, and the Rustoleum cost just under $4 at Wal-mart. I also used a small brush that we already had (which is now garbage because its an oil based paint and I dont feel like cleaning the brush). So for $4 I have "new" dishwasher and I LOVE it! It shines so much I can see the floors reflection in it!
I will add more pictures when we finish the kitchen update! Thanks for looking!
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Published January 27th, 2015 6:01 PM
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Tim D. (The Retro Den) on Apr 26, 2015
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How did you know what type of paint to use? I have a black dishwasher that I want to paint white. I have seen other posts that have used spray paint epoxy. How do I know which is right for my dishwasher?