How can I paint white cabinets that I think are Thermofoil?
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i would not recommend it.
http://homeguides.sfgate.com/paint-thermofoil-door-24840.html
Here's another article to read;
https://www.hunker.com/12284638/can-you-paint-thermofoil-kitchen-cabinets
Good luck!
Kathleen,
Thermafoil (aka KTF) is plastic that is usually over fiberboard, so you wouldn't/couldn't just slap on a coat or two of paint like you would for wooden cabinets with regular paint on them.
First you would want to remove the thermafoil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7w4Uxewfmb8
Once the thermafoil is removed follow these steps to prepping and painting your cabinets:
https://www.quora.com/What-are-tips-for-painting-particle-board-cabinets GOOD LUCK! :) and thank you so much for helping us all learn something we didn't know before :)
There are great tutorials here in regarding Thermofoil. Use the above "search DIY..."