Kitchen Cabinets

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by 1be28391447
Could you please list the steps necessary to paint kitchen cabinets?

  7 answers
  • Janet Pizaro Janet Pizaro on Jan 13, 2018

    what are the cabinets made of??????

  • Deb Deb on Jan 13, 2018

    clean with a product like KrudKutter, prime and paint with a cabinet paint...I did my daughter's kitchen--and she has a lot of cabinets in 3 days.. used an assembly line attitude and just went down the line.. Took all doors off and it is much easier..Paint one side, dry and flip.. did a couple of coats..

  • SandyG SandyG on Jan 13, 2018

    Hometalk has tons of posts on painting your kitchen cabinets. Click on the link below and then click on links that interest you.


    https://www.hometalk.com/search/posts?filter=kitchen%20cabinets

  • William William on Jan 13, 2018

    Make sure they are clean and dry. Remove the doors and hardware. Mark the doors and cabinets with tape where they go. Lightly sand the doors and cabinets to remove any gloss and roughen the surface for paint with 120- to 220-grit sandpaper. Use a tack cloth or damp rag to remove dust after sanding. Prime with a stain blocking primer like Zinsser 123, KILZ,or BIN and have it tinted to the color of the top coat. This will prevent dark or stained surfaces from showing through the top coat. Acrylic, or water-base, paints are low-fume and clean up easily with water. Alkyd, or oil-base, paints require good ventilation because the paint contains solvents that can irritate your lungs and make you feel sick. Alkyd options require mineral spirits for cleanup, but they provide a hard, durable paint finish. Whichever you use, buy the best-quality paint you can afford for a lasting kitchen cabinet finish. Seal with at least three coats with a water based polyurethane. Use a small foam roller and foam brush for a smooth finish.

  • Sandra Allen Sandra Allen on Jan 13, 2018

    Deb has the right idea. If you have a sawhorse or even two chairs you can cover with a towel and use to lay the cabinet doors down, you are not fighting gravity and fatigue. As a former painting, I always took the hardware off and put back on. But if you want to save some time, use an artist brush or a q-tip and just apply a little petroleum jelly to any place you don't wan paint.


    This will help, too.


    https://www.remodelaholic.com/how-to-paint-cabinet-doors/

  • 1be28391447 1be28391447 on Jan 13, 2018

    Thanks sandra!