What is the best paint to use on wood kitchen cabinets
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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.
As far as the "best" I would be assured that any good quality would work. Everyone has a favorite, depending on geographic area and access to paint and experience using certain paints. Prepping is a very important part of getting ready to paint kitchen cabinets. Also, knowing the finish you want should be decided. Do you want flat, satin, gloss finish? Do you want distressing/aged? Do you want to chalk paint with a rubbed wax accent? Click on the link below from Hometalk for pictures and posts.
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I like satin finish Kitchen and Bath paint myself.
There are so many options on this I suggest you study what finish you want. I have always used water based and never had a problem as long as I seriously cleaned and prepped. It "ain't" easy no matter what they say. At least acrylic (no other type water base recommended by me) is easy clean up. Acrylic is getting difficult to get around here - they call it latex/acrylic. I use exterior enamel. Flat absorbs too easily, gloss shows hand prints and smears worse. Many would argue against my recommendation so be informed.
Glidden paint High gloss.
I would take a cabinet door to the home improvement store and ask their paint pro to suggest the best paint and applicators for this job. It is a big job and you want it done right.
Thank you very much perfect idea