Can I use contact paper on the inside of cabinets?
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Yolonda
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We painted brown over our cabinets and it has been peeling and has created a big mess! The original cabinets are wood. Please tell me what suggestions are available.
The best thing would be to give them a good sanding and paint them.
Hi Yolonda,
You could put contact paper over the inside. However the contact paper may not look flat or stick properly if the paint is peeling. You might end up with a bigger mess. :( My suggestion is to take off the doors and sand off all of the paint. Sand the insides of the cabinets too. If you don't have an electric sander, it's a good investment to get one or maybe you could borrow one from a friend. Once you have sanded everything down, you can clean them up with a tack cloth, apply a coat of primer then paint your cabinets your favorite color. Click on the link below for the painting method for kitchen cabinets.
https://www.hgtv.com/design/rooms/kitchens/best-way-to-paint-kitchen-cabinets
Try some kutzit and go ahead and get all that paint off, then stain or paint or keep the original color of the wood. I would put contact paper on there. It’s a beast to get off.
In my cabinets, I have a plastic repositionable cabinet liner. Easy to clean, just wipe up. Easy to install too.
Did you sand and prime the cabinets before painting? Contact paper won't last long on the inside doors. It will peel.
Painting cabinets.
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.
Strip, sand and refinish.