i used the rustoleum cabinet kit purchased from Home Depot. It comes with everything you need except paint brushes. My kitchen is smaller so I used the smaller kit but they have a larger kit for larger kitchens. They have a light and a dark kit. They have different colors and all you need to do is have the clerk at which paint color you want on the box to your kit and you’re good to go to paint her cabinets. Here are some before and after pictures Of my cabinets. You can go to your nearest hardware store and ask them about the kit and it has step-by-step instructions inside the kit and a video to help you. you can also look on YouTube and get ideas of how to paint it and how it works. I hope this helps! Good luck on your project!
A good primer and a latex paint followed by a couple of coats of poly. I would go to Benjamin Moore or Sherwin Williams. Kitchens get a lot of wear so you definitely want to invest in a good paint.
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.
I am one of the people William speaks of. I can no longer use oil paint inside although for many years it was my go-to paint for wood inc. woodwork. I use Benj Moore paint although we were disappointed to the extent of going back to store to discuss it with staff. . . with our purchase of oil paint to paint our porch ceiling. Pic is of new wood on another porch painted last summer, covered beautifully with one quart. Smaller ceiling (and much older) the paint barely covered, was thin and drippy and ceiling itself while scrubbed and scraped was not "receptive" to paint. We don't know if the formula was wrong or the paint has a new mix, a big disappointment. Unlike the advice William gives we never top coat any paint surface. Including floors.
Take a cabinet door to the paint department at your local home improvement store and ask for their advice. They have the most up-to-date paints and application tools to do a professional job.
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Hi Rosetta,
i used the rustoleum cabinet kit purchased from Home Depot. It comes with everything you need except paint brushes. My kitchen is smaller so I used the smaller kit but they have a larger kit for larger kitchens. They have a light and a dark kit. They have different colors and all you need to do is have the clerk at which paint color you want on the box to your kit and you’re good to go to paint her cabinets. Here are some before and after pictures Of my cabinets. You can go to your nearest hardware store and ask them about the kit and it has step-by-step instructions inside the kit and a video to help you. you can also look on YouTube and get ideas of how to paint it and how it works. I hope this helps! Good luck on your project!
Satin, or Chalk paint with a Wax sealer over.
A good primer and a latex paint followed by a couple of coats of poly. I would go to Benjamin Moore or Sherwin Williams. Kitchens get a lot of wear so you definitely want to invest in a good paint.
Always go with a semi-gloss. (...and, yes, a good brand!) They will stand up to years of light cleaning and wear.
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.
I am one of the people William speaks of. I can no longer use oil paint inside although for many years it was my go-to paint for wood inc. woodwork. I use Benj Moore paint although we were disappointed to the extent of going back to store to discuss it with staff. . . with our purchase of oil paint to paint our porch ceiling. Pic is of new wood on another porch painted last summer, covered beautifully with one quart. Smaller ceiling (and much older) the paint barely covered, was thin and drippy and ceiling itself while scrubbed and scraped was not "receptive" to paint. We don't know if the formula was wrong or the paint has a new mix, a big disappointment. Unlike the advice William gives we never top coat any paint surface. Including floors.
Take a cabinet door to the paint department at your local home improvement store and ask for their advice. They have the most up-to-date paints and application tools to do a professional job.