How to remove thick paint from kitchen cabinets?
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How to remove old paint from kitchen cabinets?
To remove the paint use a paint stripper like a citrus based one and scrap off the paint as best you can. There may need to be two or three tries to get it all off. Sand, prime and paint in a lighter color.
I definitely agree here.... A stripper is the way to go. I hate using it, but once you start, that old thick paint will bubble right off. I would suggest removing the cabinet doors so that you can strip them production style
I agree, removing lots of paint requires a stripper.
HINT: For those places that have "grooves" the best tool to get the paint out is a "nut picker" ...you know that tool we all used to have that came with the nutcracker set? (Link below).
When I took on the job of refinishing a couple of spindle beds for a friend after they had been dipped in an acid bath to remove layers of paint by a professional furniture renovator, I found that in all of the creases there were specks of various paint! After much thought, I came up with picking out the paint with the "nut picker"...along with the occasionally scraping with a single edge razor blade!
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Remove the doors, use a commercial paint stripper. Paint with two coats of thinner paint rather than one thick coat.
Use Citristrip a non-toxic paint stripper