Hi! Do you want to paint or stain? Whatever you do, start by scrubbing them clean with a TSP type cleaner so that you don't have to strip and/or sand layers of kitchen grime before you get to the factory finish you'll need to deal with to update. A simple update would be a good cleaning and new hardware. Consider hardware before a new finish, too, because you may have holes to fill before completing. Good luck!
We have decided to paint our kitchen cabinets, but need to know which works better. Chalk paint or Rustoleum's kitchen cabinet kit? If you have used either your opini...
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I’m thinking’s no I just need to paint them. I clean the kitchen cabinets over and over but they stain more each time and color is fading . Welcome suggestions
Murphy Oil Soap helped me with a similar problem. Good Luck
Here's a few techniques on restoring kitchen cabinets:
https://www.bobvila.com/articles/how-to-restore-cabinets/
https://www.seattletimes.com/explore/at-home/how-to-restore-worn-kitchen-cabinets-without-a-complete-overhaul/
I just re did my laundry room cabinets https://www.simplenaturedecorblog.com/5-tips-on-painting-laundry-room-cabinets-week-2/
What is the finish on them now? What’s the problem you have with them?
What is it that you want to do? Clean, refinish, stain, paint? A photo would help and more details
Hi Judy, do you want to keep the wood grain? Hope this helps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuWP1ozXNYs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAiz3YVl3pY
Rejuvenate or Howard’s would be my recommendation. If it isn’t bad maybe OrangeGlo or lemon oil will bring back to life.
Here's a post that might help https://www.bobvila.com/articles/how-to-restore-cabinets/
If they are stained, you can lightly sand and restain
Did you get them “restored” yet?
in my experience, by the time one scrubs all the cooking vapors off of the uppers, their factory finish is looking bad.
Then I typically, prep and paint them with kitchen-grade enamel paint, if they are Builders Grade cabinets.
Hi! Do you want to paint or stain? Whatever you do, start by scrubbing them clean with a TSP type cleaner so that you don't have to strip and/or sand layers of kitchen grime before you get to the factory finish you'll need to deal with to update. A simple update would be a good cleaning and new hardware. Consider hardware before a new finish, too, because you may have holes to fill before completing. Good luck!
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