Has anyone tried the product by Rustoleum called Rustoleum Cabinet Transformations?
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Nancy B
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I would love to hear from someone who has tried the product.
18 answers
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Nancy, I haven't used it personally, but one of my friends who flips homes for rent uses it and gave a pretty good feedback. I've read a lot and seen before after pictures on blogs. I recently sanded and painted very old cabinet doors and it seemed to be a better procedure for me than use Cabinet Transformations from the home improvement store.
Yamini LEED AP at Urbanmotifs
on Sep 06, 2011
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I wondered if it would be easier just to buy primer, sandpaper, play with color, and maybe a glaze and do it myself without the kit.
Nancy B
on Sep 06, 2011
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Well, the sanding takes a lot of time,believe me. You could use a palm sander if you are up to the challenge. The whole things about Rustoleum is, it does not require, sanding priming etc. What type of cabinets do you have at present? Sometime a dark stain and just changing hardware can make all that difference.
Yamini LEED AP at Urbanmotifs
on Sep 06, 2011
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THEY WORK ....SLOW LAYERS
Wally Daly ,,Mastercarpenter,artist
on Sep 06, 2011
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I used the countertop version of the same product it was easy and effective.
ElectraMedics Electrical Services
on Sep 06, 2011
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Regardless of what product you use, prep is what makes or breaks a product, both how it works and how it ends up after it dries. The biggest mistake that people make when painting wooden cabinets in a kitchen is not to clean carefully and thoroughly each door and frame. Grease is everywhere in a kitchen. If not completely removed it can get sanded into the wood grain causing early failure of the new painted wood finish. Follow manufacturers guidelines carefully and clean clean clean. I have heard both good and bad with the product you talked about. But because of some people not prepping the cabinets properly its hard to tell if it was a product failure or human error on doing the job correct.y.
Woodbridge Environmental Tiptophouse.com
on Sep 07, 2011
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I would still like to see the product completed up close. I guess I could practice in the laundry room first. But I am more inclined to do it the old fashion way: TSP, sand, clean, prime, paint, glaze, some sort of clear coat. Yikes. That's a lot of work.
Nancy B
on Sep 11, 2011
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i am using it right now. have done my guest bathroom and my dressing room cabinets. they have come out great. i am doing the white with the dark streaks on it. takes a little time for drying in between steps and you really need about 3 coats of the topcoat to cover the drawers and doors but it is absolutely worth it. no sanding required
Jean T
on Sep 13, 2011
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Jean, can you upload some pictures?
Nancy B
on Sep 14, 2011
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Is it spray paint? Anything else will leave those pesky brush marks - I've tried oil paint and added flotrol and still got brush marks.
Donna McCrummen
on Sep 14, 2011
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You must use a really good brush. Don't be cheap in that department. I think you can even use an oil brush with latex. Correct me if I am wrong.
Nancy B
on Sep 15, 2011
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@Nancy, I use the best brushes available. I guess I just don't like the look. :-)
Donna McCrummen
on Sep 15, 2011
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I wonder if it is the paint. Because I do not get the brush marks. Or, could some colors show brush strokes more than others? I used a tan. Could be that I just have bad eye sight.
Nancy B
on Sep 15, 2011
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Just finished doing our kitchen. We did the light color (linen) over our natural oak cabinets. Looks fairly good. We cleaned the cabinet doors extensively before using the deglosser and we are still seeing chips and slight pealing. Just don't fool yourself into thinking the deglosser is the same as sanding. It is definitely not. We were worried about that so we tried liquid sandpaper on a couple of doors. Those seem to be holding up better than the ones we used the Rustoleum deglosser on. We do see slight brush strokes but with a quality brush and good technique the second coat should even out. The other issue is we used both base coat cans provided for all of our cabinets (less than the allotted square footage) and now we don't have any to cover the chips and pealing. We now have to decide to purchase another kit for $75 or try to match the paint with a small can. For comparison, I redid our bathroom vanity by manual sanding first. The results are night and day difference. There is no way that paint is coming off. I know using the deglosser is easier and less time consuming but just decide first if all of the touch ups later will be worth saving time on the prep.
Josh B
on Jan 25, 2012
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Josh, you hit on a great point about using a deglosser vs. sanding. Deglossers have their place when you cannot sand something and you need to at least do what ever you can to "rough up" the surface and give the paint something to bite into. But its not really a good substitute for good ole elbow grease and some sandpaper. A good quality mini roller instead of a brush makes painting cabinet fronts a whole lot easier without the worry of brush strokes.
Woodbridge Environmental Tiptophouse.com
on Jan 25, 2012
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I am using it right now to do my kitchen cabinets. My cabinets were white and I am redoing them in the English Cream and using the glaze. The directions say to use a nylon brush and I didn't have brush strokes. Using the glaze, it says to use a nylon or foam brush. Then use the cheese cloth to wipe off as much or as little glaze to get your look. I experimented with 3 different looks before I choose what I liked. I choose to do it a different way by not using a brush and dipping the cheesecloth into the stain and rubbing it on until I achieved what I wanted. Takes some patience. You don't have to use the glaze at all. All up to you.
Sheila B
on Sep 11, 2012
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I am just finishing mine with the chocolate color. I did use the glaze as it gives the color some variations. It is hard work scrubbing the wood. Be sure when you apply the top coat to work quickly as it starts to dry on you in places and if you try and correct a spot it won't blend unless you add more paint to the spot and work it in. Always go with the grain of the wood when painting. I only wore gloves for the glaze. Good luck I like mine better than the white.
Janice W
on Sep 13, 2012
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I only use Purdy brushes. I did use a sponge brush for the glaze. A trick to use too to keep from washing out your brushes each time is to put it in a small sandwich bag and seal as much as possible and then put it in a large baggie so you can completely close the top. I did this with the base coat brush and sponge. Found it best to wash the top coat bruch when finished. Learned this from my painter son. Also when painting with a roller and you don't get finished you can put the roller in a plastic grocery bag and wrap it up good and put it in the refrigerator. Will still be good after weeks.
Janice W
on Sep 13, 2012
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