In the years, stain cabinets become dull and look outdated. Our hands with the dirt and grease, along with the spray polishes that have waxes and oil get embedded in the varnish or lacquer surface and can’t be easily removed with washing alone. This can be a eye sore.

Often dark stained cabinets need a new life and can brighten a kitchen by painting the cabinets, creating a new life. Here are a few tips for your kitchen cabinets.

I’ve found an easy way to remove the cabinet doors to assure the doors go back in the right place. By numbering the doors where the hinges were once and placing a piece of tape over the number as to not paint the number. Applying same number on the inside of the cabinet frame if needed or just counting left to right. Write the numbers for top section cabinets and letters for bottom section of cabinets will also be easier to identify.

Sanding the cabinet doors and drawer fronts will produce a lot of dust. Wear a dust mask. And placing some plywood on sawhorses for a workable area when sanding the kitchen cabinet doors and will help also in the painting process. To be able to save time use a tool called a palm sander with 50 grit sandpaper to sand off the vanish faster making a area wax free so that the oil base primer will bond to the surface.

Sand the cabinet frames. Since you have the added challenge of sanding inside, you’ll want to avoid producing lots of dust. Instead of traditional sandpaper, use a chemical solution called liquid sandpaper. It will slightly melt the varnish and clean the surface so that the oil base primer can be applyed.

Apply two coats of oil-based primer to the doors and drawer fronts. Spraying a lacquer oil based primer is more efficient as the drying time is typically 15 minutes between primer coats - lots less time waiting as compared with oil based primers. Sand between coats. Since lacquer primer does not raise the wood grain, sanding will be easier. Allow at least 24 hours before applying finish coats of paint. Then spray two oil-based finish coats. Spraying creates a much smoother finish.

Consider using the brushing method for the kitchen cabinet frames and applying coats of primer and finish and sanding between coats.

Surely, a kind word of advice is hiring a real craftsman to handle the project is a much less expensive option then installing a new set of kitchen cabinets. Painting requires a great amount of skill, patience, and attention to detail and painting kitchen cabinets is a craft. Knowing that the kitchen is important part of the home interior, you will want a factory finish look on the cabinets.

Interior Painting John Blaylock

JOHN BLAYLOCK

Elite restoration painting specializes in paint finishes to the highest level, painting integral detail interiors and gracious estate exteriors andElite restoration paintingrealizes that clients expect quality craftsmanship and Price based on type of workof the project.