Updating hardware can also help make old cabinetry look new again. High-quality wood cabinets are also solid candidates for refinishing. Refinishing these hardy cabinets, instead of replacing them, can both conserve wood and money.
Kitchen cabinets with significant damage must be replaced or repaired. Full stop. Covering up warping, water damage, mold, or other issues that impact the quality of the material is only a temporary solution.
Next, lightly sand and wipe off the dust with a tack cloth. Now experiment with a tinted polyurethane varnish such as Polyshades by Minwax to see if you can achieve the tone you desire. Tinted polyurethanes combine stain and varnish in a single product.
If you want a lighter tone, remove the clear coat finish using the same method as described for paint. It should be a lot easier than removing paint , but you may have to use an aggressive stripper or chlorine bleach to remove the old stain.
Follow up with sanding, sealing, re-staining and clear-coating as described above for staining a previously painted finish. Disclosure: BobVila. You agree that BobVila. All rights reserved. Expert advice from Bob Vila, the most trusted name in home improvement, home remodeling, home repair, and DIY.
Plastic and tape off all of the insides of the cabinet boxes to keep dust from getting in, cover all backsplashes with plastic, and seal all appliances to keep them clean. On to the cleaning process. For tough grease, use TSP trisodium phosphate and water; the TSP actually emulsifies the grease and removes it much more efficiently than soap alone. Let dry completely before moving on. The last step is to tack-rag off the residual dust. The best method is to use a microfiber rag with water—but remember to wring out almost all of the water, as residual water will leave spots.
Choosing the correct primer is so important. The wrong primer will leave you with chipping cabinets, an uneven finish, and even stain bleeding from the wood. A major benefit is that it has low odor, so families can continue to live in the house while work is done. This is unlike most traditional oil primers which have a very noticeable odor. And KILZ 3 Premium Primer dries to the touch in 30 minutes and can be top-coated in one hour; this will help with achieving a dust-free finish.
Priming is fairly straightforward: apply as uniformly as possible, and be super thorough. Application can be done with brush, roller, or sprayer. The best brush for painting cabinets will have super-fine nylon bristles.
It may be more pricey, but it will save you some time running around the home improvement store. If you're not buying a cabinet repainting kit, here's what you'll need:. And here's what else you'll need, whether you're using a kit or not:. Sarah Fultz Interiors. Before you get lost in the throes of prep work and painting, test out your cabinet paint on a hidden part of your kitchen to ensure you like the color and it will work well in your space.
Once you're confident in your choice, gather up all your supplies and get ready to begin. Just because you can paint over dirt and grime, doesn't mean you should. Take a few hours and deep clean your kitchen , including the exteriors of your cabinets. Then, take off your cabinet faces and move them to where you'll be painting them. After that, use painters' tape to put up drop cloth over your counters and kitchen floor to ensure they aren't dirtied or damaged as you repaint.
You can't quite get to painting just yet—now, it's time to strip and sand. If you have a cabinet painting kit that includes a solution or liquid that allows you to skip these steps, disregard this. You'll need to pick the right stripping agent for the way your cabinets have been finished. He recommended denatured alcohol for latex and shellac finishes and lacquer thinner for lacquer finishes.
Follow the manufacturer's instructions, but most likely you'll apply the stripping agent, let it sit, then take the finish off using a paint scraper. Next, sand off any remaining finish to give your cabinets a smooth surface for the primer and paint to be applied on.
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