Apr 09
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Painting kitchen cabinets is an inexpensive way to make your kitchen cabinets look like new. Tim Carter from AsktheBuilder.com shares some tips for kitchen cabinet refinishing to save you frustration and give you professional results.
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Yes. Get the right one for oil. Rinse well if you use TSP.
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Thanks for your quick response! I bought both oil based primer and oil-based paint for the job. Would the paint conditioner work with oil-based paint?
Also, would you recommend TSP substitute to clean 20-year old kitchen cabinets? Or is soap and water sufficient?
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Use a paint conditioner to control brush strokes. Go to a REAL paint store to get it. A primer and finish coat should do it.
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Great video! Can you tell me the advantages and disadvantages of using a brush vs. a roller for painting kitchen cabinets? I’m looking for a very smooth finish with no brush strokes or roller marks showing. Also, do you only need one coat of primer and one of paint? Thanks!
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It’s a liquid deglosser purchased at a *real* paint store. TSP will not do the same job.
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What kind of deglosser did you use, and can you buy it at a place like the home depot? Also, what do you think about using tsp as a deglosser?
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If you can spray and get great results, go for it!
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Correct. The new paint will encapsulate the lead paint.
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What are your thoughts on brushing versus using an air compressor to spray it on?
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I’ve worried about doing this to my cabinets because of lead paint that is already on the cabinets. I presume that using liquid deglosser, instead of sanding, would eliminate this problem?
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great…only thing tought is that you’re painting a beautiful piece…I just moved to this apt where half-butt construction guys are applying paint on top of paint everytime a new tenant comes in…I’m darn afraid of having the job started ! Thanks for the lesson !!
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I LOVE hearing success stories. Congrats to you!
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Thank you so much. I followed all your steps, and my Kitchen Cabinets look great!
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Yes you can. Be sure to use an oil primer. Be sure the cabinets are perfectly clean with all oils off of them. Use the liquid deglosser to take the sheen off the laminate.
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Can I still use these steps on formica kitchen cabinets? Thanks for the video!
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Jason,
Sorry about that! But you know the old saying don’t you?
When Mama ain’t happy, ain’t Nobody happy. Either touch them up or get out the paint! Yikes!
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Thanks Tim. Now Veronica is putting me to work! She says our honey stained cabinets are in need of some work. =]
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it’s messy to leave the backs unpainted, every time you open them it reminds you it’s a rank amateur job
I’d paint the backs AND the inside…in fact I’d in fact spray paint everything with flat paint using an air compressor then semi-varnish for depth
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You’re most welcome.
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Thanks, Tim.
Excellent tips!
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dust mask?
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Simple, read my past columns about staining wood at my website.
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say for some crazy reason you dont want purple cabinets, i just want to sand mine down and finish the natural wood. they have already been painted white, how cold i go about doing that the right way.
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You need to get that grease off. There are good degreasers at the grocery store. I have used oxygen bleach with great success at degreasing. I loved it so much I did what the Orek Vacuum man did – I bought the company! go to oxygenbleach dot comma :->
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Thanks for all the tips. My cabinets are all very old and haven’t been maintained properly. There’s some sort of dirt/grease cover on all of the cabinets that is slightly sticky to the touch. I tried washing it off before with soap and water but it’s too stuck on there. Will the deglosser take care of that or will I have to use some other product to help get rid of the sticky stuff?