Sometimes sanding isn’t necessary. But if you have even just the slightest gloss or polyurethane to your cabinets then I suggest you run your sander over it just enough to take off the gloss. Take 180 grit sand paper, put on your very important mask and get to working! Remember your n...
Get the cabinets ready If you want to refinish yourkitchen cabinetswith a stain and clear finish, you have to strip them first, but you can paint over any type of finish without stripping, and sometimes that's your only option. Painting doesn't have to be a necessary evil; you can use...
Finally, I’m able to share the step by step process I went through over the last few months to paint our kitchen cabinets. When I started this painting project in May, I had no idea that it would be the first week of July before I would have it finished. And while this was a lo...
Spray-painting kitchen cabinets is a great way to refresh a kitchen on a tight budget. My wife and I opted to do this recently. I used a Wagner Flexio 5000 sprayer to paint the cabinet doors and drawer faces. Our budget refresh also included wall, ceiling, and trim painting, which I ...
After the paint has dried, put on a wipe-on polyurethane varnish with a cotton cloth. Once the varnish has dried, put the hardware back in and rehang the doors. Follow product instructions for drying time. Try these steps for a vinyl covered particleboard cabinet makeover and see how it...
Since this is one of the most frequently asked questions I get, I’d like to share with you my tips and steps on how to paint cabinets with a paint brush and get a near-perfect finish. It sounds like a lot of work (and perhaps it is), but ask yourself this: How often ...
Paint bonds to paint without a problem. Do I need to use a polyurethane or protective top coat? With the paints I use, a topcoat is not usually required except in high traffic areas like kitchen cabinets. If you do choose to add a protective topcoat, read my recommendations on the ...
Loving your kitchen. How much did it cost? This is the big one? So what is it going to cost me to install open shelves? 12x2x12 Pine Board $22 6 Iron 12-inch wall shelf brackets(ETSY) $55 Dark Walnut Stain $7 Spray Polyurethane $8 ...
The original dresser had a thick coat of polyurethane, which is not an ideal surface for paint to adhere to. Ultimately, this primer worked really well. Next, I applied 2 coats of Sherwin Williams Essential Gray paint (Satin finish) with my paint sprayer. ...
You are not limited to using wax,. For high-use, high-touch pieces such as kitchen cabinets, table tops, desk tops, floors, and outdoor furniture, I would recommend a water-based polyurethane protective finish such as Polycrylic.