Wood, laminated wood, and metal cupboards can be repainted without trouble. laminated cupboards oppose overpainting - those that can be restored frequently require special paints and methods, and results are not the same for all. On the off chance that cupboards have plastic laminated surfaces, first check with a proficient paint dealer, and test an example of the paint you wish to use in a subtle area to guarantee that it will cling to the material. Here are some kitchen cabinet painting tips that every home owner will find helpful.
1. Remove Doors and Hardware
Begin by evacuating the cabinet doors and drawers and extract all pulls, handles, locks and other equipment from these parts. Place the equipment and screws in plastic packs inside the cabinets where they will be easy to find when you're prepared to reassemble everything.
Number every door and its appropriate location as you dismantle them. Try not to blend them up or the pivots may not line up when you reinstall them. On the off chance that you are painting just the drawer fronts, you won't need to remove the slides. In the event that you do need to remove the slides, mark them and their areas the same way you did with the doors.
2. Clean the Surfaces and Sand them
In kitchen areas, oil, steam, and sustenance splatters are no surprise. Before you start sanding or painting, clean the surfaces to be repainted with a cleaning solution made from a mixture of one part tri-sodium phosphate and four parts water. Wash, yet don't drench with the solution the cabinets. Let them to dry completely.
Daintily sand the doors on all sides. Utilize a wood sanding piece to avoid blunting the wood edges. If repainting project is only for improving cabinets front face, it is not necessary to sand and paint within the cabinets; cover off the insides with painters' tape for a perfect complete and sand just the front surfaces and showing edges of the cabinet face frames.
3. Apply an even layer of primer-sealer to all surfaces to guarantee an all around reinforced finish coat. Another advantage in using primer-sealer is that it gives a decent base to semigloss, water-based paint. Polished lacquer paint was previously the favored finish for kitchen cabinets since it opposes recolors and water and is effortlessly cleaned, however today's water-based completions are simpler to work with and give a similarly tough finish.
4. After everything, the actual painting will start. Evenly apply the color paint over the primer and maintain consistent strokes. Start in the edges and frames. Use thins coats to avoid visible brush strokes. Wait 4 hours before applying next coat.
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