Painting Kitchen Cabinets - What I Did Wrong, and What I'm Doing Right
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- Опубликовано: 14 мар 2021
- I'm repainting (yes, REpainting) my kitchen cabinets after only three years. See what I did wrong the first time around, and what I'm doing now to ensure a durable, long-lasting finish.
I wouldn't have even attempted this project without my trusted Dewalt palm sander:
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I did want to say that the Zinsser BIN product that you showed was the ADVANCED. There's a BIN and a BIN Advanced and the Advanced formula is **synthetic shellac** and not the one rated the highest at locking in wood tanins (the browns that seep through, especially on knots). I've unfortunately run into this mistake myself when I used BIN Advanced on my cabinets and saw seepage a day after painting and had to look up to see if the formula had changed.
Get the regular BIN, folks!
I’m in the middle of painting my cabinets too. Wow….such a big job. I have about 40 doors and drawers which is a lot of work. I’ll be sure to allow them to dry for a good 2 weeks before reattaching them. 🎉
I started trying to do something like this in my kitchen, but ended up redoing my kitchen about 4 times in parts to find what really worked for me. Thankfully I tested parts before actually painting everything and having to actually redo everything. Like, I painted a door and left it overnight before doing anything else. My steps for the finally process I went with are:
1. sand everything down to the bone. I used 150 git sandpaper. This was a lot of work but vital
2. Prine everything. I used a primer made for cabinets, but almost any primer will do I think
3. Spray the cabinet doors. Honestly, I was afraid to do this and it cost me many cycles before I gave up and did this. I picked up an airless sprayers for about $250 (don't go cheap on this. get a solid one), and a spray tent for about $40 off Amazon. Seriously, spray your doors! It takes time, but you'll have your cabinets for a decade at least. Also, use a good paint. I used Emerald Enamel from Sherwinn Williams. Its expensive (about $70 a gallon), but you get what you way for. Also spraying wastes a lot of paint. If you want to spend $350 on a kitchen paint job, expect a $350 kitchen.
4. Prepare your kitchen to be painted. Cover everything. I used a thick paper to cover the floors even. The paper costs $40 for my entire kitchen an I have a ton left over. I didn't tape the insides of the cabinets, just pulled everything out and did a tape around the inside edge to keep paint from bleeding into the cabinets. I covered sockets, etc to keep dust out. I pulled out my fridge and over so I didn't accidentally get paint directly on them.
5. paint the frames with a brush after you prime them. Get several brushes, and make sure the brush is smaller than the frame your painting. Expect to do about 4 coats on your frames. The first two are just coverage. Then do a third topcoat. Sand between every coat! Do a 4th coat on sections you mess up. If you're using Enamel, even your top coat needs to be a little thick. Here I added M1 extender to the paint to allow the paint to level out on its own and pretty much eliminated all brush strokes. If you run your hand over it, sometimes you can feel a little wave, but its not noticeable unless you really look.
6. Finally, for enamel using a satin or semi gloss, use a 400 git or more sandpaper and barely rub over the surface to "shine" it. It takes away any "Chalky" feel to make it feel like glass. I do mean barely. You don;t need this unless you want it to feel like glass all over. I did. But be careful. If you press hard you'll wipe away the gloss and end up having to redo it (thus the 4th coat)
My kitchen cost me about $900 to do, including all the paint, sprayer, etc. But it looks the closest I could get to a professional paint job.
Great details! I would have loved to use a sprayer, but I didn't want to spend the money.
We moved into a house with a bad job paint on kitchen cabinets if i could only find a way to strip all that paint and go for a wallnut stain color :( .
@@inna1633 assuming it’s real wood, you should have no issues stripping them down and restraining. In general you’ll need new hinges and hardware. If the sides of your cabinets are not real wood, you could just glue and finish nail a think wood to cover it and stain that wood, or Prime the sides and put a roll of lament wood over it (like it probably was originally). Assuming you have an average kitchen, the process will probably take you 3 weeks if you’re a beginner. Of course, take all the doors off and scrap/stain them separately. Use the orange stain remover. It will take about 4 applications to remove all the stain. I did this to bathroom cabinets many times. Just remember to put the stain on light and wipe it thoroughly and I would recommend a satin sealer over a gloss one. If you want to get fancy, pick up a sprayer to do this. They run about $300 but will make your seal coat way better.
Oh man.... I did the exact same thing you did and painted my cabinets with that darn kit, and it did the exact same thing!!! I couldn't take it anymore and took on this big project. I have so far stripped all of the paint off and starting the sanding /priming portion. It is definitely a huge job but I have learned to take my time and work in sections. Thanks for all of your advice 🙂
You've done a great job ! A lot of hard work, but definately worth it . Well done X
Enjoyed this a lot, thank you. These are the best Two cabinet painting project videos, including the first one that I can completely believe, great job. I am inspired to give it a go on our 80's contractors oak cabinets. Just wish they were a vintage collectable, lol.
I’m so glad I rewatched this with my latest project in mind. I’m going to paint my bathroom cabinets. We leave in a week and will be gone for 3 weeks so I can let them sit while we’re away. As always, thanks!
What a great video. Thank you very much! We're about to tackle OUR kitchen and your tips will help more than you know.
The cabinets are beautiful! It's SO much work, I have done it, and making sure to do it the right way saves a lot of anguish down the road. Great job!
Love your videos~! So glad I watched before I decide to re-do my kitchen cabinets!
Thank you for watching!
This is such a great video! Thanks so much!! I have been wanting to paint my cabinets since the first video you posted! lol I finally have some time to start due to lay offs, and was looking for videos again. Thanks for updating us and all with great tips too!
Best of luck to you! This is a great project to keep you busy for sure
Well your hard work paid off. They look brand new. Good Job! 👍🏼
Thank you for watching!
Thank you for sharing ❤
Wonderful video! I'm doing mine the right way now, like you. Thanks for your honesty about all in one paint!
Best of luck!
Thank you so much for the update. I am painting our kitchen cabinets next and this video is extremely helpful. Yours look great!
Thanks for watching!
@@ChickFixUSA Just measured the cabinets one more time... What have I gotten myself into? LOL I so appreciate this video and the two before it. Hopefully I will avoid some mistakes, but I know I'll make a few anyway.
Thanks again! Nice job, by the way. Your kitchen looks beautiful!
Thanks!
Looks fantastic! I will try this.
Good luck! Just give yourself some time...don't rush!
Many thanks for this post, I'm contemplating the same job and I think you have swayed me...nice video
Glad it was helpful!
Great info! Excellent lighting and sound quality too!
Thanks for watching and leaving a nice comment!
great video! thanks for sharing
You did a wonderful job and used both my favorite primer and paint. ( I built a drop zone for my daughter and used the same paint combo, no scratches in 2 years ). My daughter and husband relocated near me about a month ago. Her house is relatively new and beautiful. The only thing she hates is her kitchen cabinet color, yellow-white. A pro gave her the price of 3000.00 to repaint and said it would take two days. I'm afraid he's going to just clean the cabinets and then spray them without priming, a real no-no according to paint manufacturers I have spoken with. Anyway, you are a very talented lady and you should use some of that 2800.00 you saved to get the appliances you want!
2 days???? Sounds like a sheister to me! The price tag is in line with what I've heard it costs to have them done someone else, but never in two days. They wouldn't even be dry enough in 2 days, if you were to put as many coats on as you should.
You are so enjoyable to watch. This was informative. I just did my cabinets and didn't think about those little silicon dots that should go at the back of them. Gotta get myself some of those to make it even more polished! Also, I didn't take all of my hardware off, I just took the doors off so that the hardware could stay in place and I didn't have to worry about matching hinges. It means I used a brush just around that part of the frame, but rehanging was a breeze 🙂
I just bought a new house and want to paint the lower cabinets to match the island. Really love the tips provided as well as what you learned from mistakes when you painted them first. I have to wait for younger puppy to get older since he paws at the cabinets to get the attention of the other dog. Thanks for posting video.
Thank you for watching! I hope this helps when you decide to paint yours.
Gorgeous
Excellent vedio!..helped me we with my project ...thx
I’ve painted a lot of cabinets (both kitchen and bath) the easiest and longest lasting solution was “patio paint” it’s a craft paint sold at Michael’s in 2oz or 8 oz bottles in about 20 colors, in a very matte finish. It’s super pricey but goes far. Sand surfaces, clean, no primer, RUB patio paint into surface, 2 coats is enough coverage usually, keep extra on hand for occasional touch ups (because of matte finish touch ups are seamless - just dab a bit on and like new)
I am sure by now someone has mentioned that your hinges have different overlay distances depending on the type of cabinet, the overlay is the amount of cabinet door stile that hangs past your cabinet stile. Ie a cabinet door is 25 1/4 wide and cabinet opening is 24 wide your hinges need to be 5/8 overlay to cover the overlay on each side to balance out the door to opening . Anyway watched all three of the cabinet door videos and really enjoyed them. Good stuff
"Nature's revolting" 😆. You did such lovely job. Congrats. Give yourself a great big hug for a job well done cause girl you deserve it!
Thank you!!!
And thank you for sticking around to the end!
Great idea with the Lazy Susan. I’m going to use it. I’m doing this to my kitchen but totally trashing the old MDF cabinets and rebuilding. Still weighing out what I think is going to be the best paint combo because I, like you don’t want to do this again. You might share what you used to fill the handle hole that shrunk. Thanks for the tips!
Thanks so much for this video! I want to make sure I do it right the first time because I reeeeally don't want to do it again! Thank you:)
Thank you for the comment. Best of luck! Take your time and don't rush it.
Benjamin more is very durable I also tested Glidden satin on baseboard molding in bathroom on pvc been a year and still No peeling.
Thanks !💃👍😘
Wow, you are correct, you did everything wrong the first time. I don’t think I would have the energy to SAND all that crap off to do it a second time.
Thank you !!! Before i start this project gotta be sure no whiny kids around and pups to be potty trained for sure and patience cause if done in a rush on long term ends up with headache😅
Think gonna wait till after Easter and do it a summer project (with kids and pets closing down the kitchen not possible is the going out way) but 1 cabinet at a time working in the garage for sensitive part might do it for me
Thank you..I am going to paint mine…I have been very wary of the videos that say you do t have to sand or prime…😳.
I’ve never done any painting on furnitures before so i did a lot of research. It is a tedious job but worth it if you do it right. First i cleaned them with TSP. Second I sanded with 120 grits. Third I did 2 coats of BIN shellac primer with sanding in between with 220 grits sandpaper. Lastly 2 coats of coat with sanding in between with 320 grit.
Great instructions! How’s this paint holding up so far?
Fantastic video! Thanks for sharing. A couple of questions: Did you sand between coats? Did you get a "textured" finish from using the roller on the doors or using a brush on the frames?
Love why not cover them clean floors and counters.
Great video, what about using rustoleum oil paint after the primer?
I would share my beer with you. You made very instructive an fun to see videos, Thank you
Thanks! And cheers! 🍻
A few years back my hubby got me a paint sprayer system for my birthday. My first project with it was the kitchen cabinets. I have to say they turned out great but they were a Lot of work.
I would love to have a paint sprayer! A lot of people use them for this purpose. Did you leave them flat to dry, or did you hang them up? (A friend of mine hung them up, and ended up with terrible drips)
@@ChickFixUSA I left my cupboard doors attached to their cupboards when I sprayed. I just made sure to keep the sprayer far enough away to not have drips. I did a light coat of paint and then went back for a second coat. On both coats of paint I had the doors opened slightly so there would be no spaces without the paint. I did the uppers in an almost white grey color and the lowers about 3 shades darker. After they were dry I painted the interior of my cabinets a cheerful turquoise color. I love opening the cabinet doors and seeing that color. I did a whole kitchen remodel when I did the cabinets. It's a basement kitchen and the walls are cement block. I bought red brick wall board at HD and hung it, I even installed it as my backsplash, and then I did a light German Schmear on them to make them look old. I've had family members who have been here many times before look at my walls and tell me they never knew this house was built of bricks. Best feeling ever!
@@krickette5569 I would love to see pictures of this! If you're on Facebook, it would be awesome if you joined "ChickFix DIY Group Page" and posted some photos there. (it's a closed group, so you have to be approved for membership first, but I will take care of that in short order)
@@ChickFixUSA Ok!
@@krickette5569 just approved you on the page! Looking forward to seeing it!
Those cabinets look amazing now!!! What color of paint did you use on them? It seems like a perfect creamy off-white!
THANK YOU! The color is called Roman Column from Sherwin Williams, and I got it in semi gloss. They can do it in high gloss or satin also, and I was told the satin would be as cleanable as the high gloss.
Thanks for the good video. You're lovely, too. :D
Hi!! Was super inspired by your video!! I have been going back and forth about doing it myself or hiring someone. Most of the places I have chatted with are doing it pretty much the same way you did!! I mean, yes they have sprayers and such but the actual painting steps were pretty much the same!! I guess my only question is with the steps you've taken. How long do you figure you will get out of the paint before you start to see wear and tear?? -Nick from Calgary Alberta Canada!
Well, I did this about 4 months ago, and so far there is not a single scratch on them. I have cleaned them and scrubbed them as normal, and I have two children and dogs. And they still look as perfect as the day I did them. That's a lot more than I could say for the Rust-Oleum kit. So I hope that helps! It's not a quick project, so just be prepared for a bit of a time commitment.
@@ChickFixUSA Thank you so much! Yes I see the work that is required but the pay off that you accomplished!! well I sure think its worth it!! Thank you also for getting back to me for the reply!! The best!!
I’ve never done any painting on any furnitures beforeI did my white kitchen cabinets
There’s is hardeners for paints
You always have to sand and clean the grease off. Any paint product that says you don’t have to is lying. If you have any tannins or knots, you have to hit those areas with a shellac based primer.
Planning on starting my kitchen repaint in a couple of weeks. Looked at dozens of YT videos repainting oak. All resulted with the oak grain showing.
I have the awful contractor's grade oak cabinets but they are in very good condition. Do you think the process you used will keep the oak grain from showing through? And what do you think about using Kilz as a primer?
We had our oak cabinets done professionally using Benjamin Moore paint and the grain is still visible.
With oak -- especially white oak -- I would consider *embracing* the grain and going with a whitewash (stain) finish. I love whitewashed white oak precisely because it brings out the grain.
Have you had experience with milk paint, is it just marketing too re: no sand, no prime? I want to do my bathroom cabinet. Great videos!
I haven't really tried milk paint, but my guess is that it's very similar.
And thank you!
I admire your tenacity doing it twice. I hate painting. I’m considering painting my 20 year old maple cabinets. Did I say I hate painting. If I do it I’ll use a pre-catalyzed lacquer. Just one comment, always use some kind of backer for sand paper.
Backer? Do you mean like wrapping the sandpaper around a piece of 2x4?
Yes, but something smaller that fits your hand. Also they make a foam backed sandpaper that really works for uneven surfaces like molding.
@@Imwright720 yeah I have a few of those too. I really do love my palm sander though.
Do you send between coats?
Yes, I sanded (I think) between the second-to-last and final coats.
How did your cabinets hold up the second time around?
They are holding up much better the second time! No peeling at all, although there are some parts on the lower cabinet door frames, along the bottom, where I slide things in and out. Those parts have gotten a little beat up. But otherwise they look great still!
I wonder if putting a third coat of a clear polyurethane on would help make it more durable
Not sure. Polyurethane tends to yellow white and lighter colors, so I personally wouldn't do it.
I was thinking of putting polyurethane but went against it cause it tends to yellow white paint.
I just looked and see I’d like to go knobs to pulls like you did. Do you fill the hole with wood filler and sand that bump so it doesn’t show like yours did. It would annoy me too.
I did fill the holes and sand, just not quite well enough,which I didn't know until I started painting
Can you touch up in case of some scuffs?
Yes! Because I didn't use a topcoat, I can. Although I've only had to do that once (when I dropped a large, heavy skillet onto the floor and it bounced into a cabinet)
Thank you, now I will get to work, adios
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Ahem. I prefer “Industrious Susan”.
LOL. Agreed! She's anything but lazy
Not a dumb mistake, it took God 6 full days practicing on man before inventing The Woman. Great job in the end and that's what counts.