Painting Oak Cabinets - Transform Your Kitchen!
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 15 июн 2020
- Watch our latest video! "Refinishing a Retro Heywood Wakefield Desk With A Stunning New Look!"
• Transforming A Retro H... -~-
Stuff I Used:
Timbermate Wood Filler - amzn.to/2YFMvdb
General Finishes Milk Paint - amzn.to/2USlWjR
General Finishes High Performance (Satin) - amzn.to/30UFIiJ
Fuji Q5 Turbine Sprayer - amzn.to/2UNecPZ
Fuji Semi-Pro 2 Turbine - amzn.to/3d7GlaU
Rubber Sanding Grips - amzn.to/3efi58o
SUBSCRIBE!
ruclips.net/user/subscription_c...
TAKE YOUR WOODWORKING TO THE NEXT LEVEL
thewoodwhispererguild.com
SUPPORT US ON PATREON!
/ woodwhisperer
PRODUCTS RECOMMENDED BY MARC
www.amazon.com/shop/thewoodwh...
CHECK OUT OUR SECOND CHANNEL
/ woodwhispereroffcuts
WOOD WHISPERER en Español
/ wood whisperer en español
CHECK OUT OUR SHOP TOURS
www.thewoodwhisperer.com/shop-...
GET INSPIRED BY OUR VIEWER PROJECT LIBRARY
www.thewoodwhisperer.com/viewe...
DOWNLOAD OUR FREE APP
Android: bit.ly/1MQ4ks1 or iOS: bit.ly/177u4An
WIN FREE TOOLS!
thewoodwhisperer.com/giveaway
Follow me on:
TWITTER - / woodwhisperer
FACEBOOK - / thewoodwhisperer
INSTAGRAM - / woodwhisperer
Pinterest: / woodwhisperer 
Хобби
My kitchen is out of date, but my plan is to just wait until this comes back in style.
50 years ?
lol! we laugh but that time will eventually come!
Yep. In a few years home buyers will come through the house wondering, "Who the hell painted over these gorgeous oak cabinets, and why?" My last house had original oak flooring throughout . . . covered sometime in the last 40 years with bland carpet. I pulled up all that carpet and transformed the house.
My house has original white painted cabinets. I refaced the cabinets and made new doors and stained them Golden Oak. That is so outdated now that we are toying with painting them white.
It's the circle of life.
Builder-grade oak cabinets will never be “in style.” They’re more of a necessary evil.
Nice job. I'm so tired of watching kitchen remodels where perfectly good cabinets end up in dumpsters. Obviously this was time-consuming, but the end result is beautiful. I'd like to see more of us revamping, rather than replacing. Thanks for the video.
I sooooooo agree
The amount of work to refinish would be overwhelming - notice he had two people working on this. I say skip the pore fill and either paint or just sand and touch up the poly or varnish. Still a massive amount of work either way.
I work in a cab shop and trust me, if your cabinet is worth anything we will take it and make stuff out of it lol wont go in the dumpster. most cabinets have cheap panels in the middle and not worth salvaging (some cases the middle panel is solid wood and that's a steal!).
after watching this, I decided to rip out my cabinets and distribute them in dumpsters all over town
I'm afraid to do this. I would hate spending all that time to have them look terrible.
Have oak cabinets in kitchen when bought house 29 yrs ago. Not painting them just because of a trend. Never tired of oak.
Oak Cabinets are never outdated!
40 years as a painting contractor I have probably painted somewhere close to a thousand cabinets. Never used any filler but I did use a an extremely high quality sealer primer with 2 coats, and 2 coats of finish paint.
What primer ?
thanks for the tip, but exactly which primer/sealer? Did you thoroughly sand it all? or just damaged areas?
All you have to do
Spray on auto primer/filler works great and dries really quick. Con: fills all gaps including the panel,rail/style joints. if you clen these as you go it works great.
Thank you for telling and showing us the difference between pour fill and showing the grain. I personally like the grain showing through. Yes, definitely a lot of work for the flat finish and definitely worth the work if you are willing to put in that work!
This was the video I didn't even know I needed. I was searching for general painting tips for cabinets and stumbled upon this. After watching, I phoned a friend to see if the cabinets I was painting were oak (they were) and decided to take a few more days to do this the right way. I'm so glad I did. Thank you!
I’ve watched a lot of RUclips videos about painting kitchen cabinets, and I’m liking what I see with “Beyond Paint”. I haven’t seen a single thing that’s wrong with it, so that’s what I plan to use on my oak cabinets.
Totally agree about only doing the job for someone you love. I did several projects for my daughters that people always say I should sell or do for pay. My response is “ I don’t love them enough to do that for the money they’d pay! “. Thanks for sharing the process Marc.
Do what you love for a living and you'll end up hating your hobby.
@@plasmac9 It's true that when it becomes your job sooner not later you have the "I do not want to do this right now but I have to cause it's a job" and that breaks it as a hobby, but doing something you like as a job doesn't remotely lead to hating it.
The timing of this is perfect! Not quite ready to move from our home but getting there. As kitchens sell homes (almost always) this is a great solution for those with builder grade oak cabinets (me) that don't want to spend thousands (me again) on new cabinets just to leave them behind in the house. Very nice results! Thank you for posting!
You would get a far more expensive look if you cleaned the wood and went for a natural wood finish. And that is even on builder grade.
The reason why modern kitchens do not use natural wood is that people cannot actually afford them. Painted look means even mdf can look higher end.
In modern times it has become expensive to have wood as a built in. I had a cousin who restored a natural wood kitchen and everybody that sees it thinks it is some super expensive custom built furniture.
You are a great teacher! Very patient with this tedious work, & very articulate. Thank you! Also, love to see sons spoiling their mamas with beautiful handyman work like this!
I have been watching you since 2009, and I have always loved what you do and how you do it Mark, in this video you sound just like David Marks and Bob Ross... I can't think of a better compliment. That level of awsome is what every youtuber should strive for. Thank you Mark for sharing.
Oil based primers do wonders as a base coat to either oil based or latex enamel paint without the pore fill. Works great! I've never had grain show through with this method and I've never pore filled.
@Hugo Sanchez ben moore advance is great. as good as oil base, and water cleanup
@Hugo Sanchez EPA and climate nonsense is why.
@@racerx2348 so I wouldn't need to pore fill? I have 29 doors, 13 drawers and I'm 77... so, I need simple, effective, and no do-overs!
@@judymiller5154 ive never pore filled. see how your doors look once they are primed. if they look good to you , then you can finish coat
Great job! They look beautiful. I love the two colors. You brought her kitchen into today from two decades ago!
I love that you sprayed the doors. I see so often people absolutely terrified of hvlp sprayers, it was just so nice to see someone actually spray something for a change. They aren’t prohibitively expensive either, I threw a system together for well under a grand. Anyway, really nice work! The cabinets look fantastic!
Huge thank you for showing the same finish filled and unfilled on oak. I've found plenty of comparable photos but never in the same finish.
I did the exact same thing to my oak cabinets...both top and bottom cabinets are the same color. I used the same paint as you plus added the crown molding. The one thing that elevated the entire look was adding door pulls and door knobs to complete the look!👌🤩
I am going to try this. Did you have any previous experience and if you ended up liking yours? Thank you so much for sharing . This looks so intimidating to me!
I just did this exact same thing to my house from that old school pine to a new update what a huge difference just some paint patience and a backsplash! Increased my home value just in updating it!
You did a beautiful job! What a great updated look too! I’d love to paint my pecan cabinets white; they’re well made, but I don’t care for the natural wood look anymore. I don’t think I would ever tackle all that work though. Thanks for a very informative video.
You've given me a lot of inspiration for different projects. I love your channel and I hope u never stop!!! The most recent piece I've made is a chair that is carved to look like the initials of me friend! Thank u so much Marc!❤️
Professional painter here! Love the festool and GF products I use these often. On your next project of cabinets try out the GF stain blocking primer (2 coats) and then use 2 coats of satin “Cabinet Coat” from inselx.
How much would your charge to do the job he did?
Nice to see a good Australian product like Timber Mate getting used overseas! It’s a staple for woodworkers and tradesmen over here.
I'm in England, and my Kitchen Oak cabinets are about 150yrs old, which is pretty new considering the house is 773 yrs old. I wouldn't dream of painting them, even if they are out of date!
I would never paint solid Oak cabinets...change the backsplash or countertop yes but cabinets...Nooooo
I love that in America our "old" houses are newer than your 150-year old cabinets :)
Pics or it’s a lie! (Seriously, I’d love to see it.)
Wow, I want to see your house!
These cabinets aren’t
Thank you for showing the difference between filled and unfilled! I have about 10 doors to do, and I was wondering about the grain...Great demo! TY subbed
Looks great! I especially like the addition of the crown molding.
Those profile sanders are amazing. You get a better finish and much easier on the hands. I sanded a few hundred linear of feet of trim remodeling my kitchen (wanted to save the original woodwork) and they were a game changer.
When I built my condo in 2004 I thought I picked a cabinet color I would love forever but I'm starting to look at them and know I want them updated. Thanks for all the great information.
My mom repaired and repainted her 25 year old pine cabinets and the kitchen looks amazing. It was a lot of work but she has real solid wood cabinets, she could never afford that nowadays. New hinges and pulls and the kitchen looks brand new! I just remember telling her, "I see how it is, all of us kids move out and now you paint the kitchen and make it look nice and new". It is almost like she has more money without having to feed three kids anymore ;)
As a woodworker this video broke my heart.....You did a great job and it looks incredible but I love natural wood finishes.
I really like wood grain myself but this was a definite upgrade. I think the uniform Oak faces, even though they look warm, was kind of bland looking and the two tone really makes the kitchen pop and look clean and new. Nice work man. Also it's good to show Mom some love.
When my parent bought their final house, the second owners had painted over the stained cabinets, my parents eventually had them stripped and re stained, I have the home now and I like the country look.
I did this last year to my oak kitchen. A helluva project but it exceeded my expectations. Used Spray Nine degreaser to clean, sanded between coats. Used two different primers- the doors closest to the stove ( greasiest) needed a very sticky primer ( Stix) and the other ones used a less sticky but more opaque primer. Each door got four coats- two primer and two top coats. I used Dulux and Stix primer and BM Advance in white-Pearl finish.
The wood filler step is unnecessary- on mine, there’s very subtle grain coming through, but looks excellent. Using the right sheen is the most important step; Pearl is the right sheen.
I am about to do the same job, and the store employee recommended me the Stix primer but i was wondering if the oak still bleed through it since it's not a stain block primer?
@@cutscenesgems7824 I watched a video on Stix earlier today and it is not a stain blocker, it's meant as a 'conversion' primer, a base for the next primer or paint. ruclips.net/video/e7jskY5uoUg/видео.html
so did you prime and sand or just paint over
Looks great! Really like the two tone effect. Only thing I would do differently is add door and drawer pulls.
I love painted cabinets! Looks great!
We just did this to our kitchen. We did buy new doors. We felt it was really wasteful just to throw boxes away to buy new boxes no one would ever really see. Saved some money too. Great Video!!! Appreciate the tips!
Beautiful! Excellent job!
Awesome job! I’m about ready to start on mine soon! Love to see all the tips and tricks to a beautiful durable finish!
Watching you and the amount of effort you had to put in, multiplied by the amount of doors I have decided to exclude all my family and friends and my mother and wife.
I think you saved your relationship with your family! lol
It looks modern and beautiful! So much better than before.
I loved the subtle comment about covering perfectly good wood with drywall. Not everyone has that same taste.
Great tips... exactly what I was looking to do with my "vintage" 1970s cabinets. I personally do not mind the grain lines... they add some texture.
Followup on my project... I decided to not fill my face frames since they are barely noticeable and opt'd to rebuild my doors. I wanted shaker style over the original and building new doors will be a much larger project, but worth it in the long run. My plan is to use oak frames and MDF or plywood panels. The paint will provide a slight texture to help hide the oak pores, yet still allow a bit to show and match the doors to the carcasses.
Cool video, thanks. I fill open grain by wet sanding with water based poly, sprinkling previously gathered sanding dust as I go (inspired by old timers doing it with oil). I keep the poly in a large plastic syringe and squeeze it out as needed, sometimes spraying with a water bottle*. I push the paste formed into the grain with the paper and then level it with a knife (if flat). It even looks great under a clear coat and fills smaller imperfections. I just refinished our 30 year old oak stair treads and they now mirror reflect, one of my pandemic projects.
edit:* if paste gets too dry and thick
I repainted the Cabinets in one of my Rental Properties.
Looks Great ... Saved Money.
Had fun finding the Cabinet Refinisher inside of me. THANKS.
Beautiful job, 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 and yes, a ton of work. Even the older style tile and countertops looked updated afterwards.
Kitchen looks great. My husband cut down a walnut tree and had it cut into lumber and planed and sanded until smooth. They were the first cabinets he ever built. All I put on them was polyurethane and the color is lovely. Every time I look at new cabinets I compare them to my solid wood and after 25 years mine still look new. I'll keep them. Oh and the tree was about 100 years old and we got a lot of cabinets from it.
Tip: Use a fine finish foam roller on the cabinets in the kitchen. You won't get any brush strokes, and it takes less time.
As a painter I agree this is great way to get the look of sprayed. No brush marks.
I had success with a velour roller on a swivel roller, and used floetrol additive for easier application and fewer brush strokes.
@Nick Montagnoli If you use a regular roller it will leave a little bumpy texture. The foam roller leaves a very smooth surface very close to the appearance of spraying.
@Nick Montagnoli I should have written no roller texture. I had a customer that wanted to save money on a job. I took the cabinet doors home and sprayed them. The customer rolled and brushed the cabinet frames. If you are painter you know how that turned out.
Your mom is lucky to have you do that for her! I need mine done desperately! They look really nice.
THAT is a labor of love and I don't have enough of it to do a whole kitchen.
Maybe a vanity.
My daughter got half way on her oak cabinets with the sanding and paint then hired someone to finish the rest. It is very time consuming. It looks okay but not worth the money she spent. Clean the oak and make it look nice...get new counter tops and paint the walls instead!
Open floor plan, painted cabinets, gray paint, waterfall countertops, mid-century modern. All this will be in style forever, like these bell bottoms.
right you are
You forgot about shiny gold door handles. Classic
Some of that has been for decades now.
Some nice Modern chrome pulls for for the doors and drawers would have been a nice finishing touch.
Love it! Looks great. My keeps looking at videos that paint cabinets. They make it look easy. I work for a painter in my teens and this is a lot of work! If mom is happy that is all that matters!
We just installed brand new North American Cherry cabinets in our kitchen and they look amazing. They also look strikingly similar to these. Can’t beat the look of natural wood.
I love my natural oak wood cabinets...natural wood is stunningly beautiful. Oaks trees died for my cabinet...at least i can honor them and thank them and show their real beauty
This guy just made me change my mind! The hell with all that work
My whole house is outdated so I'm updating everything with prep paint peel and stick laminate vinyl and whatever i can find on clearance and sales that goes with my vision. Thank you for helping
I am in the process of resurfacing all of my kitchen cabinets as well. I've already done the bathroom and it actually wasn't too bad but there are a lot more cabinets in the kitchen! The house was built in the 60's so if you can imagine, I've got my work cut out for me. I've decided to sand everything down to the bare wood and buy all new and updated hardware for the handles and hinges. Wish me luck!
The end product looks very nice. Yep, I'm one that would never paint over oak cabinets. Personally, I like the natural look of the wood grains with a nice stained finish.
Me too
Maybe if somebody explained to the mother how nice the original was and that had quality look to it she may have changed her mind but to be honest a lot of this is to do with taste.
My kitchen is completely solid wood and my mother asked me would I ever paint them and I nearly spit my coffee out
Me too! I would never paint solid wood cabinets. I also think that using the filler makes the cabinets look like laminate. I really don't like laminate. Now those that aren't solid wood - yes, I would paint those.
MrTBoneMalone, same here. There’s nothing more beautiful as natural wood. But, to each his own, I guess.
Was builder grade cabinets. Not like painting over fine finished oak. He added a lot of value with filling the pores. Most folks would not invest the time. I thought it was a good presentation
In my family we’ve had success with primer that’s made specifically to conceal knots and wood grain. The wood has generally been pine (still a ring-porous wood, but much softer than oak), and using the right primer made a huge difference.
For anyone in Norway reading this: se etter kvist- og sperregrunning; bare sperregrunning dekker ikke kvist og årringer.
Primer acts as a screen for the finish to be applied to.
Do you mind giving me the primer product name? My email is curleyandlc@aol.com. Thank you!
Elsie Montgomery ".. l.
Elsie Montgomery
I don’t know what the type of primer is called in English. It doesn’t have to be a specific brand (although the ones we’ve used have been Norwegian ones that I’m not sure you can get in the US), just the right type. Ask at the store, because they can probably help you.
@@elsiemontgomery7974
Zinsser,B.I.N ultimate stain blocker is good product we can have it at home depot/ Walmart/ Amazon....
General Stain products are awesome. Nice job on the cabinets . For those naysayers General Stain does a line of gel stains that is amazing. Turns those builder grade cabinets into truly beautiful rich finish that enhances that transforms those tired out of date cabinets. And no it doesn't peel or fade.
that soft green is gorgeous !
Make people's life happier is all that matter. Congratulations, I am sure your mom is proud of you!
Wow, a sprayer I guess is the way to go huh? Those look amazing
Wow that is a fantastic finish and so pretty
Thank you for this video. We're house hunting in Missouri/Kansas there's an inordinate amount of homes with these outdated oak cabinets that have such an ugly coloring to them. Once we buy, we'll most likely have to redo the cabinets.
Steel wool works good for the between coats sanding, particularly on the contours.
I agree! I've had a lot success using 0000 Fine Steel Wool during the finishing process. I also like to get a package of light weight paper lunch bags/sacks at the grocery store, cut them up into the sizes I need, and use them to sand between finish coats. They're perfect for just removing dust nibs and not compromising the finish.
Great video, sure is a lot of work. Shellac mixed with a little talc makes a great grain filler, sands like a dream, drys super quick and can be quickly brushed.
Great job! Informative video. Working on my own kitchen even as I type. I am replacing the doors. The face frames are being sanded and primed with Zinssers shellac based primer. Then lightly sanded and topcoated with Sherwin Williams Emerald urethane enamel. (Satin). Key is to use top quality tools and techniques. So far this has taken about 4 long days and have not gotten the doors as of yet. Thanks for the video...looks professional.
I repainted my oak builder grade cabinets and they look great still 4 years later And everyone said don’t paint cabinets. Home Depot “pros” (Crooks) wanted 40k to just replace the doors and put in granite. I had to superglue all the floating center boards as the grain filling and paint would fracture all along the edges. I sprayed Sherwin Williams pro classic door and trim paint after priming well and it ended up perfect.
You could have also cleaned the oak up and finished it to a high standard. The most expensive kitchens you can buy are natural wood look.
I think in many people's mind they view it as cheaper because the wood probably needs a little bit of restoration.
I've repainted my builder grade cabinets and even without grain fill, it took easily over 50-60 hours of work to do. 1 coat of primer and 2 coats of paint
This guy had another guy helping them and it looks like it took them 4 days from start to finish so you're spot on here. You could build new doors from scratch, finish, and have them installed in about two and a half day and that's working by yourself.
@@plasmac9 If you have the shop and setup.
That paint is AWESOME. I buy unfinished wood products and after sanding, I paint and use the satin finish. It is an absolutely beautiful product in the end.
Real nice cabinets at mom’s condo. Love the result color choices. Great!!
I was wondering how much grain filler you ended up using for the whole project? I am prepping to start my kitchen project and just trying to get ready.
I think you did a great job and the door looks good. I work for a professional cabinet refinishing company. We do our fare share of oak cabinets. Each two man crew does at least one kitchen a week. We have a much different paint that you can’t buy in a store and it’s water based and sprayed on the doors and the the drawer fronts in our shop with an hvlp sprayer. We use bin primer and roll it on with foam roller and that’s how we fill the grain it works and it dries fast then we can burnish it and put the color coats on. Then we put on a uv top coat and cure it with uv light. It comes out just as durable as the prefinished hardwood flooring you buy from Armstrong. The problem I see most people do is they just don’t prep the wood properly and they try and rush it and then it looks like they painted it with a brush. The products that they sell at the big box stores like rustolium cabinet refinishing kits are garbage.
George Charbonneau True. Those "simple, quick, easy, no sanding" cabinet painting videos are BS. A year later they will be scratched specially where the handles and pulls are.
Excellent video! Clear, informative, and organized.
I'm actually in the middle of doing my kitchen cabinets white, the local box store turned me to a first layer product by ppg called gripper, it has worked amazing as a first coat primer and for paint adhesion, I did two coats of white after that with great flat results.
20 years down the road somebody will be removing that paint, the home improvement GAME is alive and well
Painting cabinets have been popular for years and years, lol. Orange oak isn’t coming back in style.
James Miller um, like you will know either? Hypocrite much?
Scott Heaton, and calling them outdated cabinets. Personally, natural wood is never outdated. It’s almost like wingtip shoes!
@@saraklotz2289 : Who cares about "style" -- and who gets to decide WHICH style is currently acceptable? I say do what you like. But if I had to choose between beautiful natural wood, and doing a WHOLE LOT of work just to make it look plain and white like MDF, the paintjob would always lose.
looks great
I own a painting company and have painted hundreds of sets of cabinets. The amount of time filling in pores in oak will not give you the cost/benefit to make it worth your while, unless you just absolutely can't live with it. But, if you hire a professional painter, expect that to double the cost.
And never paint cabinets without using a good primer rated for the task. We prefer to stay away from oil-based products so we use Seal Grip water-based primer, allowing to dry 24 hours. Then we topcoat with PPG Breakthrough at least 2 coats. Breakthrough is virtually bulletproof, but difficult to work with unless you have professional spray equipment. Brushing/rolling is not an option. But, unless you like brushstrokes or roller stipple on your cabinets, I wouldn't recommend that anyway. You can buy a decent HVLP through Lowe's or HD that will get the job done if set correctly.
Edit: I will recommend that customers can paint their trim/doors/windows and maybe small vanities in baths, but I never recommend they tackle kitchen cabs. Usually by the time they get through the prime coat they will realize the amount of work to be done and start skimping or skipping steps altogether. Have a pro painter do it and get recommendations/referrals. It's a process that takes a pro about 5 days to finish correctly. A homeowner or DIY can take upwards of month. And nobody wants their kitchen unusable for a that amount of time.
Clients are usually shocked when you inform them of the process/timeframe/cost of quality workmanship.
@@twsd True. Most think, due to Lowe's and HD commercials, that it's just putting paint on and you're done. But that's one step in a batch of many. And I'm not knocking TWW here. I'm always glad to see someone DIY anything. But I never recommend cabinets due to the amount of effort needed to do it correctly.
I did a similar project 10 years ago. I chose a dark chocolate color and dark granite for the bottom cabinets and a light yellow color for the top cabinets, matching the wall color. It looked fantastic. The dark color grounded the lower cabinets and the lighter top cabinets gave the room an airy appearance that belied its 10' x 10' size. And all for some elbow grease and a few pots of paint.
Simply beautiful! Great job 👍🏼
The original wood looked beautiful. The new painted doors look great as well. I personally would have stayed with the original doors.
That stuff reminds me of ‘bondo’ body filter for cars. Build it up, sand it down, then you can finish. Personally I like the wood look but it is good to know
Well it is pretty much like "Bondo" for wood.
Literally came to the comments to say... Why not just use Bondo? Probably harder and easier to sand, idk
Ya. Some girls use it on their face. Their pillow case tells the full version of what I'm talkin bout. 🤭 (Did I just say that)
We used bondo all the time for wood repairs like this. Works great.
This video was so helpful. First time I took notes since high school. I can’t wait to refinish my cabinets now
Wow I bet you have a very happy mom. Truly elevates the sophistication of her kitchen. ♡gorgeous♡
You are such a good son! ♥️
looks great!! but man, that is a lot of work.
I have 27 doors and 11 drawers that would be too time consuming
@@jbncnow Srsly!!
I used fence stain light gray without preparing it. It looks like a light gray wash totally up to date and they all look fantastic! Modern light wash and the grain of the oak makes it looks better. It looks like French country.
The end product looks beautiful just like factory finish ❤️❤️
When I had my cabinets painted by someone he recommended adding a bead of caulk in the priming stage around the inside of the panel and filled in the gap that was more noticeable when painted from the oak wood grain. I have had more people comment on how well my cabinets turned out from when they painted their own cabinets and a lot of it had to do with the prep and an alcohol base primer I believe he used and the caulking on the inside of the styles to medicate the physical separation of the panel.
I paint cabinets for a living. You got great results. I recommend priming with white pigmented shellac. After a thorough cleaning... sand, vacuum, and tack. Then, your choice of finish. I prefer waterborne lacquer. Two coats. However, if you are brushing or rolling them, the product you recommend is great. Waterborne lacquer doesn't brush well.
Great job.
I’m also a painter and I religiously refer cabinet jobs to the experts.
Lol.
Looks great! I love painted cabinets; is another opportunity to add a personal touch. Because the space between the top of the cabinets (topers) and the ceiling is considerable, I would have added a raiser (?) of about 6”, then the crown molding. Great tutorial!
I have to say I'm not a fan of painted kitchens but that looks really really nice. Very nice combination of colors, and, as I always see from you, top-notch work. Thanks for sharing!
You should do some ASMR grain filling videos haha!
I am a cabinetmaker and painting hardwoods except for poplar in just wrong.
I would agree but, whatever it takes. I had a friend that wanted to moved, the buyer said she liked painted cabinets. He was being stubborn, til I asked him did he want to sell the place. He did, he painted them. Sold the house.
That is not a cheap style of door, either. Better to hire a local finisher to bring out the beauty of the wood instead of covering it up. People need to remember: just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
Agreed. It's a sad mistake to paint beautiful clear wood that someone once paid a small fortune for. It's way cheaper to buy paint grade stuff. Wood is for those who can afford it. Paint is for the bargain basement. If they're chipboard with plastic fake wood veneer, and it's too expensive to replace them, that's the only scenario where I wouldn't shake my head at painting.
John Thomas might be great quality but it still looks hideous
Absolutely~!! I have a sister that's all into her house's "country look." While that''s fine, I've had to talk her down from painting pieces our parents left to us that are maple, walnut, & mahogany. She doesn't get it~!!
Thank you for this video! Easy, clear ( great microphone) and pace was great too!
OMG thank you! This is EXACTLY what I will do in my kitchen because I am not interested in replacing them yet.
I’m following this tutorial. I think you did an amazing job! My question is did you pre-sand the cabinets before wood filling?
Thanks.
Any time you paint over something (especially something smooth/shiny) you need to lightly sand it so the paint can grab onto the surface. You don’t need to go crazy trying to remove the previous finish, you’re just scuffing it up so the paint can adhere. It’s a good idea to strip any wax off before you paint too - it’s likely that some wax or wax-containing product is on cabinets, furniture, floors, etc. Just use paint thinner to remove the wax, you can use a steel wool to get into the nooks and crannies.
So a wipe down with paint thinner FIRST to remove wax (sanding first can push the wax into the wood). You can give it a wipe with a clean, damp rag afterwards to remove any residue. Next, scuff it up with a 220 grit paper (or an equivalent sanding sponge) lightly sanding all over until it’s hazy/not shiny. Wipe it down, ideally use a soft brush (like a clean dustpan brush or a clean paintbrush) and whisk out any dust in the grain and crevices. Now you’re ready to paint! (For multiple cabinets, it’s easier to set up an assembly line - get all the doors (hardware removed of course) layed out on sawhorses for example, so you can easily repeat each step and get it done efficiently)
"Never half-ass two things, whole ass one thing" - Ron Swanson
Literally had those cabinets installed this week.
I use gray scotchbrite pads between coats of High Performance. A little more flexible than sandpaper for small areas and odd shapes.
Thanks for the demonstration. I’d love to know how long that really took. One year, or two?
😂😂😂😂😂😂!!!!!! I just did my kitchen cabinets also and I had this exact thought while watching.
For the amount of time that one door took, I'd buy them 10x over