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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Finally someone who got the joke about the color. It sure took a while…..
i thought my kitchen colour was horrid….. that purple would give me nightmares….. omg !!
very informative vid tho
Stain Solver is at AsktheBuilder, but it has it’s own site:
StainSolver
yes this is what I was originally told by the person in the hardware store . She said to do a cleaning of all the grime & gummy stuff & then maybe a coat of varnish. Then she’d said I might want to do a little sanding & stain if I see it needs it. I think it’s a making a call thing as I go. I will check out the oxygen bleach stain solver too is that on your site?
@dextergordon100 HA! so your a painter. I’m guessing since people are painting their own cabinets your running out of work huh? is that what is all about?
Do you need to prime when going from painted light (yellow) to dark (black) ?
What is the recommended topcoat when painting the interior of the cabinets?
No worries. Hold on!!! If the finish is gummy, you may be able to just deep clean them and be okay!! Try my oxygen bleach Stain Solver. Go to the StainSolver website and see if you can’t easily remove the grease and gum with that. I’ve had fantastic experience doing that.
Wow thanks for the quick reply & for being being so understanding. I just don’t have a lot of money but rather I’m working on a shoe string budget to redo the kitchen. They’re cherry cabinets like the one you work on & I love the color/finish but mine are down right gummy they’re so dirty from all the years. I’ve this odd feeling I’ll be coming back for painting instruction & thanks for the tip of starting on a drawer GREAT idea….
My channel is a place of welcoming. :-> I’ve not see the video you seek. All I can tell you is that what you’re attempting is 3X harder than repainting. The good news: If you screw up, you can always come back, watch my video again, and get out the paint brush. Let us know how it turns out. I’m hoping you succeed at refinishing. Start with a drawer front. If you can do that, then advance to the rest of the cabinets.
Ok 1st I feel a little funny asking tis now that the obnoxious 1 gave you a hard time, but I’ll ask anyway, but please be kind. I had thought to repaint my cabinets & have the identical cabinet to what you paint here but a person in the hardware store talked me into refinising instead of repainting, but now I can’t find any videos w/visual direction. can you direct me to such a place?
Clean the grease off with a solution of oxygen bleach. Go to the oxygenbleach website to learn more. It may take several applications. All grease must be gone before you can paint.
Ask the builder, I have a very rough greasy door cabintes from the previous owner, what kind of great solution , could I use?
Do i sand it?
Or just apply this chemical , please advice. Thanks
Thank you for the tips.
dextergordon100 – you need to get with reality – more people than ever can’t even afford the option of a professional, it’s their own two hands and a few bucks – if doing this makes a homeowner feel like they’ve been able to refresh their kitchen without emptying their wallet so be it. this kind of thing is on HGTV every night…why don’t you complain to them.
You continue to miss the point. There are homeowners that:
1. Want the painted look
2. Can’t afford any other option
3. Don’t want what you’re selling
4. Want to try it themselves
5. Don’t care what you think
Bottom line is that if you feel people want what you have to offer, then tape videos about it and show them. Try to be more open minded and less critical of others who don’t think like you do. We’d all appreciate it.
Look, I am for providing people the highest quality look and durability. I have been refinishing cabinets for 13 years and have witnessed hundreds of horrible paint jobs that end up costing the customer more money. Your self serving video does not adress the durability factor.
Your comment doesn’t make sense. What about the people that want painted cabinets? What about people that can’t afford to have the cabinets refinished? Your closed mentality is way too restrictive.
This will not last. You should never paint your cabinets. Painting,glazing and fauxing kitchen cabinets is a terrible idea. Never let a painter touch your cabinets,unless you like doing this every 3 years. A knowledgable refinishing contractor is the only way to go.
use roller for spreding pait. Then quikly brash all paint along wood structure
I use only melamine paint when I do cabinets. The finished surface is tougher and will resist wear from fingernails at the handles.
I’m doing the exact same thing…. any suggestions?
How does it look?
haha i loved it!! very informative and entertaining!
I want to paint my oak cabs a light cream color then put a darker glaze on it. Is there anything special I have to do? Which is better, latex or oil? and what about foam rollers versus brushes? I really want a smooth finish. Also, do i have to put a clear coat of something on after? thanks
It’s a 25-year-old Porter Cable screw gun! It’s not hard, you just need to practice.