How To Prepare Wooden Cabinets For Painting
However if you are working with a surface that already has a finish paint stain clear coat etc on it you will need to sand the surface to scuff it up a little.
How to prepare wooden cabinets for painting. Dirty cabinets wont hold paint as well as clean cabinets so scrub scrub scrub. Now that your floors are covered doors and drawers are removed and the insides of your cabinet boxes and drawers are prepped off the next step in getting your cabinet ready for painting is cleaning and sanding. We take our outdated stained oak kitchen cabinets and make them new again by priming and painting them.
If your cabinets are already painted after sanding you may need to use a paint thinner to strip the existing paint before painting the primer. The first paint-prep step after cleaning grease from cabinets is usually filling unwanted holes dents and dings with spackling or wood filler. Cleaning cabinets with vinegar before painting is very easy and effective.
Vinegar will not only sanitize the surfaces but will also remove the layer of dust remaining after the sanding process. We will add some moulding and antique glazing for a c. To prepare your space use masking tape to protect hinges or glass and put down dust sheets to cover the floor.
If your surface is unfinished as well move to step 2. The best way to clean kitchen cabinets and get them ready for painting is to clean them really thoroughly with a good quality degreaser. Although this is probably the least fun part of painting kitchen cabinets it might be the most important.
Choose a high-quality paint. Wash them down with sugar soap or a strong detergent solution. After sanding getting rid of dust and priming the cabinets its a good idea to check everything with a bright.
If your cabinets are laminate skip the sanding and apply a bonding primer to help your paint stick. C Cleaning Cabinet Using Soap Or Vinegar. In this example Im using a small red oak scrap block that is unfinished.