Painting Cabinets Questions
Painting Cabinets? I would like to paint the cabinets and vanity in my bath,but when I look they have some kind of sleek paper on them can this be painted over.It looks as these was cheap mobilehome cabinets put in here.Whats your advice.
Painting cabinets? I have some cheap cabinets in my kitchen , they are coverd with some kind of clear varnish ..I would like to Paint them Black ! do i have to sand and prime or what do i have to do to make ready for some Black Paint ...also what kinds of Paint should I use ?
Painting cabinets? Any ideas on what color to paint kitchen cabinets if the rest of the kitchen is green? I'm clueless on this. I do know that I don't think I would like white cabinets though. I love the stained look, but it would be entirely too much work to sand and stain them.
kitchen help (painting cabinets)? I remodeled my kitchen and I was wondering if anyone had any experience with painting their cabinets? I am thinking about painting them with a very little lavender tint because I painted my kitchen with a very light tint of green. It is so light you almost think it is white in the light. I think it will be cute but my husband says cabinets are ugly painted. right now they are stained with an orange tint and that i think is very ugly. Any experience with this situation and what should I do. thank you all thank you all
Painting cabinets question? I'm planning on painting my kitchen cabinets tomorrow and I'm using this wood graining tool. You basically put a light coat of brown down, let it dry, and then put a dark coat on and use this tool and it makes it look like wood grains and knots. If I have like a forest green color on my walls, should I go with lighter browns to do the cabinets? I know too many dark colors make the room seem small, but for resale value what do you suggest? (I was planning on doing a light brown, and then a chocolate color to do the graining with) Mr. Magestic...I have no idea what that means.
Painting Kitchen Cabinets? I'd like to repaint the white kitchen cabinets in my new house. I suspect these have a coat of 50's green underneath several coats of white. I'd like to go with a darker "woodier" color. Should I paint them, or stain them? [I don't want to replace due to insufficient resources - otherwise I'd gut the kitchen] What are the steps to follow in painting or staining? I have read that I need to be stripping the paint, or at minimum, sanding the top coat. But, I realize that I would need to completely strip the paint to stain (and, is staining possible on these types of cabinets)?
Painting Kitchen Cabinets... Help Please? I have these old 80's kitchen cabinets... but they are in good condition. so i decided to paint them this cream color... anyone knows what is the correct way to do it (i heard you need to sand them first, and other things.... prior to painting) and the paint i need to use is millwork paint right? Please help....
Painting kitchen cabinets? I was thinking of painting my oak kitchen cabinets white. How do I prepare the wood to be painted? Can I lightly sand them or does the old finish need to be completely stripped off? Also, what type of paint is best...oil, latex, flat, satin, gloss?
Painting kitchen cabinets...? Ill be painting my kitchen cabinets white and then applying a light mocha glaze over the white. Hopefullly they will look like the expensive ones you see at lowes. How do I apply the galze to get that professional look? What type of brush? And what type of clear drying varnish do I use for the last step? Oh yeah, and the type of sand paper to get them that smooth texture? THNX
any experience painting laminate cabinets? Hi,our new kitchen is outdated. Painting the brown cabinets would really brighten the place up, but I just was told they're laminate (?) and hard to hold paint. Has anyone done this successfully, or do you have any tips? Thanks!
Kitchen Cabinets - Painting? My kitchen cabinets are very solid and a nice looking design I think, but they are probably 20 years old. I don't know exactly what these are "painted" with, but it looks like it's some sort of baked on enamel or something. It definitely wasn't brush painted. Anyone have experience with these? what will I need to do to paint them as far as getting them prepped?
Painting kitchen cabinets? I read from another asker, she said she wanted to paint her kitchen cabinets white then put a dark glaze over it to give that expensive look... i was thinking of doing that also... i read about that somewhere else and thaught that would be a better alternative for me to paint my cabinets (bc replacing them is really expensive). Well the look i was trying to do for is a maple or oak look and when i read that article it kind of gave me an idea on how to do that... I was wondering if any one has ever tried it? Did it come out good? What kinds of white paint and glaze should i use? What kind of paint brush? things like that..... Or if anyone has a different idea that i could use, i would also appreciate that.
Painting Kichen Cabinets? I woule like to paint my kitchen cabinets. They currently have a heavy layer of laquer. Is there a primer I can use first before applying the paint, or do I need to strip the cabinets first? Also, is there a certain type of paint I need to use (i.e. oil base)?
I have been painting my cabinets, how do I get primer off my paint brushes? I live in a trailer home, and decided to make my kitchen look alot nicer, buy painting the kitchen cabinet doors, I was told to prime my cabinet doors then later paint them. Well I have been having a hard time with my paint brushes, cause that primer gets on my paint brushes really bad, and well what can I do to get this stuff off, and be able to reuse my paint brushes?
Painting Kitchen Cabinets? I have those mobile home "wooden" cabinets. We have pulled off the gold trim used and I am going to be replacing the hinges and knobs, however what I need help with is finding the best way to paint over them. I want to paint them white and am not sure how to go about it since they aren't painted and aren't exactly wood.....Please help! Going to Lowe's this weekend.
Painting kitchen cabinets? How should we paint our wooden kitchen cabinets. They are dark wood varnished. Do we strip them first and then prime and paint them. The worktops are a blue/grey colour and the walls are white, what colour should we paint the cupboards?
painting bathroom cabinets? I recently painted my Bathroom cabinets, I started with sanding then applied and oil based primer and then topcoated with latex paint. I would like to apply a clear coat sealer, to protect the final product. Any suggestions on what is the best product. I would like the final finish to be satin.
painting formica cabinets? i want to paint my kitchen cabinets.... how important is it that i sand them ?? some people say there are really good primers out there that stick to anything regardless of what material...
Question about painting kitchen cabinets? I want to repaint my kitchen cabinets a cream color. Right now they are varnished and some have a buildup of grease/varnish on them from decades ago. If I scrub them with some TSP-PF cleaner to get grease off, can I just prime them and put paint on top of old varnish? Or is is better for me to strip the old layers off? I do want good results but don't want to have to strip cabinets unless absolutely necessary.
Am I crazy for painting my oak kitchen cabinets? Im remodeling my kitchen with oak cabinets. Im going with country/primitive look and I want to paint the cabinets a dark country blue, then sand them to give them a primitive/antique finish but everyone is telling me Im crazy. I thought the guy at the paint store was going to fall over. Am I really crazy for doing this to my oak cabinets? What's the big deal?
I Want To Refinish Oak Cabinets, To A Lighter Shade, Without Painting Them, But The Home Builder, "Says No"? I just built a new home that has Oak Cabinets through-out. I decided I do not like them, and want to remove this Light Oak Gel Stain from the Oak Wood, and Re-Stain all of them, to a Lighter Color, or perhaps to use a Pickel Finish. My Dilemma: The Builder Said, "It Is To Late", that once Oak is stained with anything, the only thing I can do is to paint over them. If at-all-possible, I do not want to paint my Cabinets, they are just to pretty. If you have a proven technology, please send it on to me. Thank You,
I Want To Refinish Oak Cabinets, To A Lighter Shade, Without Painting Them, But The Home Builder, "Says No"? I just built a new home that has Oak Cabinets through-out. I decided I do not like them, and want to remove this Light Oak Gel Stain from the Oak Wood, and Re-Stain all of them, to a Lighter Color, or perhaps to use a Pickel Finish. My Dilemma: The Builder Said, "It Is To Late", that once Oak is stained with anything, the only thing I can do is to paint over them. If at-all-possible, I do not want to paint my Cabinets, they are just to pretty. If you have a proven technology, please send it on to me. Thank You,
I am remodeling a bathroom. How do I antique cabinets after painting white? I have sanded cabinets that were stained dark brown and varnished to prep them for painting. I planned to paint them white but would lile to give them a more interesting look by adding some antiquing with glaze or stain. Does anyone know how to do this? Or where I can find information on how to do this? Appreciate any ideas!
I just did an odd job painting kitchen cabinets, and the owner thinks I did a bad job. Can she sue me? She never paid me anything to do it, and I had to buy all my own supplies. She might not let me return to her house to finish the job. I feel like it was a trap. To worsen the situation, she says her husband is a police officer, so that gives her legal advantage to sue me and my parents for money. I don't have any money and a lot of debt and bills actually. Could someone help and point me in the right direction? FYI she hasn't let me finish painting. (I've only started stripping the paint, and she calls me up crying that I destoyed her beautiful kitchen.) I only took this odd job to make ends meet at the end of the month. She wanted to pay me just $8 an hour originally, but I haven't seen any of that money yet, and now she wants me to pay. FYI (everybody) I'm 20 years old. Thanks for all the quick responses! She left a message on my voice mail that says someone must pay for this. She mayh hire a professionial, and she wants to know the names of my parents.
Can you help me with painting kitchen cabinets PLEASE?? I am at the priming stage on dard pine wood cabinets, with a good latex enamel (Behr), and using a good 2 1/2" nylon (as directed) brush. Looks like I will need two coats of primer to cover. My question is about the brush streaks and what is the technique for brushing when I get to the horizontal/vertical slats? Thanks for any info. val
Can you help me with painting kitchen cabinets PLEASE?? I am at the priming stage on dard pine wood cabinets, with a good latex enamel (Behr), and using a good 2 1/2" nylon (as directed) brush. Looks like I will need two coats of primer to cover. My question is about the brush streaks and what is the technique for brushing when I get to the horizontal/vertical slats? Thanks for any info. val
Painting maple cabinets. Sanded them, then 5 coats of primer but yellowing shows through???? I sanded them down to the wood but I think the wood is either absorbing the paint or staining the primer and the primer ends up yellowed (looks terrible). Either way, the primer dries with a yellow hugh. Any suggestions on a product or method that will solve this problem? When I don't sand an area down to the wood, then it works fine, but I am hesitant not to sand because I don't want chipping later. Please help! Actually not entirely sure they are maple, could be red oak??
painting and glazing unfinished kitchen cabinets-how do i....? I bought unfinished kitchen cabinets and i am primering, painting, and glazing them. they are to be white with a dark colored glaze. how do i use the glaze to achieve the "border" around the inside of the doors? I was told to treat it like stain...just rub it on and wipe it off, but I am not sure what I'm really doing and the directions on the bottle are pretty much non-existent. just says to follow the directions in the lowes faux how-to guide, and i don't have that. thanks for any detailed help you can give! I have some glaze from lowes. it's in a jug, so it's not going to be sprayed. it's a colored glaze that is supposed to settle into the "crevices" in the edge of the doors...the lady told me to treat it just like stain, but i have practiced with it and it leaves color on the paint also, do i need to wash off the excess?....