I want to paint my kitchen cabinets.....?
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This what you do go buy some Goof-oof or Oop's put on a rag and rub on cabinets if it comes off than you have latex if not oil.
This what i suggest as a painter if it is oil get your some nox gloss from your naerest paint store and clean your cabinets free of anything over the years.
Remove all handles and cabinet door now mark top # 1 top # 2 and so on left to right or right to left does not matter if they get marked is the purpose because each door has to go back into the same spot it came from ( trust me on this ).
Sand with 100 grit paper not nothing else since they are painted you can figure the wood grain since you cannot see it and sand with the wood grain only.
Than clean with cheese cloth ( they are cheap at you local paint store okay. Now we are going before you sand your face of the door ramove you hinges dont make this is okay just put in a can or bucket.
Now use oil why ? well its because when you reach or anyone does around the handle to open cabinet door rings, finger nails , on so on sracth cut and cheap latex.
Oil paint dry harder
Now if its latex you need to prime one coat after the steps i give you.
Now with this primer have it tinted toward the color you painting cabinets are hard work lets me and you cut out alot of coats of paint plus it always cheaper to prime than apply many coat of finish paint because you will not get a covage changing colors.
Now through generations painting cabinet with a brush leaves brush marks unless you do this.
PUT YOUR PAINT OWN : anyway you wish but brush out with the wood grain and fan it with the tip of brush to not leave them brush mark we was talking about.
With wood grain.
Detail means alot on the doors the rest not so unless its the side of the cabinet that stands out.
Door one side fast drying primer Kitz will do flip in one hour and prime other side.
GO though these same step with your finish coat except change paper to 220 grit sound light well it is because of this reason we do not wish to remove paint or primer applyed.
Follow these step until complete put hing's and hand last and en-joy.
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Thin finish paint a tad because you do not what any drag this you will know when it happen apply thin caot to stop paint runs. You can thin with paint thinner as you go along .
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you can paint right over the original paint if you want
you can paint right over the original paint if you want
Definetly sand or the paint will chip away. They sell a spray paint that adds grit so you don't have to sand everything, but it doesn't smell good, and using spray paint inside with children may not be a good idea.
Any sand paper will do the trick, you just want to make sure there's some texture for your new color to stick to. And water based paints are generally better for areas where you will be preparing food, unless you need to cover up grease stains, in which case a primer might be necessary.
Hope that helps!
To get nice professional looking results and to get the new paint to adhere correctly, you are going to have to pull the doors off, remove the hardware and clean them well. Then you'll have to remove all or as much old paint as possible either with paint remover, then sand them smooth.
After you've done all that you can repaint them.
Yes, it's a lot of work--but unless you want them to look awful in a short time--I'd do it!
I would remove all hardware and strip the cabinets and sand them then prime and paint to make sure the green paint will adhere. Use a rougher sand paper then smooth with a fine sand paper. It will take more than a day though. You might be able to get away with just sanding if you are sure it is not lead based paint. Depends on the age of the cabinets and when they were painted. It is a mess so be prepared to cover things and sweep a lot. Good Luck.
To find out if it's latex here's an easy and cheap test.
Buy a small can of goof-off. (Around $3.) Use a cotton ball or Q-tip and swab an area of the paint with it. It won't remove oil, just latex paint.
Then sand, lightly, prime and paint with whatever the person at the paint store recommends.
Very easy.
I've done this before and to get the best results, use a degreaser and thoroughly clean all the surfaces to be painted before sanding. The cabinets may look and feel clean but trust me, if you skip the degreaser, it will show when you start painting. The paint will seperate, and show discoloration due to the grease build-up from years of cooking.
For an better finish, definitely sand or clean them.
If you sand them be prepared for quite hard work, but if you do all the prep work you will get an very good finish.
Hope this helps.
Good Luck.
P.S. If some money is available then take them to an door stripping company.
First to find out what kind of paint you have. Get a little Goof Off from the paint or hardware store. Put a little on a rag and rub it on the paint. If the paint comes off on the rag it's latex, If not it's oil. General rule is you can put oil over latex but not latex over oil. But you can put latex over oil if you degloss the surface prime w/a bonding primer and then use your latex. Good luck :-)
Wash using TSP (available at HomeDepot/Ace Hardware). It will etch the paint enough for the latex to adhere. I used Kilz Colors to paint cabinets and was pleasantly surprised at how well it worked. Saved the priming step as the primer was the COLOR!