If you are bored with the old look of your kitchen cabinet
and you want to get a new look from it, then painting the kitchen cabinet would
be a good idea for you. But it is also necessary that you do this painting work
in wiser manner so you can get the best result from it. To assist you more in
this work, I am sharing 6 tips for painting Kitchen Cabinets and with these
tips you can easily pain your kitchen cabinet in a perfect manner.
Do the preparation: Before painting your kitchen cabinet you
need to do some preparation. In this preparation first you need to make sure
that the room in which you are doing the painting work is well ventilated so
fumes can go out after painting is completed.
Also, you will need to remove all the hardware’s from your kitchen
cabinet before doing the paint work. So, remove all the hardware such as knob,
handle and other similar material from your kitchen cabinet.
Do the cleaning work: Once you do the preparation work for
your kitchen cabinet painting, then you need to do the cleaning work. In this cleaning
work first do the cleaning of your kitchen cabinet with the help of liquid
detergent or some good quality cleaning agent. After using cleaning agent,
clean the cabinet with a damp cloth so you can remove the cleaning solution
from it. After this use some good quality grit sand paper and get a dull finish
using this sand paper.
Apply primer: Before painting on any surface it is always a
good idea to apply some oil based primer on the surface so you can get long
lasting paint from it. So, find good quality oil based primer and then apply it
on the front kitchen cabinet door, and then apply it on the back of the door
using a brush and roller. After this apply the primer on rest of the kitchen
cabinet and let it dry by itself. Once primer is dried, then take the sand
paper sand the kitchen cabinet lightly to get fine finish and remove all the
dust using a dry cloth.
Prepare the paint: To paint your kitchen cabinet using oil
based paint, first you need to prepare the paint for this. For doing this, you
can simply add thinner in the paint and then you can do the painting once you
get right consistency on paint. But when you add thinner, then either follow the
guidelines suggested by your paint company, or add thinner slowly in your
paint. Once you get right consistency for the paint, then you can go ahead for
next step that is painting.
Do the painting: After you are done with primer work, then
you need to do the painting of your kitchen cabinet. In this process of
painting, first you need to paint first coat of the paint on your kitchen
cabinet. You can do this painting work just like you painted or applied primer
on your kitchen cabinet. Once you apply first coat of your painting, then let
it dry and after it is dried completely give it a fine finish using a grit sand
paper. After this remove all the dust with a damp cloth and apply another coat
of paint on it and let it dry for at least 24 hours.
Give the finishing touch: Once you are done with all the
other things, then you just need to give the finishing touch to your kitchen
cabinet. In this finishing touch first you can rub off all the bubbles using sand
paper. But when you do this, then do it lightly so you do not sand off your
newly painted kitchen cabinet. After this you just need to add all the knobs,
handles and other things in your kitchen and you can use the kitchen for your
use.
If you feel that your kitchen cabinet still smells bad due
to paint or thinner, then you can leave it for another 24 hour to 48 hour in a ventilated
room before using it again. And in this time all the bad smell will go away and
you will get a newly painted kitchen cabinet that will be ready for your use.
