Painting oak kitchen cabinet, would brush leave stroke marks?
janesylvia
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Comments (7)Bimidji, I painted a builders grade oak vanity in a bathroom about 4 years ago. I did not use a grain filler, because I don't mind seeing grain...let's me know it is real wood :). But some folks do not like to see the grain. After the job was finished, the wood looked pretty, and yes I can see subtle grain. First of all, cleaning and prep is EXTREMELY important on kitchen cabinets. You may think they are clean, but they are going to have a lot of grease, perhaps furniture type products that you have used, etc. that will interfere with the adhesion and integrity of your paint. Here are my steps: *Cleaned well with TSP and water; rinsed well (important). *Lightly sanded the sheen of the old finish with 220 grit sandpaper - to give a "tooth" for pain to grab to. *Cleaned well again (to removing sanding debris). I actually washed it again lightly, when dry I used a tack cloth. You wood is now ready for painting: *Primed with Zinzzer 123 (there are other good primers also;check at your paint store or here on the forum.) *When dry I lightly sanded again to "smooth" out the primer. Otheres may not recommend this - but I like to. *Painted with two coats of Sherwin Williams Pro-Classic Semi-Gloss water-based paint. BM Impervo and Ace Cabinet Coat are also hightly recommended. My vanity looks better than some I see in the big box stores. I also painted the matching medicine cabinet that has the light strip in the top (yeah, dated, but it will do for a while - it's in DH's bathroom and he doesn't know it is dated). THAT WAS NOT EASY, but I was determined. That turned out nice also. I am cheering you on! You can do this - just break it down a few doors at a time; don't let yourself get overwhelmed, and use the best products you can. Also, they are going to look ugly when you put that first coat of primer on; the first coat of paint will look much better, but not perfect, but they will look great after second coat. The Pro-Classic "leveled" really well. One more thing, I used a good 2" Purdy brush and a good quality small foam roller. Brushed the molded edges, rolled any smooth surfaces, but I LIGHTLY went behind my rolled paint to smooth out the stipples. Brush marks do not show if you use the right paint and a light, even stroke. Good Luck with your project! Tuesday...See Morecabinet coat has brush marks??!!
Comments (5)In the years I've been using CC I've not had any issues with brush strokes except in a couple scenarios as Michael mentions: ridges in the primer and brushing over CC that has begun to set up. I'm no pro, just a gal that likes to paint ;) Our new trim was preprimed poplar, but I still had to lightly sand some drips and bumps out before applying CC. And wipe with a vacuum, tack cloth and then clean damp lint free rag to get any sanding residue off. Preprimed MDF tends to be smoother, my guess would be either they're recoating too soon, loading brush too heavily, or dragging the brush back through after CC has begun to set. When I first started using CC, learned that the hard way. (A small job, I had to let surface dry, go back and sand it smooth and start overt.) Once CC has started to level, if it's brushed back over too late after application the result is much like dragging a brush through Elmer's glue that has begun to set up. It will create a goobered up mess. It's been my experience there is a small window of opportunity to go back and brush out any drips/runs developing. My method was to paint the surface, move on to the next area, but closely watch for runs/drips where I had just been, and immediately brush them out. If it was more than 10 minutes or so and I went back over that area, I'd be making brush marks. Is it possible your painters are re-coating too soon? (I ask because I once witnessed a 'pro' painter do a family member's foyer walls with primer/1st coat/2nd coat back to back.) CC must be completely dry before another coat is applied. With CC, I learned it's far better to load the brush with about half as much as one would if they were using 'standard' latex paint. It will still cover well, and if applied too heavily, it will create many runs/drips that if brushed out too late will leave marks. (Often runs will not develop for about 20 minutes on some surfaces, so it's best to avoid those ahead of time.) It really does pay to take a scrap piece and practice a bit before diving in, doesn't take long to get the feel of it and saves a world of grief....See MorePainting kitchen cabinets: BM Satin Impervo vs. BM Advance
Comments (17)Kenzie you have the perfect kitchen for hand-painting kitchen cabinets. You are going to be amazed at the improvement if you follow Christopher's directions. Just don't skip any steps and take your time :). You will see a little grain since your cabinets are oak, but that helps eliminate the look of brush marks also. I am one of those people who don't mind seeing the grain of oak - at least they look like real wood. I have one question for Christoper: How does the BM Impervo and Advance compare to SW Pro-Classic as far as ease of applying?? My reason for asking is that I have used the Pro-Classic on a vanity and was very impressed with the quality of the finished product - just would like to know for future projects....See Morepainting kitchen oak cabinets
Comments (8)I painted the oak cabinets in our first kitchen. I cleaned them, sanded them, primed them, sanded them, painted them, sanded them, and painted them. Held up pretty well, though I did have a couple of chips over the course of about three years. But you could still see the oak grain through the paint job, which was okay with me. If you want no oak grain to show through you'll need a couple of extra steps in there, I think--filler? It is a lot of work. We were young and broke and didn't have kids yet. So it was worth it to me then....See MoreFaron79
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