painting old already painted wood cabinets
ontheroad
12 years ago
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Comments (10)Sanding would be ideal, but they're making nice improvements with bonding primers. You might try Ace Royal Sealing Primer, Ben Moore Fresh Start Superior Primer, Zinsser Bullseye 123 or Cover Stain, Sherwin Williams Adhesion, or Glidden Gripper (I believe all of the above say they'll adhere to glossy surfaces and oil or latex, but always double check the label before using a product). Paintergirl is right about the peeling of latex on heavily used items, though. I painted my bathroom vanity 7 months ago, and what started as a tiny chip on a shelf is trying to peel away into a bigger spot (I'll be going sanding & over it again with Ace Cabinet & Trim Paint, which is hard like oil but cleans up easily like latex). If your son is going to use that locker as hard as we did the ones in school, I'd definitely consider a protective top coat like poly (regardless of whether you use latex or spraypaint). Oh, and latex paint takes up to a month to fully cure, so if you go that route, you'll want to let it cure for a while (ideally a month, but a week would help) before putting it into service. HTH!...See MorePainting old oak cabinets
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 MorePainting old gray wood - exterior
Comments (4)Yep...ya gotta get down to sound wood again. It's CRITICAL. (So get out your favorite small sander, and have at it! Use 80 & 100-grit mainly....) Deck & Siding cleaners should be used anyway! All the dirt/crap needs to be cleaned off. THEN...all the real fun prep can commence! The whole trick is waiting for the wood to be dry enough to scrape/sand/prime. If wood is too wet, peeling starts anew... Find/rent/borrow a decent moisture-tester. Wood should be below 15%. I'm definitely "2nd-ing" the Oil primer in this case! Then two topcoats of a top-notch Latex. Faron...See MorePainting over old wood paneling - Using BIN Primer
Comments (1)You are ready to apply the finish paint...See Morebaileyandbella
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