Need to sand the honey oak cabinets to bare wood before painting?
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Stix primer on honey oak cabinets
Comments (2)SAND SAND SAND. Even STIX needs sanding. I can tell you, as an adhesive primer, I was shocked at what peeled. As much as I adore and rave about Inslx (now owned by BM) and Cabinet Coat, the INSLX primer ... not so much. (BIN, Zinsser, SW, whatever, but STIX no more. Also, remember Kilz was invented for drywall.) If you really want sooth cabinets, after sanding use the grain filler. Then prime. Definitely lightly sand between all paint coats. If you don't there are mysterious little bumps and lumps that show up and you'll just seriously embed them. I've been known to take a chisel to those bumps a fingernail won't dig out, which also works on drips. I digress. Sand and wipe clean. As far as yellow bleeding through, that's usually nicotine. Disgusting, gross, nicotine. Makes things an interesting parchment color. You'll need a stain blocking primer or yes, it'll bleed through the paint. Primer is just a paint, after all. As far as the blueish tint? Who knows, but if it's coming through primer, it'll come through paint. Adhesive, stain blocking primer. You'll be shocked at how easily the paint goes on after a decent primer with a light sand before you paint. Like Buttahhhhhh. I've repainted my cabinets a few times. Before I came to understand my sliders have some type of blue tint on them. Even the samples were fine -- until direct sunlight hit them. I was always painting at night. Go figure. My point is I've done this more than most homeowners and know the "formula" is stock. Sand, (fill, sand) prime. sand, (maybe prime again, sand) paint (let dry 24 hours), sand, paint. Pet them....See MoreStix primer on honey oak cabinets
Comments (3)It's not worth tinting primers when you are dealing with a shade of white as the primers are already white. Just sand once, after all your primers and grain filler are applied. The stains bleeding through is normal, and these stains are not always from cooking grease....See More90s Honey Oak Kitchen Refresh Help Needed
Comments (5)If your goal is to lighten up the house, avoid adding dark things to the already dark rooms. Add lighting, remove heavy dark window coverings, and check outside to see if there are branches that have grown to block sunlight from the windows. Pruning at the right time of year for your area can let in much needed light again. Start by replacing the light fixtures to improve the overall "dark and brown" look. Remove the over-sink bar cabinets. Paint the walls. Staining the cabinets can't be done well without stripping them, sanding, filling, staining, sanding, and so on. Contact the cabinet company with photos of the damaged areas. Ask them what clear coat can be applied over the existing finish. Chances are good that a clear polyurethane over a bit of stain pen will fix up those worn areas easily....See MoreHelp?! How to get Honey Oak to match new cabinets??
Comments (22)@millworkman Honestly, that might not be an option given the high number of people in the same position I am in. Much like the attempt to get a restoration company (where you get an answering service, are lucky to get a call back within 24 hours, when most reviews say they were out in an hour or less... some have messages saying "we cannot help anyone new we are backlogged"). I also don't know what it would cost. I'm hoping with the massive disaster, the adjuster will be more understanding. It doesn't help my husband is a salvager by nature and doesn't see the point of destroying things that are technically fine. (sigh) He feels keeping the upper cabinets is perfectly okay because he just wants it done and surely they can make it match... @latifolia Getting a lot of estimates right now is also challenging, as most good contractors were already busy with people remodeling due to COVID and low interest rates (and no homes on the market to move to here, I think inventory is 40% of what it usually is). Adding tons of apartment buildings, hotels, and schools that were damaged, along with all of the homes means you might be waiting a long time to get someone to get back to you, and the last thing I want is one of those contractors that works one day a week and rotates between 6 jobs or something (I have heard horror stories of that) because at least now my kitchen is somewhat useable, compared to when it is fully emptied for whatever we have done....See Moregreenhaven
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