Which primer would be better for painting honey oak cabinet?
janesylvia
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Painting oak kitchen cabinet, would brush leave stroke marks?
Comments (13)janesylvia, I agonized over this issue also - I feel your pain! lol. I'm a homeowner, kitchen cabinets were oak with a kind of pinkish finish popular in the 90's I've been told? They were looking bad. I replaced the uppers with new cabinets (to extend to ceiling) but lowers, I painted and they look great! Then I took the old uppers and put in the laundry room...painted same white as in kitchen and they also look great. I did try the rollers, various types, but all left exactly what you mentioned, a line. Some very slight bubbling too. Spraying was above my skill set. Instead I used a good brush (Purdy's, my fav!) Gosh, with oak, the grain is gorgeous coming through and *in my opinion* the brush application is a nice compliment to the entire look. I don't notice any brush strokes although I'm sure they're there, just not readily visible with the oak graining. I painted the cabinets white. I heard all kinds of nays on doing that, painting them myself,the color, yada yada yada, but I love the finished look. It is not a smooth finish, like glass or something, it has some character. It might not be a look for everyone but for me and everyone that sees it, it's a winner. I washed the cabinets real good, let dry real good, lightly sanded, did a tack cloth several times over to get any lint, sawdust off and then took the plunge. I used a newer product (newer at the time, which was within this past year) which was an all-in-one paint available at HD. "Behr Premium Plus Stain Blocking Paint and Primer in One." Had it tinted to the white color I selected. I went with semi-gloss finish but I think that's a personal choice, to each their own on the sheen level. I don't find these cabinets to be overly shiny. Honestly, just figured might as well try painting them myself. Luckily it worked well for me..I did of course try one small door panel first to be certain this was a go. Also one last piece of advice: allow them to dry FOREVER before using and definitely wait on adding hardware, like handles or pulls until the paint is dried/cured/whatever the professional term is for that! This was my experience and it turned out well. I hope the same for your project if you decide to tackle it. Best wishes!...See Morepainting honey oak cabinets
Comments (11)Mythic paint has a great FB page with projects from users. I had not heard of this paint and was curious regarding your comment about experiences in using it. There are links to blogs and many comments about using the paint for furniture, floors, cabinets, etc. One of them is about an artist who paints murals, these are like the Italian chapels walls/ceilings. Amazing lady to read about. I added a link to one photo which amazes me, a beautiful staircase. The link goes through a ton of photos and references to projects written up in mags. If they can do this on stairs, one would consider kitchen cabinets to work well. Perhaps find a store that sells the paint and ask in depth questions regarding your project. It appears their dealers are all over the world and US. Here is a link that might be useful: Stairs...See MoreHoney Oak + UbaTuba: which backsplash?
Comments (20)Wow, everyone seems to be in consensus against yellow. Okay, I can see that now. I've had yellow in there for 9 years and I must admit I am sick of it. .., but it's HAPPY and I like happy. There is not a ton of natural light in the kitchen, but lots in the dining room (a south and a west window), which now opens to the kitchen. I have to remember that the paint and backsplash are a background and are probably better left unnoticed, and maybe let the granite and the glass hood be more of a focal point...but to intentionally paint something greige....ugh. But yes, it would definitely be a good choice for the walls... So, most of you think: offwhite tile with light sage walls, OR mushroom/squirrel tail color tile with cream walls. Any other thoughts for "happy"???...See MoreStix 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 Moreeve72
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