New Custom Cabinets Peeling-Help!(retitled from previous post)
Marcie Wolinsky
9 years ago
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Peeling Latex over Oil Base Paint.... help!
Comments (13)Yes Tinker.... You're one of the waaaayyyy too many victims of the "Realtor-induced" Paint-the-trim-and-sell-it phenomenon. I REALLLY WISH most sellers would leave well enough alone. Slapping-up a quick coat of paint usually causes MORE headaches for the new buyers. Sure....it looks good for a bit right before a sale, but then the reality of NO PREP sinks in! Latex paint IS RUBBERY for quite some time! That's the major advantage....flexibility. If it was as hard as Oils, it wouldn't breathe. The Truth/Remedy can be a b*tch....peel-off/sand-off/strip-off the existing paint. The existing paint not peeling now soon will be. And yes, obviously, choose Top-notch 100%-Acrylic paint in a Satin or higher sheen. Once the old oil paint is thoroughly scuff-sanded with 100-grit paper & all dust removed...you're at last ready for 2 coats of your new paint. Priming...wellllll....never hurts, but if you sand well, AND get real good paint, you're good-to-go! Faron...See MoreCabinet paint peeling already?
Comments (5)It's rediculous...frankly peeling shouldn't ever happen. Chips in paint due to wear and tear are normal and to be expected as soon as you start using your kitchen (not excessive, but if you bang a pot against a door etc paint can be damaged). But peeling...that's a major flaw. here's the bad news....it's likely that they did not properly prepare the cabinets for paint, which means that the wet areas will go first, but eventually...and not long from now, the rest will also have problems with the finish. You need to have the entire kitchen sanded off and then prime, and paint. I personally would not use the same folks for this....I'd document the problem and ask for a refund in the amount of your paint bids and threaten court if they choose not to pay....See Morehelp! shouldn't custom cabinets also be painted inside?:
Comments (18)my cabinet guy generally unless specified otherwise, makes his cabinets out of prefinished maple ply. basically everything is natural unless specified otherwise. i'm sure there would be an extra charge for somethign different. much like everything else in the custom world, there is no "standard". some cabinet makers have high standards, others lower ones. generally in a completely fair world, you paying for what you are getting. bargin custom cabinets either mean someone is desparate or something isn't apples to apples. my custom guy is my uncle, i trust he's going to do right by me and I've seen his work in a number of kitchens. we've discussed what he does "standard" for most of the questions I see on in this custom thread and others as well as his process for doing everything. However like a lot of tradespeople, documentation could be better....See MoreNeed custom kitchen cabinet advice/help
Comments (12)What the heck is that last post? Would have never happened or stayed in the old forum. In any event, I had Blum soft close in last kitchen--custom build 8 years ago they worked like a dream never had a single issue I'm now wrapping up a kitchen renovation in a different house same custom cabinet maker early in the planning process he asked about drawer slides. I wanted full extension and soft close everywhere. He said we could go w Blum again or a less expensive brand that wasn't available 8 years ago and functions the same. I asked tons of questions about how they have performed for other customers ... Are they really the same ... Etc I didn't ask what brand so I could do any research I'm hating them I still don't know the brand so I cannot give you specific advice of what to avoid. Not a single issue in 8 years w Blum. Not even in the new kitchen yet and several drawers are crazy hard to open. Can force them to full extension but w Blum, could tug the drawer open w one finger and it would beautifully glide out all the way. Now I'm having to wrestle w drawers. Also, the soft close isn't working on a couple drawers. It's just not catching and pulling it closed. The cabinet guy is replacing the problem ones as I discover them. (We aren't even moved in yet and I'm having all these problems). I can tell you though, I totally regret not going w Blum this time...See Moresjhockeyfan325
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