Painting Kitchen Cabinet Doors.

kenkin

Im thinking of doing this and Im just wondering if anyone has done this recently and if so how successful the job was.

iLikeWaffles

Depends on the material the cabinet doors are made from. If MDF and veneered forget about it, buy new doors. If proper wood can be easily sanded and painted. Best bet would be sand blasted and painted, sanding alone will be harder to get into the little nooks and crannies. Recently had mine done by someone who specialises in this exact thing and it was well worth it, they were recommended from someone else who had theirs done. Sallys Satin Finishes https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100065661485060

kenkin

Mine are wrapped in a foil. I thought if I lightly sanded the foil, then a primer and them paint them it might work.

boardlady

Kenkin,

Check out Carlow Paint Hub - these guys are experts in all things paint and they will point you in the right direction with products etc. The big paint news now is Beyond Paint which requires no sanding or priming. You need to see it to believe it - folks are painting their kitchens with this now. There are alternatives with a top coat sealer too though - if you didn't trust the Beyond Paint. If you're on Instagram, follow them to see some of the results being achieved. I am not affiliated, I swear!

kenkin

I never heard of that brand before so checked reviews. Bit of a mixed bag really. Some happy with it some not.

Callan

I did mine about 4 years ago. They are the standard melamine wrapped kitchen door, I'm assuming the same as you have.

It's quite a bit of work to do it properly. I also painted the cabinet exteriors and it took 3 - 4 days.

Steps I took:

Removed hinges and handles.

Cleaned with a de-greaser and then with soapy water.

Light sanding, 220 grit sandpaper.

Rubbed down with methylated spirits.

Primed with zinsser bullseye 123.

3 coats colourtend satin paint (light sanding between coats).

I would recommend to use a flocked foam roller.

Few before and after pics.

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They still look as good as when they were done. No paint flaking or chiping off etc.

kenkin

Thanks Callan for the info. I think I'll give it a go. Yours looks great

alias no.9

My wife really wanted high gloss doors when we did our kitchen nearly 9 years ago. They turned out to be shiny and bright or should I say shite. Some of the PVC outer layers were cracking and peeling.

New doors were the easy option but we're considering an extension which probably means a new kitchen so I've decided to try and freshen them up for the time being with minimal effort.

I've stripped the outer PVC to reveal the inner MDF and primed with a light layer of emulsion, slightly watered down, with a roller. Rather than strive for perfection, I've gone for making a feature of imperfection so 3 coats of chalk paint with a brush keeping the brush strokes in a consistent direction but very haphazard outside of that.

I've then applied a dark wax, a mix of sepia and white in a somewhat ramdom manner applying with a paintbrush and rubbing in with a cloth.

I've then lightly sanded this back to make any dark areas much lighter and soften the visible brush strokes.

Finally, I've applied a liberal coat of white wax to leave soft textured look which masks any handprints, etc...

alias no.9

Far from perfect but easily done and much better than peeling / cracking PVC