| Ah, so you want to update the look of your kitchen | | | | evenly to prevent the creation of small indentations in |
| cabinet doors with a nice coat of paint, but youre | | | | the wood, which will show through your new coats of |
| afraid that it will look amateurish. After all, you say to | | | | paint. |
| yourself, youre not a professional painter. Well dont | | | | Step 3: Apply Primer |
| worry. Were here to show you how you can paint | | | | Before painting your kitchen cabinet doors, you need |
| your kitchen cabinets in 5 easy steps. | | | | to apply a primer to both prevent the paint from |
| Step 1: Clean Your Kitchen Cabinet Doors | | | | chipping and to ensure a smooth, thick coat that |
| You want to ensure that your kitchen cabinets are | | | | accents your existing kitchen colors. If you plan to use |
| spotless or else you risk trapping dirt under the paint, | | | | oil based paint, use oil based primer. Alternatively, if you |
| which could lead to peeling. Because kitchen cabinets | | | | will be using latex based paint, use shellac based |
| are magnets for grease, consider using water and | | | | primer. |
| grease cutting dish or laundry detergent. All purpose | | | | Step 4: Apply the First Coat of Paint |
| household cleaners like 409 could also do the job. Even | | | | After the primer dries, its time to apply the paint |
| though your next step in painting is sanding, take care | | | | smoothly and evenly. |
| to use a non-abrasive sponge while cleaning to | | | | Step 5: Apply Two or Three More Coats of Paint |
| prevent deep scratching. | | | | After the first coat dries, you will need to apply two or |
| Step 2: Sand | | | | three more thin coats of paint to prevent bleed |
| Sand the surface of your cabinets until all the existing | | | | through. You will apply each subsequent coat after the |
| paint is taken off. Make sure to sand smoothly and | | | | previous coat dries. |