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