Painting Kitchen Cabinets in 5 Easy Steps

Ah, so you want to update the look of your kitchenevenly to prevent the creation of small indentations in
cabinet doors with a nice coat of paint, but yourethe wood, which will show through your new coats of
afraid that it will look amateurish. After all, you say topaint.
yourself, youre not a professional painter. Well dontStep 3: Apply Primer
worry. Were here to show you how you can paintBefore 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 Doorschipping and to ensure a smooth, thick coat that
You want to ensure that your kitchen cabinets areaccents 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 cabinetswill be using latex based paint, use shellac based
are magnets for grease, consider using water andprimer.
grease cutting dish or laundry detergent. All purposeStep 4: Apply the First Coat of Paint
household cleaners like 409 could also do the job. EvenAfter the primer dries, its time to apply the paint
though your next step in painting is sanding, take caresmoothly and evenly.
to use a non-abrasive sponge while cleaning toStep 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: Sandthree more thin coats of paint to prevent bleed
Sand the surface of your cabinets until all the existingthrough. You will apply each subsequent coat after the
paint is taken off. Make sure to sand smoothly andprevious coat dries.