Painting Raw Wood Cabinets

Maybe the inside of a cupboard or the outside of a panel for a shaker style cabinet door.

Painting raw wood cabinets.

Lightly sand the doors on all sides and faces image 1. For many pieces of furniture i build i like to have a bit of color. But your good intentions can turn into a nightmare if you choose the wrong paint. Purchase enough primer for two coats to go over finished cabinets or one coat if your cabinets are raw wood or matte painted.

Primer helps fill in this grain to provide a smoother surface for the paint. Choose a high quality paint. Wood cabinets are ideal for painting but any surface that can be scuffed with sandpaper can be painted. Special cabinet paints are available that provide a smooth finish but any high quality paint should work.

However even high quality wooden cabinets will end up looking less than stellar if you don t follow proper painting techniques like those described by fine homebuilding for example it s important to prep the cabinets to ensure the paint adheres to the wood and allowing the paint to dry completely before adding another layer or two will help reduce chipping. Whether you are painting raw wood an old piece of furniture or even cabinets it s important to find paint that comes in a variety of colors is easy to apply and has long durability. You need to have unfinished wood on the back for the wood glue to adhere to when attaching them or the face frames will not be secure. Mask off the interiors with painters tape for a clean finish and sand only the front surfaces and visible edges of the cabinet face.

After all it s not like you re painting a wall. Primer also helps seal the unfinished cabinet surface so the paint doesn t soak into the wood. If you have unfinished cabinet boxes. After sanding getting rid of dust and priming the cabinets it s a good idea to check everything with a bright light to spot and fill any remaining holes or dents.

The laminate must be in good condition for best results. Laminate cabinets require a special bonding primer. Even when you properly sand cabinets the wood still has a textured grain. Sound painting solutions underscores the importance of priming unfinished wood.

Depending on your kitchen cabinets you might need to. Use a wood sanding block to prevent rounding over the wood edges image 2. If your repainting project is just a facelift for the cabinets you don t need to sand and paint the inside of the cabinets. Also when painting the face frames separate from the cabinet boxes you need to not paint the back of the face frames.

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