All you need for this step is a good degreaser, such as Krud Kutter, and a clean rag. Simply spray on and wipe off with a very slightly damp clean rag or paper towel.
Tougher spots may need a little elbow grease. Be sure to clean every paintable surface well so your paint will stick. If your wood is old, has stains or dark knots, or seems dried out like here in the NM Desert , it can be a good idea to prime first.
Primer helps with adhesion and stain blocking, so it helps your paint stick better, look better, and go farther. And you should too. It saves TONS of space, not to mention time spent moving doors around onto work surfaces. Now, if you were using traditional latex or oil paint, I would not recommend painting vertically, due to the risk of drips.
Drying time sounds like a weird thing to rave about, but it really makes all the difference in this type of project. Of course, you need to be careful to apply the paint evenly, and look out for all those corners where paint can build up and lead to drips. I was not. One last tip about painting doors… If your doors have inlays, like mine did, paint those first with a brush before painting the large flat areas with a mohair roller or large brush.
This will allow you to be careful in all the nooks and crannies, and still achieve a good clean paint job without having to stop in the middle and do the detail work. Trust me, this is the one tip you should not skip over. You will, however, thank me later if you label your doors clearly. I use the raffle ticket method shown below. For this part, you may want to find a helper.
As it turns out, I was not particularly gifted at this skill. Unfortunately for my knee and my dishes. Hence, no photos of this part of the process. Simply unscrew the hinges and stack the doors along the wall or in your garage. Did you know you can buy white hinges? Lawless Hardware. Lawless yet, you should. They have a great selection, at great prices, and are just the nicest folks to work with.
Just make sure you tape off any edges first, to make your life easier. Sounds easy but involves more contortionist moves in mid-air, so enlist a partner if you can! Even your husband was impressed that all this magically happened in between meals. Krud Kutter. Soft Paint Brush. DecoArt Satin Enamel Paint. Masking Tape. This process absolutely works best with DecoArt Satin Enamel paint.
I do not recommend this method if you want to use regular latex or oil-based paint. See my earlier post if you want to do that.
Just spray it on scrub with a Scotch Brite pad or steel wool pad and wipe away with a clean cloth. No rinsing and no extra labor! Priming may not be necessary. It depends on the color and finish of your original cabinets. One feature of General Finishes Milk Paint that makes it similar to chalk style paints is the ability of the paint to adhere to all types of surfaces.
I used a primer because these kitchen cabinets were very dark brown. When painting a light gray color on dark it usually takes more coats without primer. If your cabinets are a more natural wood, you should not need the primer.
I did a few cabinet doors without primer and it took 3 coats of the Milk Paint. So on the rest I used Zinsser Bullseye Primer in white. Using the primer for me reduced the amount of Milk Paint coats needed to achieve desired coverage. This gave good coverage and acted as a base coat for my paint.
I applied one coat of primer and allowed it to fully dry before applying the General Finishes Milk Paint in Seagull Gray. This primer works great to cover the dark color when transitioning to a lighter one like light gray or white.
And it also acts as a bonding base if your surface is very slick. This applied the paint smoothly, especially to those large flat surfaces of the doors. One thing I love about the General Finishes Milk Paint is its ability to settle and flatten thereby reducing visibility of brush marks.
I ended up doing 2 coats of General Finishes Seagull Gray. The coverage was great but 2 coats was definitely needed to get complete coverage even with the primer. General Finishes Milk Paint has a fairly quick dry time which is a nice plus.
This means that you can complete the project faster because you are not waiting so long for your products to dry before you move on to the next coat. General Finishes Milk Paint is not expensive either, which makes this makeover very affordable!
To apply to the topcoat it is best to use a good brush and again a small foam roller. This topcoat went on nicely. The most important thing with any topcoat is to apply a thin layer and apply in long lines. Work in sections to moving across your project surface keeping a wet edge. Avoid going back over areas that are already done to avoid creating streaks and lap marks. Another tip, if you have animals in your house like I do, make sure you wipe off your project surface to remove any hidden animal hairs as these will be visible in your top coat.
And it is so frustrating to get nearly done with topcoat and see animal hairs and fuzz trapped in a dried topcoat! I did 3 coats of the topcoat, allowing each coat to dry for 2 hours at least before applying the next coat. This topcoat does give a little sheen.
General Finishes does make a flat finish topcoat if you prefer no sheen. This topcoat step is very important as it is the protective finish for your cabinets. Kitchen cabinets see quite a bit of traffic, fingerprints, grease, splashes etc. So protecting them is of upmost importance. Three coats sounds like a lot but it will be worth it! I have found that with this topcoat these cabinets are super easy to wipe off!
Voila now you are done painting and can re-hang your doors and replace your drawers. Now would be the time also to replace any hardware that you plan to replace. I found these great drawer pulls and these cabinet knobs on Amazon. They are a brushed nickel finish which goes perfectly with this light gray. I was torn between matte black and brushed nickel finish, but ended up going with the brushed nickel.
And oil-rubbed bronze is beautiful depending on what color you paint your cabinetry. So that sums up my 6 easy step process on how to paint kitchen cabinets without sanding and with as low stress as possible! The brighter color and new hardware make such a difference in this old outdated space.
There are certainly more updates that need to be done to really spruce up this kitchen, but sometimes you have to take it one step at a time. I hope this post encourages you to consider painting your kitchen cabinets! Here are a few final pictures of the updated kitchen space. You can see that we have had a new floor put in also. How much paint did I use for this kitchen project? Each can is one pint.
I did two coats on most of the kitchen, the parts where I used a white primer. Because this original cabinetry was so dark I would have needed 3 coats without a primer. The primer was Zinsser Bullseye Primer in White. How much topcoat did I use for this project? This topcoat came in a Quart size can. I opted to remove the doors and lay them flat. After the first side was painted and dry I flipped them over to do the opposite side.
The hinges were removed and spray painted to match the new hardware. I mention the hardware above but I chose a drawer pull that is a bar shape and a knob that was pretty simple brushed satin nickel from Amazon. The options for hardware replacement are really endless. If you look around on Pinterest you may find ideas of what you like! Did I use a brush or a roller most?
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