Different Ways of Applying Kitchen Cabinets Paint
Various styles of kitchen cabinets need a unique method for applying paint correctly. If you have a native wood panel door that is raised, the application will be different from if your closet is made from flat melamine. The thermofoil has its own guidelines that must be followed to achieve professional results too. In this article, we will explore several different methods to apply new colors to existing kitchen cabinets.
The process of all types of kitchen cabinet paintings must be as follows:
Clean all surfaces with soap and water
Lightweight sand all areas to be painted
Fill the hole and crack with wood fillers
Sand filler flush is so dry
Apply the first primary layer
Apply more fillers and sand
Apply the second layer of primary
Apply the last two final coats
Note: The thermofoil door must be cleaned with a candle remover before starting the steps above.
Spray painting.
When you wear a kitchen cabinet, paint with a sprayer, it will be a messy job that requires you to cover everything with protective paper that should not be painted.
Your paint must be the right viscosity to flow smoothly through the spray gun. Consult with your paint supply company for the right diluent to mix with paint.
You will first spray the part horizontally and then immediately create a vertical pass. This will ensure that no spotting area does not look completely closed. Immediately after spraying, the paint must look “uniform” wet when you see the surface from all directions.
You can use this method for all types of cabinets, unless you try to get a shiny final look. In such cases, you need to use a brush for several steps involved.
You must use an industrial type sprayer. You can rent one from a rental company for several days to complete the work correctly. The small Wagner spray gun will not produce professional results.
Cabinets painting with brushes and rollers
This is where various methods of this painting play. For each door panel panel that is raised, you will always start applying paint to the middle panel and working with a way out. This will reduce the possibility of getting a run in paint. You will use a brush for this task. Place a good paint layer to go in one direction, then turn on with the brush towards the opposite direction. This will help eliminate the appearance of “brush marks” and also ensure complete coverage.
If you apply cabinet paint to a flat door, you can use a roller. The best is to paint the edge of the flat door first using a brush.
The inside of the kitchen cabinet can be painted with a sprayer or brush. I personally prefer to use a brush and roller to paint inside the house. If you want to spray at home, you have to close the area and cover everything you don't want to paint “anything” to continue. I like spraying the door outside or in the garage area.
Never in a hurry to apply additional layers of your kitchen cabinet paint. Always allow a lot of drying time between coats. Before paint is sprayed, brushed or rolled on the surface, they must be perfect. You cannot cover imperfections with paint. If there is dye or scratch on the surface, the paint will follow the defective path and it will be seen when paint dries.