Paint Kitchen Cabinets Before And After

A fresh coat of paint can make a real difference to your kitchen cabinet. To get best results, you must have the following:

1. Refer to paint samples

If you want to transform your kitchen cabinet you can transform even the dingiest kitchen space into one that is bright and happy. The right kind of paint work can really light up your kitchen. Here is what you need to do in regard to painting your cabinets. Before you start the paint work, you must refer to the paint samples. Remember, that the paint chips that you find at a paint store will not be the real paint. This means that unless you are careful, you could end up with color variance. A brush-out will give you a better picture about the color that you plan on using.

2. Order the paint

After selecting the right paint color you can then order the paint and be sure to ask the seller to brush out your paint. This is an important step before painting your kitchen cabinet as it can help you save a lot of your valuable time. Unless you get your paint store vendor to brush out your actual paint you will not be able to compare it with the sample that you had chosen. You should take some photographs of your old kitchen cabinet. This will help you compare the difference between what the kitchen cabinets looked like before you painted them and what they looked like after you had completed the paint job.

3. Use powder sander

Before painting your kitchen cabinet, be sure to make use of a powder sander. This is an item that can be purchased for a small sum of money and it is very useful as well. It can be used to hasten the sanding process and it will also help you sand in a more even and uniform manner. The next step before painting your kitchen cabinet is to label the cabinets so that you know where each one goes when the time comes to put everything back once more.

4. Prime the cabinets

Now, it is time to prime the kitchen cabinets. You can prime the cabinets before putting your first coat of white paint. Next, sand the cabinet in between each coat of paint as this helps in ensuring smoother coverage and you do not also have to use any brush strokes. When painting the cabinet, be sure to make use of foam brushes as they give you extra control over the painting as compared to a roller. In addition, the foam brush also does not leave any brush marks.

After painting your kitchen cabinets, you then need to allow time for the paint to dry. Be patient and wait till the paint has dried up absolutely. Once everything is nice and dry, you should put everything back and then you can take some pictures of the finished work. This will give you a good idea about how much the cabinets have changed after having painted them.

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Paint Kitchen Cabinets Before And After