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Repainting Cabinets
After a cabinet, especially one in the kitchen has been used for some years, it tends to accumulate grime and dust and it can also suffer from a food film – all of which makes the cabinet look shoddy. Rather than invest a lot of money in buying new cabinets, it makes more sense to repaint the cabinets as that will help to make them look new once more. A new paint of coat is often all that is required to make even the most worn out looking cabinet look new once more. All this can also be achieved on a low budget.
Things you will need:
- Screwdriver
- All-purpose cleaner
- Latex Paint
- Primer
- Medium-grit sand paper
Here is a look at what needs to be done when repainting cabinets.
1. Remove the drawer, handles and pulls
Start off by taking out all the drawer and cabinet handles, pulls. A good screwdriver can help you remove these with minimum fuss or bother. Also, at the same time, remove the hinges and the doors and drawers and put the hardware in a good sized container and place the drawers and the doors on a tarp. Next, use some painter’s tape to cover the ceiling and the wall areas close to where the cabinet frames are installed.
It is also necessary to decide whether or not to paint the inside of the cabinet and the drawers. If these areas are not finished, it makes sense to leave them out. If they are already painted, then it is a good idea to refinish them with the other parts of the cabinet.
2. Sand the surface
Each and every surface that has to be repainted must then be sanded with the help of a medium-grit sandpaper. Be sure to knock off loose worn out paint and also scuff the areas so that they are ready to receive the primer.
3. Wipe the surface and apply the primer
Next, take a cloth that has been dampened in water and use it to wipe the surface after the sanding has been done. This will help in removing all the dirt and dust from the surface. Allow some time for the surface to dry up and then use acrylic-bonding primer which should be applied with the help of a paintbrush or a small sized roller. Start from the inside part of the drawers and the cabinets and end up doing the doors and faces of the drawers as well as the cabinet frames. Allow at least four hours for the primer to dry up and then apply the topcoat.
4. Use latex paint
Take the latex paint and stir or even shake it till it has been mixed well. A third of it should then be poured into a container made of plastic. Then, brush this paint on the surfaces in the same manner as you did when applying the primer. It pays to start from the inside parts of the drawers, and finish with the outside surface of the cabinet. It is then time to wait for at least one or two days which is the amount of time that it takes for the latex paint to dry up completely.
Once the latex paint has dried up, you can then start the reinstallation work of the drawers and the doors. Also, now is the time to reinstall the pulls as well as handles that were taken out at the outset.
