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I’m looking for some advice on painting older (25yr old) kitchen cabinets. They are presently staned very dark and appear to have a factory applied sealer/varnish/urethane over the stain. Not being a painter by trade should I sand lightly, apply a tinted coat of Kilz (or like product), and then apply my two finish coats? I don’t want the stain below to bleed through.
This project will be done in a kitchen that needs to stay functional during the painting so I want to keep fumes, etc., down as much as possible. I will have to apply the paint by roller/brush since I don’t have a heated area to use a sprayer in the house. Any other suggestions will be appreciated
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Our Kitchen had 20 year old, solid oak cabinets, stained in a medium oak finish. We took off all of the doors and hardware. Then washed everything with 409 and Spic-n-Span. We then lightly sanded with a sanding sponge to roughen the surface. We then put two light coats of Kilz (water based), and 2-3 light coats of a Kitchen semi-gloss. It worked fine. That, with new hardware, has really opened our kitchen. (Hint: We forgot to pull out the refrigerator and paint the sides of the cabinets that face it. When we pulled it out last week to tear down wall paper, we saw that old, ugly oak peering out and had to start over with those sections.)
Good Luck, Brent
*Your task will be easier and the results will look neater if you take the time to remove all the doors and drawer fronts first. The finish on those cabinets is probably nitrocellulose lacquer, but who knows what kind of furniture polish or waxes were applied over the years. I would give it all a good wash coat with a clean rag soaked with paint thinner or naphtha. Let it dry, scuff-sand with 180 or 220-grit silicon carbide paper. Follow that with an oil-based primer coat, and however many finish coats you need.
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I'm looking for some advice on painting older (25yr old) kitchen cabinets. They are presently staned very dark and appear to have a factory applied sealer/varnish/urethane over the stain. Not being a painter by trade should I sand lightly, apply a tinted coat of Kilz (or like product), and then apply my two finish coats? I don't want the stain below to bleed through.
This project will be done in a kitchen that needs to stay functional during the painting so I want to keep fumes, etc., down as much as possible. I will have to apply the paint by roller/brush since I don't have a heated area to use a sprayer in the house. Any other suggestions will be appreciated