Quick Way to Paint Kitchen Cabinets
Its necessary to clean kitchen cabinets with wet clothes or with the mixture of Baking Soda & Water, Detergent & Water but still kitchen cabinets needs to be painted in order to give it a shiny look. So here are some steps to paint the kitchen cabinets:
Preparation
- Old paint: Remove the old paint from the surface of kitchen cabinets.
- Clean: There are different types of cleaner available but TSP cleaner are best to use.
- Sandpaper: Now use the medium grit sandpaper on the surface of kitchen cabinets for best results of painting.
- Vacuum: Vacuum cleaner can collect dust particles and litters on all the surfaces of kitchen cabinets before painting. It helps to remove dust from kitchen cabinets.
Paint
- Cabinets Frames: At first choose a thin paint brush for cabinets frames and paint the inside and outside area of cabinets.
- Rollers: Rollers work perfect on flat surface. To paint the kitchen cabinets rollers can also help. Rollers cover more area then paint brush.
- Painting: To paint the kitchen cabinets apply 2 layers of selected paint.
- Dry: After painting the cabinets let it dry for over 2 nights.
Chalk Paint
Chalk paint is mostly used for every type of furniture like chairs, tables, cabinets, metal or in-wall painting. Some types of furniture get old in a small period of time so chalk paint can help to refinish the furniture and give a fresh look to furniture. Chalk is a mixture of talc, acrylic. So here are some easy steps to Paint with chalk paint which the user needs to follow:
- Sanding: First use the thin grit of sandpaper to easily remove old paint and make the cabinets ready to paint with chalk paint.
- Primer: Apply at least 2 coats of primer after using sandpaper and let the primer dry for at least 24 hours .
- Paint: Now after drying the primer coat, choose between paintbrush or paint roller to paint the cabinets with chalk paint. A paint sprayer can also help.
- Dry: After painting the cabinets with chalk paint let the cabinets dry for over 2 nights.