Painting Cupboard Doors White

If the paint is too thick it will pool up in the corners and drip off the edges.

Painting cupboard doors white.

If you don t prop up your cabinets prior to painting you risk missing edges and corners. Lightly sand the doors on all sides and faces image 1. Before you can really get started at all you have to remove all of the cabinet doors and drawers. Be sure to label each door as you remove it so you will know exactly where it goes.

Just because you re painting your kitchen cabinets white doesn t mean minor discrepancies in tone won t be visible. Paint the back first leaving the edges unpainted so you ll have a spot to put your fingers when you turn the door over. You don t elevate cabinets before painting. First sand any damaged areas on the doors or paint cabinet frames with 320 grit sandpaper to remove burrs or ridges then fill the areas with spackling compound photo 3.

Apply a second coat of paint. If your repainting project is just a facelift for the cabinets you don t need to sand and paint the inside of the cabinets. If you are reusing your hinges be sure to label them as well. You ll ruin your nice paint job.

You may be tempted to flip the cabinet doors and paint the backs today but do not. Now you can paint the door edges and front then let the door dry. Then flip the door over and rest it on the screw tips. Follow the paint directions for the correct dry time.

Use a wood sanding block to prevent rounding over the wood edges image 2. On the cabinet doors and drawer fronts pieces paint the backs let them dry then paint the fronts. Do not rush let the paint completely cure. Allow the paint to dry.

Primer won t form a good bond to this surface unless you scuff it up first. Paint the fronts of your cabinet doors and the faces of your drawers don t forget the sides. Mask off the interiors with painters tape for a clean finish and sand only the front surfaces and visible edges of the cabinet face. Open the door to new possibilities by painting your kitchen cabinets in a bold fresh color or opt for a classic look with a crisp shade of white.

This should be your finish coat. Lay doors on painter s pyramids so you can more easily. You want a smooth thin coat. Some paint cabinets like ours have a catalyzed lacquer finish that s very hard.

Whatever color you choose you ll need to pay special attention to what type of paint is best for kitchen cabinets and which finish will be the longest lasting and easiest to clean.