How To Properly Paint Stained Kitchen Cabinets

Let dry and then add a second coat to the drawers doors and cabinet base.

How to properly paint stained kitchen cabinets. Because of the exceptional adhesion of bonding primers sanding may not be necessary for most clean paintable surfaces. Fill any small holes or cracks using spackling paste or wood putty. Apply the paint working in long straight strokes.

The average cost to repaint kitchen cabinets is about 1000 depending on the number of cabinets you have to paint and the time and labor required to do so. Use a tack cloth to remove any sanding dust. Use a hammer and a screwdriver to start the pin removal then pull them out by hand.

Now you can paint. Remove cabinet doors by unscrewing the hinges. This is a more detailed video than my last one on How to gel stain your kitchen cabinets.

Make sure that you evenly paint the sides and all parts of the drawers doors and cabinet frame. Removing the doors can make it easier to paint your cabinets. I always encourage scuff sanding to promote further adhesion.

On the cabinet doors and drawer fronts pieces paint the backs let them dry then paint the fronts. Kitchens are work areas so grease steam and food splatters are common. Follow up by sanding all surfaces with 180-grit sandpaper until they are thoroughly deglossed.

It is very easy to miss a spot. Allow the primer to dry for at least two hours. Before you begin sanding or painting clean all of the surfaces to be repainted with a solution made from one part tri-sodium phosphate and four parts water.