Paint Inside Of Cabinets Doors

Follow the wood grain.

Paint inside of cabinets doors.

If you re painting the inside of the cabinets start at the back and work toward the front. If you use oil paint and the paint seems thick or sluggish thin it with up to 6 ozs. Having two different colors can look great especially when you have open shelving. When you add a water based paint to an oil covered door.

Finally apply a final coat repeating step 8. It s important to use even strokes and finish back into the wet primer. Experiment on the inside of doors to see which sleeve works best with your paint. The most expensive acrylic paint or water based oil finishes do just as well if applied properly.

You should find this easy enough because you are required to remove the doors before painting on them. Of penetrol paint conditioner per quart until it flows on smoothly. If your cabinets have a wood veneer essentially a very thin layer of real hardwood over a pressed material you will also need to sand before painting your kitchen cabinets but before you break out the sandpaper or paint carefully inspect the veneer for loose edges chips or cracks. If you re painting frame and panel cabinet doors follow the direction of the wood grain with your finishing brushstrokes.

Cover hinges with painter s tape if you want to keep them free of paint. Remove the hardware from both the cabinet and the doors. However you should paint both sides of the cabinet doors. Repair these first with wood glue before sanding the veneered surface.

If you prefer to leave the doors on you probably won t need to paint the interior of the cabinets. If you are painting the inside of the cabinet doors you ll want to flip them over and use the same process before putting the second coat on the front. On the other hand if the insides of your kitchen cabinets are already painted it is just as ideal that you touch them when repainting the cabinets. An advantage of painting attached doors is that you don t have to wait for one side to dry before painting the other.

We used oil paint alkyd on the cabinets but top quality i e. It will at least face the inside of the cabinet. I painted the inside of our open shelving white to help it stand out against our olive green cabinets. When painting a panel door a paint brush may be more effective than a roller.

Begin by applying paint to the inside of the top panels. You can paint the cabinet doors on or off the cabinet but removing them eases painting. Be sure to remove the shelf supports before you paint the inside of the cabinet. On the cabinet frames work from the inside out.

Use a brush to get into corners and detailed areas.