What type of paint is best for wooden kitchen cabinets?

Answer 1

I refinished all my kitchen cabinets during one winter project. After they were sealed and hand sanded I used an oil based enamel and hand sanded four coats before I was satisfied. I then sprayed a poly coat twice, a week between coats, they come out a clear glassy finish, and are still beautiful today, five years later.

Answer 2

Depending on the look that you want, for a smooth professional finish I would recommend sanding until smooth and prefer spraying on the paint if possible. If you use a roller, I use a small roller 4"-6" in length and about an inch thickness with a smooth finish (foam rollers do pretty good). I have had great success with Sherwin Williams and Bejamin Moore paints. A semi-gloss to gloss finished would do great and last. If using a latex and the cabinets were peviously painted with oil base, you must use a primer. I always use a primer when painting over previously painted wood, to make sure of the adhesion of the new paint and to block out any stains, colors, oil that might bleed through. Hope this helps.....have a great project.

Answer 3

If the cabinets are now stained they must be cleaned down first. Top Job cleaner is good. Clean really good around the handles and along edges where handled the most.

A stain blocking primer must be used first or the stain will bleed through the paint color.Zinsser makes the best. Then the topcoat would be a latex semigloss for cleanability.

If already painted you must still clean. Test the paint to see if it is latex or oil base paint. EASY. Rubbing alcohol will take off latex paint, not oil. If current paint is latex then recoat with new color of latex enamel. If you find the current coat is oil base paint then you have to use the Zinsser primer to coat over oil. Let dry several days to cure and adhere to oil base. Then you can go ahead with a latex enamel for finish coat.

Most states and many stores no longer carry oil base paints for residential use, by law.

Invest in good quality 2"angled sash brush for this job. Less chance of seeing the brushstrokes when dry.

Answer 4

I had mine sprayed by a handyman using automotive polyurathene base coat and two coats of clear coat. They are really beautiful. He sanded them with wet dry sandpaper between clear coats. I had to remove the cabinets and take them to his shop. They came back like new. For a whole kitchen he charged me $275 . This is tough durable paint, never saw anything like it. From what I saw you can do this yourself.

Sure you can brush or spray those down with a paint from Lowes, but they will look it too.

Answer 5

Oil based paint usually adheres better, but the laws in your state may not make it unavailable or be of poor quality due to the VOC (volatile organic compound) requirements.
Water clean up enamel usually requires very careful surface preparation or it tends to peel where it was not properly prepared. Also, acrylics (water soluble) sometimes have blocking problems, meaning they tend to stick to themselves or objects placed in the cabinet.

Answer 6

depends... what color is the kitchen? if the kichen is like blue then paint them blue if the kichen is green paint them green and if you are talking about what type then you should just go to the nearest wal-mart and ask the people near the paint: "what is the best type of paint for wooden kitchen cabinets" dont go asking the internet.... ask people!!!

Answer 7

Use oil-based paint for this job. It lasts much longer, dries to a harder finish, and will be very easy to keep clean.

Answer 8

Oil based paint.

Answer 9

acrylic enamel is non toxic water soluble and very durable