I'd like to paint my dull wood cabinets in my bathroom white, what are basic step?

Question

The cabinets have no shine or gloss to them. My thought would be to give them a light sanding, prime them with kiltz primer, and paint them a hi gloss or semi gloss white, and spraypaint old hardware nickel colored to save money. let me in on tip thanks

Answer 1

Great plan! One thing I would do is thoroughly clean the cabinets also, especially if you plan on using an acrylic latex primer. Hair spray is the enemy of water based products. Soap residue is also an enemy as it leaves an oily residue on the surface. TSP or Dirtex Powder are great pre paint cleaners. I don't recommend oil based paint in high moisture areas. Oils will mildew faster than water based paints. Bull's Eye 1-2-3 is one of the best primers on the market. It is labelled to bond to most surfaces without sanding (I would still lightly sand as you've already indicated. Better safe than sorry) and it is water based. Use a waterborne acrylic as a topcoat. Sherwin-Williams Pro Classic waterborne acrylic is an excellent product. Unless you have a major mildew or moisture problem existing, mildew resistant paint is overkill. Like I said, a high quality semigloss waterborne acrylic is not prone to mildew anyway.

Answer 2

i do this frequently in my business.

do not use Kilz.

use Zinsser brand Bin with the red label. it is SHELLAC based and will keep the tannins in the wood from beeding through.

then top coat with a high quality OIL based paint semi gloss.

spray painting the hardware would not be wise, as the hardware will get a lot of use and abuse. the paint will chip!

places like Home Depot, Lowes and Menards now sell many nice knobs and handles at very reasonable prices.

do it up right. you won't regret it.

Answer 3

Spackle lite sand prime with kiltz and use bathroom paint or enamel its tough also a mildew resistant paint would be good.

Answer 4

A little advice you have everything cool except use Ben Moore Fresh Start Primer not Kilz

Answer 5

you have all the right ideas ! I would go with a bathroom paint that has an anti-mold agent in it. Its awful to paint with ( its like glue) but its worth it to not worry about mold and to not have to do it again if it does mold.
It is a few dollors more than regular paint.

Answer 6

Yep that's the way to go! You can also buy small bottles of bronze or gold paint and hand paint the knobs and then clearcoat them with poly-urethene.

Answer 7

That is a very good idea,i think you don't need help!

Answer 8

good