How To Prepare Wooden Cabinets For Painting
Cleaning cabinets with vinegar before painting is very easy and effective.
How to prepare wooden cabinets for painting. Kitchen cabinets always need cleaning and this is especially important right before painting. If your cabinets are laminate skip the sanding and apply a bonding primer to help your paint stick. Make sure your paint is acrylic not vinyl.
So dont skip this step and be very thorough with it. Dirty cabinets wont hold paint as well as clean cabinets so scrub scrub scrub. For larger surfaces you can use a paint stripper.
First take a bucket and mix the same amount of vinegar and water. Cleaning usually only involves washing all the surfaces with a rag and warm water. Wood cabinets are ideal for painting but any surface that can be scuffed with sandpaper can be painted.
Vinegar is very effective for cleaning light layers of dust and dirt. It took me several nap-times to finish cleaning the cabinets but Im glad I put in the effort. We will add some moulding and antique glazing for a c.
Now that your floors are covered doors and drawers are removed and the insides of your cabinet boxes and drawers are prepped off the next step in getting your cabinet ready for painting is cleaning and sanding. After sanding getting rid of dust and priming the cabinets its a good idea to check everything with a bright. Sand the surface of the wood.
However if you are working with a surface that already has a finish paint stain clear coat etc on it you will need to sand the surface to scuff it up a little. After scrubbing rinse the cabinet parts thoroughly and let them dry completely before you start painting them. Laminate cabinets require a special bonding primer.