6 Must-reads Before Painting Your Cabinets

Indeed, you would be tempted to start refurbishing and painting your kitchen cabinets right away. However, what is not usually shown is how hard the prepping stage is.

A good paint job depends on how well you have prepared and cleaned your canvas. It is a lot of hard work that requires a lot of time and you may not immediately get the result you want on the first try or first layer of paint.

If you plan on refinishing or repainting your kitchen cabinets, here are the things you should avoid doing:

Unrealistic Design

You get overwhelmed with all those designs and ideas online and choose an impractical design. First, you need to consider your skills. Think about what you are capable of doing in terms of repainting (or updating) your kitchen cabinetry. Also, check if there is an available step-by-step process and see if you can follow them. Additionally, make sure you have the materials accessible to you and if you don’t, look where to find them.

You Forget to Clean the Wood

Before painting your kitchen cabinetry, you need to clean it first. Make sure you remove all dirt and any oil residue. Also, you need to remove the previous paint. In fact, it’s essential that you sand all your cabinetry. If you fail to do this or if it’s not done correctly, the new paint won’t last a long time. More importantly, make sure to include the inside when you clean your cabinet.

You Don’t Remove the Cabinet Doors

Not removing the doors may be the biggest mistake you can make. As mentioned, you need to clean the wood (or the surface of your material) properly. If you don’t remove the cabinet doors, you may risk not being able to clean it correctly. Plus, you can get paint on the hinges and ruin its colour.

You Fail to Label Your Cabinet Doors

Let’s say that once you remove your cabinet doors, you start the work right away. However, you forget to label everything. After all the hard work, you have a hard time figuring out how to put it all back together.

To make sure it doesn’t turn into a puzzle, label and group all those hinges, doors, and screws.

Give Yourself Time

Preparation for painting your cabinetry is essential. You need to spend the majority of your time, making sure that your surface is clean and ready for a new coat of paint. Similarly, you need to make sure that your wood gets a good sanding to get rid of the bumps and uneven surfaces which will ruin the paint’s texture.

Don’t rush the preparation stage because it will profoundly affect how your finished work will look (and will last).

How to Avoid These Mistakes

If you are dead set on doing it yourself, make sure you check out how to (really) do it properly. Research very process of cleaning, sanding, and painting cabinetry. Additionally, you need to give yourself time and not just a weekend.

However, if you are unsure that you can commit to all the work, you should contact a professional to do it for you. Start by asking PaintCore Finishes to do your job for you. We are experts in refurbishing or updating any painted kitchen cabinet. We can do on-site work, or we can also work off-site. Either way, we can make sure your kitchen looks as is it was brand new.