How
easy it is to refinish kitchen cabinets
Before going in the process to refinish
kitchen cabinets,
you step back and ask whether this is what you want.
To refinish kitchen cabinets is a rather easy process
to improve the way your kitchen looks. However it will
not change anything but the look of your kitchen. So
in case you are not happy with the way appliances or
cabinets are organized around your workplace or the kitchen
is so old that even major parts need to be exchanged,
than just to refinish kitchen cabinets will not be enough.
The
process to refinish kitchen cabinets
To
refinish kitchen cabinets make sure you prepare the
places properly before you start. Preparation starts
basically at three areas:
- Get the right tools and paint to refinish your kitchen
cabinets
- Disassemble doors and drawer fronts for easier access
- Cover up the kitchen floor and areas around the
cabinets in preparation.
If you choose to refinish kitchen cabinets you best
take off a door or drawer front and get it to your local
paint shop. This way you can ask for special types of
paint and you will get a detailed description on how
to apply it. In addition a good paint dealer will be
able to show you what your chosen color will look like
and perhaps give you some samples to take home. It is
always best to have a sample board standing around your
kitchen before you decide on the paint used to refinish
the kitchen cabinets.
Having chosen the paint for your kitchen, the starting
and very important question is, what to paint. By this
question we mean you really should check if your kitchen
cabinets need to be painted at the inside. Most of the
time simply cleaning of the cabinets will do an excellent
job and look better than any refinish done. So have a
close look and decide whether it is necessary.
As
far as the refinishing is concerned, it is basically
a process of clean – sand – clean – paint – re-sand – clean
- paint. This means you first clean your cabinets, doors
and drawer front. Than sand them using a sanding block
and if you have a orbital sander with grid 80 to 120.
Clean the surface again and start to refinish kitchen
cabinets with painting the first time. Wait at least
24 hours until the paint can be sanded again using a
180 to 240 grid paper. Before you paint the kitchen cabinets
for the final time you want to clean the surface to keep
it free from any sanding dust.
This the general way to refinish kitchen cabinets. In addition
to this procedure, have a good look at the refinishing
instructions on the paint you get and the tips you get
from your paint shop. All in all to refinish kitchen
cabinets is a very easy and
cost efficient way to get a new look in your home.
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