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Question:
I need to paint over some bathroom cabinets that have been stained,
painted over and now it needs paint again. Also, I want to paint
over some ugly paneling. Any advice.
Answer:
To repaint the cabinets clean the surface with a heavy duty
cleaner like TSP and thoroughly rinse the surface. Allow the
surface to dry and sand the surface to a smooth, dull finish
and apply your topcoat. For the paneling first clean the surfaces
thoroughly. Our Heavy Duty Cleaner (a TSP substitute) or other
good detergent will work. Often even on this material someone
may have used polish or some other wax-based material making
this cleaning necessary. If waxes exist, remove with ammoniated
cleaners. Reset all nails and fill in all V groves and holes
with a lightweight joint compound and allow to thoroughly dry.
Once dry, sand the surface to a smooth, dull finish and remove
all sanding dust. Once clean use either an alkyd wood primer
or bonding primer to prime the surface. The oil base primer
will help prevent bleeding. Use the bonding primer if the surface
is too slick for conventional primers. Lightly sanding the surface
prior to priming will also help promote adhesion. Follow with
a good quality latex paint Naturally it would be good to test
this system first on a small section prior to tackling the whole
project.
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Question:
I have an 'oak' medicine cabinet which I am sure is laminate
oak. I am redesigning my bathroom in an Oriental motif and want
to paint the cabinet a high gloss black and then stencil Oriental
script and bamboo foliage onto it. My first question is how
do I prep the cabinet? Secondly, what paint do you suggest that
will provide high gloss on the cabinet and hold up to the steam
in a bathroom without peeling? Thirdly, after adding the stencils,
should I use a urethane varnish or something? Thanks for your
time and suggestions.
Answer:
Laminated substrates do not allow for the best adhesion of paint
films. The use of a bonding primer would promote improved adhesion
to this substrate. The surface should first be cleaned to remove
all contaminants. Lightly sanding the surface will help adhesion
of the paint. Follow the primer with either a good quality latex
paint or oil base paint. Contact your local paint store for
the available products in your gloss black finish. Again the
adhesion acquired by this system is relative and subject to
the preparation. Severity of the environment as well as type
of cleaners used and frequency of cleaning may limit the service
life of this system. This system is recommended for vertical
surfaces only. Food preparation areas should be re surfaced
with new Formica. After the gloss black finish has dried to
the recommended time paint your design on the surface in the
appropriate product (latex with latex and oil with oil-based).
Generally if using a good quality paint there is no need to
apply an additional protecting coat to the surface. The paint
should provide you with the durable finish needed for this environment.
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Question:
How do I prepare the new wood and what kind of paint do I use
to paint the cabinets white?
Answer:
Lightly sand the surface to remove all dirt, dust, oil, grease,
etc. and remove all sanding dust from the surface. Apply one
coat of alkyd wood primer to the surface to seal the wood and
provide a uniform appearance of the topcoat. Once the primer
has dried apply two coats of a good acrylic latex paint as your
topcoat.
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Question:
How do you prep kitchen cabinets that have a vinyl covering
for new paint?
Answer:
Laminated substrates do not allow for the best adhesion of paint
films. The use of a bonding primer would promote improved adhesion
to this substrate. The surface should first be cleaned to remove
all contaminants. Lightly sanding the surface will help adhesion
of the paint. Follow the primer with either a good quality latex
paint or oil-base paint. Again the adhesion acquired by this
system is relative and subject to the preparation. Severity
of the environment as well as type of cleaners used and frequency
of cleaning may limit the service life of this system. This
system is recommended for vertical surfaces only. Food preparation
areas should be re surfaced with new Formica.
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Question:
I'm looking for an acrylic lacquer spray finish for cabinets.
with low v.o.c.'s, relatively fast re-coat times, self priming/sealing,
excellent touch-up qualities,opaque colors pre mixed, clear
finishes in gloss,semi, and satin, and good shelf life( to leave
a touch up kit w/owners). brush or wipe on for touch up would
be nice. Is it out there?(please say yes w/ attachments) thank
you.....thom
Answer:
You may want to contact Krylon at 1-800-247-3268 or visit their
web site at http://www.krylon.com/ for information on spray
lacquers finishes. This site should answer all of your questions
on products and application.
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Question:
I'm looking for a glazing for wood cabinets called "Gingerbread
glazing" I saw it in a magazine.
Answer:
There are many web sites dedicated to faux finishes. Here are
just a few to get you started: http://www.fauxlikeapro.com,
www.muralsplus.com, http://www.commercial-directory.com/faux.
The library is another good source for ideas on faux finishing.
One good book is called “The Art of Faux”, by Pierre
Finkelstein. Your local paint dealer is also a good source of
information. Many paint suppliers even offer video tapes and/or
clinics about faux finishing techniques.
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Question:
The whitewash finish on my kitchen cabinets is beginning to
peal. How should I go about fixing this or should I leave it
to a professional? I need an inexpensive solution.
Answer:
If it is just the urethane coating that is peeling clean the
surface to remove all dirt, dust, grease, oil, wax etc. Lightly
sand the surface to a smooth, dull finish and apply another
coat of urethane using a natural bristle brush. If the peeling
is into the actual white wash it may be more difficult to touch
up and match the existing patterns. The entire urethane coating
should be remover exposing the bare white washed surface Mix
a solution of 1 part white paint (Either latex or oil-base)
to 8 or 9 parts reducer (water for latex and paint thinner for
oil-base). Always test the color on a separate piece of wood
to ensure the color consistency. If more color is desired add
more paint, if less color is desired add more paint thinner.
Once you have achieved the color desired, touch up the areas
that need fixing matching the already applied patterns. Once
the white washing is complete topcoat the surface with the appropriate
clear finish.
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Question:
I have some bathroom cabinets that are painted off white. I
got hair dye on them and nothing will take the stains off. My
house is for sale and I do not want to get new cabinets. Can
I find some paint to dab on the spots? IF so, what kind do you
use for cabinets? OR is this lost hope?
Answer:
Answer. We would suggest sanding the surface to a smooth, dull
finish until the dye has been removed. Remove all sanding dust
and apply one coat of the same color and type of paint you applied
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