How To Glaze Wood Cabinets
Apply glaze to a section of one cabinet door or drawer.
How to glaze wood cabinets. Paint it on liberally to all of the areas where you want it to fill in the details. It will look a mess don t panic. Mask off the interiors with painters tape for a clean finish and sand only the front surfaces and visible edges of the cabinet face. Today i m sharing our adventures in glazing the bathroom cabinet.
As a rule of thumb the paint you d use for your walls is not as durable as the paint you need for your kitchen cabinets. Choose a high quality paint. Builder supply outlet recommends using an alkyd enamel to paint unfinished cabinets. Lightly sand the doors on all sides and faces image 1.
Use a wood sanding block to prevent rounding over the wood edges image 2. Wood cabinets are ideal for painting but any surface that can be scuffed with sandpaper can be painted. Apply a thin coat of glaze to the cabinet using either circular or straight motions. Dip a rag natural bristle paintbrush or foam brush into the glaze.
Then using a circular or straight motion liberally apply a layer of glaze over one of the cabinets. Some of the glaze will settle into any seams or grain lines in the wood. Keep reading for all the ins and outs of glazing. Apply the glaze with a sponge brush.
The laminate must be in good condition for best results. Before purchasing paint consult a paint professional to choose the best paint for kitchen cabinets based on the type of wood you have. You can use a rag a brush or sponge applicator to apply the glaze to the cabinet. Glazing cabinets is an easy way to update the look and feel of your space.
Laminate cabinets require a special bonding primer. I love the deep rich tones of the wood after glazing it. If your repainting project is just a facelift for the cabinets you don t need to sand and paint the inside of the cabinets. Using a gel stain as the glaze requires minimal work and maximum results.
Finish with a flat top coat of the base color brushed on perpendicular to the glaze. Just apply the glaze over a dry base coat brushing in only one direction thick for large cracks thin for fine cracks and let it dry. Once applied the glaze.