How To Strip Painted Cabinet Doors

And even then there s nothing to ensure that you ll be able to completely.

How to strip painted cabinet doors. Paint the doors and drawers. Last week while i was in dallas i decided to roll up my sleeves and tackle a huge project of stripping years of layered paint off vintage cabinets and prep them for a new paint job. You might spend hours and hours sanding cabinets to remove an old finish. Remove the cabinet doors and drawers and remove all pulls knobs latches and other hardware from these parts.

Start with the backside and apply a smooth even coat. When its dry flip the door over and paint the front. Here s how to get started painting you kitchen cabinets. Once you re finished with the stripping agent use a wood filler to repair any holes or scratches in the wood and then lightly sand out the patch once.

Remove the tape labels but keep them nearby. Now you can paint the door edges and front then let the door dry. Start with the detailed areas making sure the primer doesn t pool in the corners and feather out the edges. Then work on the larger flat surfaces with a foam.

The best easy way to strip kitchen cabinets. Paint the back first leaving the edges unpainted so you ll have a spot to put your fingers when you turn the door over. Place the hardware and screws in plastic bags inside the cabinets where they will be easy to locate when you re ready to reassemble. Number each door and its corresponding location as you remove them.

How to redo kitchen cabinets after they have been painted with latex paint. Then flip the door over and rest it on the screw tips.