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    anthony923 Posts: 32, Reputation: 1
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    May 15, 2015, 04:14 PM
    Painting cabinets
    Any suggestions on what type of paint to repaint cabinets? Prep work. There are home depot stock cabinets... I think
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    May 15, 2015, 04:34 PM
    Are they painted? Wood or metal? What color are they now? What color do you want to paint them?
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    May 15, 2015, 05:19 PM
    Oil based paint not necessary. Latex is fine, but a good quality, so it covers well. Gloss would be typical for kitchens and bathrooms, but I don't like it, and there are several types (semi-gloss, matte, etc.) that you should go check out in the paint dept.

    Good brush. NOT applied thickly. Remove doors and drawers.
    Sand previous paint and wipe down with thinner.
    Paint in several directions dryly, then smooth out in one direction.
    Peer at it when dry to see if it needs a second coat.
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    May 16, 2015, 05:44 PM
    I just finished 52 cabinet doors or drawer fronts on a house we had for sale-52!! I sanded each one, wiped with mineral spirits, let dry, 2 coats of rolled on primer, 2 coats of Behr satin exterior paint, 2 coats of Minwax water based poly, rolled on with a foam roller. Cabinets looked great, sold the house in 11 days.
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    May 18, 2015, 10:26 AM
    I use same method as ma0641. I usually make cabinet frames 3 tones darker then doors. Also use darker color for trim work.

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    May 18, 2015, 02:06 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by ma0641 View Post
    I just finished 52 cabinet doors or drawer fronts on a house we had for sale-52!! I sanded each one, wiped with mineral spirits, let dry, 2 coats of rolled on primer, 2 coats of Behr satin exterior paint, 2 coats of Minwax water based poly, rolled on with a foam roller. Cabinets looked great, sold the house in 11 days.
    So the cabinets and the paint job were the only factors that got yr house sold ��. Must have been super job ! :)
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    May 18, 2015, 05:43 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by tickle View Post
    So the cabinets and the paint job were the only factors that got yr house sold ��. Must have been super job ! :)
    Thanks! Actually there were good comments about the kitchen but we also had granite and new appliances. Nice big house 5Br3BA.

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