How To Prepare Stained Wood Cabinets For Painting

Then follow these general preparatory steps for painting over stain.

How to prepare stained wood cabinets for painting. Ive been waiting to do my kitchen reveal for quite some months and now that it is finally. An easy way to protect your countertops backsplash and floor is to cover them with 2. Next take your Frog Tape and run a strip of tape around the inside edge of the 3 remaining sides of the cabinet box.

Now carefully pull out the plastic and tuck it along the edge of the frog tape that you just applied. Painting top coat finish over primer sealer and stain blocker. Mix the paint thoroughly with a wooden paint stick.

Watch to learn how to paint kitchen cabinets like a pro. Take your Hand Masker Dispenser and run a stip of plastic and tape along the top inside edge of the cabinet box. Painting over stained wood isnt as straightforward as painting on bare wood.

Also for best results you should remove the doors and drawers and work on them in an area thats out of the way like a garage or basement. Allow the primer to dry for at least two hours. First clean the stained surface with soapy water to remove any dust dirt and cobwebs.

Apply it evenly across both sides and around all edges using a good quality brush. This is probably the most exciting post Ive ever written today Ill explain how to paint wood stained kitchen cabinets like a pro. Apply the latex paint with Oil Bond additive to the wood surface using a brush roller or spray.

The first step is preparing the wood by cleaning it and scuffing it with sandpaper. To paint over stained wood you have to remove the varnish with either sandpaper or a deglosser. If youre painting outside lay the tarp on the ground beneath your work station.