How To Prepare Wooden Cupboards For Painting

Learn how to paint wood furniture with this detailed step-by-step video tutorial.
How to prepare wooden cupboards for painting. Pick a formula designed for the job like Rust-Oleums Kitchen Cupboard Paint. Sand the surface of the wood until its smooth then. Cleaning usually only involves washing all the surfaces with a rag and warm water.
Rinse but do not soak the cabinets. Then using a circle motion rub it on the cabinet working in sections. The first paint-prep step after cleaning grease from cabinets is usually filling unwanted holes dents and dings with spackling or wood filler.
Take an orbital sander to cabinet surfaces you plan on painting and sand them down until. Kitchen cabinets always need cleaning and this is especially important right before painting. On the cabinet doors and drawer fronts pieces paint the backs let them dry then paint the fronts.
Before you paint varnished cupboards you must remove the high-gloss finish. Before you begin sanding or painting clean all of the surfaces to be repainted with a solution made from one part tri-sodium phosphate and four parts water. If theres any old paint or stain on the wood scrape it off using a metal scraper or wire brush.
You can easily update a piece of wood furniture with paint. Getting Ready For Paint Cleaning and Sanding Now that your floors are covered doors and drawers are removed and the insides of your cabinet boxes and drawers are prepped off the next step in getting your cabinet ready for painting is cleaning and sanding. You may do this either of 2 ways.
Give your kitchen cupboards a new lease of life by giving them a lick of paint. Follow the paint directions for the correct dry time. The result is a chalky finish thats hardwearing enough to handle knocks and frequent wipe-downs.