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DIY advice 13:00 - Jan 27 with 821 viewsPatchesOHoulihan

Been looking at replacing cabinets worktops etc in a small kitchen for a while now but have just had heavy car repair bill so a bit skint now

Have read a bit about painting kitchen cabinets as a temporary measure to update the kitchen until I can afford to do the lot

Has anyone tried this? If they have how did it look?

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DIY advice on 13:29 - Jan 27 with 806 viewsdickythorpe

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DIY advice on 13:38 - Jan 27 with 800 viewsPatchesOHoulihan

DIY advice on 13:29 - Jan 27 by dickythorpe



Does that mean don't do it??

Honestly don't know what your laughing at??
[Post edited 27 Jan 2015 13:40]

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DIY advice on 13:44 - Jan 27 with 788 viewsdickythorpe

What colour are you kitchen cabinets?
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DIY advice on 13:49 - Jan 27 with 781 viewsPatchesOHoulihan

DIY advice on 13:44 - Jan 27 by dickythorpe

What colour are you kitchen cabinets?


Off white with some s**t 80/90's design running through them. Think they've got a laminate finish on them

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DIY advice on 15:33 - Jan 27 with 738 viewslifelong

If the cabinets are laminate finish you have to be careful what paint you use, I recently painted fitted bedroom wardrobes which had a laminate type finish, I used a product called ESP as a primer, it's a clear liquid that you wipe on with a damp cloth. It's made by a company called Owatrol, it's brilliant and costs £20 a litre.

For the paint I used Sikkens Rubbol Satura white, it's a bit expensive but it gives a excellent satin finish, use a small roller instead of a brush.

Rabart paint merchants on Cwmdu Industrial Estate stock both the ESP and the paint.

The ESP prevents you having to sand all the cabinets down.
[Post edited 27 Jan 2015 15:44]
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DIY advice on 15:34 - Jan 27 with 737 viewsLe_Swans

This may be of help to you;

http://www.diydoctor.org.uk/projects/paintingkitchenunits.htm
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DIY advice on 15:44 - Jan 27 with 726 viewsPatchesOHoulihan

Cheers - may risk it this weekend

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DIY advice on 21:16 - Jan 27 with 679 viewsdickythorpe

DIY advice on 15:44 - Jan 27 by PatchesOHoulihan

Cheers - may risk it this weekend


Good luck and maybe a pic of your handiwork?
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DIY advice on 05:54 - Jan 28 with 631 viewsdameedna

DIY advice on 15:44 - Jan 27 by PatchesOHoulihan

Cheers - may risk it this weekend


Clean the cabs and handles with soap and sugar mix
Take out all handles
Wipe units dry
Roller: get a 5mm nap enamel roller, 130mm max width, with matching tray (comes in a set) from B&Q
Dulux or similar make: Gloss or Satin Enamel for "wood and trim" in vivid white or whatever shade you like.
Apply a light first coat Friday night and then 2 further light coats over next 2 days with the roller.
Keep roller tray about half full to avoid splashing and excess paint.
Return next weekend with small brush (angled bristles) and do the edges of the drawers and cupboards.
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DIY advice on 11:20 - Jan 28 with 590 viewslibertine

strangely enough im doing a simiar thing,

we got a quote for painted wood units and it was up in the £6,000 ish

so weve decided to keep the doors and replace the carcasses, I am now in the middle of the job,

but not yet come to the painting stage,
last time we used crown jasmine white eggshell paint as advised by the paint shop up in fforestfach, but in honesty its rubbish its flaking off .

what should I do, as I really don't fancy rubbing it all back?
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DIY advice on 11:33 - Jan 28 with 581 viewsdameedna

DIY advice on 11:20 - Jan 28 by libertine

strangely enough im doing a simiar thing,

we got a quote for painted wood units and it was up in the £6,000 ish

so weve decided to keep the doors and replace the carcasses, I am now in the middle of the job,

but not yet come to the painting stage,
last time we used crown jasmine white eggshell paint as advised by the paint shop up in fforestfach, but in honesty its rubbish its flaking off .

what should I do, as I really don't fancy rubbing it all back?


use industrial strength paint stripper and brush it on the units liberally, thick coat
leave for 20 mins and strip off paint with a steel stripper
apply a light coat of paint stripper and leave for 10 mins, strip again
allow wood/mdf to dry for a few hours or overnight
lightly sand if it is wood if someone is a bit fussy
apply as paint as above with a roller
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DIY advice on 19:11 - Jan 28 with 541 viewsbluenile

DIY advice on 11:33 - Jan 28 by dameedna

use industrial strength paint stripper and brush it on the units liberally, thick coat
leave for 20 mins and strip off paint with a steel stripper
apply a light coat of paint stripper and leave for 10 mins, strip again
allow wood/mdf to dry for a few hours or overnight
lightly sand if it is wood if someone is a bit fussy
apply as paint as above with a roller


Whatever you do, don't use Industrial strength paint stripper on a laminate. Think the poster was trying to get you into a lot of bother..................what is it with some people?

Open the ipod bay doors Hal

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DIY advice on 23:13 - Jan 28 with 515 viewsdameedna

are the existing doors in wood or laminate? if wood, strip them
If they doors are already off, it saves time to take take them for a dip at a shop

I don't think it's a case of "if i said put your hand in the fire"
everyone needs to apply some common sense which I assume is the case, maybe not with some
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