Painting kitchen cabinets instead of new kitchen

dutchcloggie

I thought I'd be brave and paint the kitchen instead of forking out thousands for a new one. I have done all the prep work to the letter, sanding, primer, sanding etc. But I have now run into trouble.
I have spray painted the oil-based undercoat on and after 4 days, the cabinet doors are still tacky. The paint is dry to the touch but as soon as I lift a door up, I leave fingerprints in the paintwork and if I hold it the wrong way, I can even push the paint around, as if the top 'skin' of the paint breaks and underneath it is still very tacky and wet.

I do know I made a mistake with the paint gun and used too much paint. My question is: will it dry eventually with just more time or is this never going to cure properly?

I'd post a picture of what I mean if I could... I don't mind if the answer is: too much paint but it will set eventually! That's the answer I'm hoping for!

thescouselander

Oil based paint can take quite a while to harden off - its probably worth leaving it a few more days and see how it goes. Where have you left the doors; it would help if they were in a warm environment while they dry off.

I'm not sure its the best thing to be using oil based paint really - better to use water based paint IMO.

jellie

What are the doors made of?

Mr.Generous

jellie wrote: »

What are the doors made of?

Paint mostly.


Did you thin the paint for spraying, if so what did you thin it with?

krey

Nothing wrong with your technique
most of the paints ( like 95%+) sold within the UK are utter garbage, I have no idea why this is like this and why are they even allowed to sell so bad products but that's what it is..
This is probably the best thing you can get in UK : sikkens rubbol bl satura , can be matched to any shade as well and gives good cover/finish even with a roller.
Source? I'm a carpenter/cabinet maker so I have tested probably over 20+ different paints just for furniture..Forget all the dulux/store brand/f&b/screwfix own brand crap..


That garbage you have on at the moment will probably never dry out , ok maybe after 1-2months it won't be so bad, but your best bet is to sand/scrape it all off and re-do it with a proper paint.
btw may I ask what paint exactly was it?

dutchcloggie

I used a tinted Dulux trade undercoat. I went to an independent trade paint shop who advised me in great detail and so far, all their advice has been correct and sound. I used 2 coats of Pegaprim primer to make sure the paint sticks to the cabinet doors. I thinned the paint slightly with Owatrol oil. Their instructions said that when using it as undercoat, it could be thinned up to 30%. I think I thinned it to about 15% and it did go on pretty smoothly.

dutchcloggie

Oil based paints give a much harder, more durable finish once cured. Thus better suited to use in a kitchen. Also, they flow better and will produce a much smoother finish than water-based paints. But they can be difficult to work with.
On the other hand, water based paint is much easier to spray so may be easier.

phil24_7

I wonder if you sprayed it on to thick. When spraying it is best to lay down a couple of dust coats (with drying time in between) before laying on a couple of proper coats.

I would heat the room as much as you can for the next few days and see how it goes.

dutchcloggie

phil24_7 wrote: »

I wonder if you sprayed it on to thick. When spraying it is best to lay down a couple of dust coats (with drying time in between) before laying on a couple of proper coats.

I would heat the room as much as you can for the next few days and see how it goes.

Cheers. I am quite sure I sprayed it on too thick :(I just hope this will eventually cure. Hopefully I won't have to remove the thick layer and start all over again.

phil24_7

It will eventually go off, just keep it warm in the room and wait!