Paint suitable for refinishing kitchen cabinets.

Rosa_Damascena

-taff said:

There's a whole army of people who are using Frenchic paint to paint everything from kitchens to upvc to sofas. Looks terrible after one or two coats and needs five or more to look good. But it does look good.

5 coats, are you joking? Who has the stamina for 5 coats [looks for a faint emoji]

MovingForwards

Rosa_Damascena said:

-taff said:

There's a whole army of people who are using Frenchic paint to paint everything from kitchens to upvc to sofas. Looks terrible after one or two coats and needs five or more to look good. But it does look good.

5 coats, are you joking? Who has the stamina for 5 coats [looks for a faint emoji]

I put 10 coats on one of my lounge units, just to get the right finish. 

If you're gonna do a job, do it right otherwise all you'll see are the horrible parts.

Doozergirl

MovingForwards said:

Rosa_Damascena said:

-taff said:

There's a whole army of people who are using Frenchic paint to paint everything from kitchens to upvc to sofas. Looks terrible after one or two coats and needs five or more to look good. But it does look good.

5 coats, are you joking? Who has the stamina for 5 coats [looks for a faint emoji]

I put 10 coats on one of my lounge units, just to get the right finish. 

If you're gonna do a job, do it right otherwise all you'll see are the horrible parts.

Or you could buy something that doesn't
need that many?  😬

MovingForwards

Doozergirl said:

MovingForwards said:

Rosa_Damascena said:

-taff said:

There's a whole army of people who are using Frenchic paint to paint everything from kitchens to upvc to sofas. Looks terrible after one or two coats and needs five or more to look good. But it does look good.

5 coats, are you joking? Who has the stamina for 5 coats [looks for a faint emoji]

I put 10 coats on one of my lounge units, just to get the right finish. 

If you're gonna do a job, do it right otherwise all you'll see are the horrible parts.

Or you could buy something that doesn't
need that many?  😬

Not when it's a temporary makeover while saving and I've giant pots to get through 😉

Also gave me the chance of getting into the swing of painting due to not doing it for many years.
After just buying a home there wasn't much left in the pot and I had other priorities at that point.

Rosa_Damascena

MovingForwards said:

Rosa_Damascena said:

-taff said:

There's a whole army of people who are using Frenchic paint to paint everything from kitchens to upvc to sofas. Looks terrible after one or two coats and needs five or more to look good. But it does look good.

5 coats, are you joking? Who has the stamina for 5 coats [looks for a faint emoji]

I put 10 coats on one of my lounge units, just to get the right finish. 

If you're gonna do a job, do it right otherwise all you'll see are the horrible parts.

I did several coats on my front door and it looked terrible, I just didn't realise I was using way too much paint. A rough sand down and 3 very thin coats later of decent and fast-drying paint, and the job was done

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6174977/painting-a-front-door-advice-needed/p2

SootySweep1

Hi
My kitchen is painted in Farrow and Ball & I'm very happy with it
Jen

Jeepers_Creepers

SootySweep1 said:

Hi
My kitchen is painted in Farrow and Ball & I'm very happy with it
Jen

Did you DIY it, SS? And was it sprayed or brush-painted? Cheers.

What colour did you go for?

SootySweep1

Jeepers_Creepers said:

SootySweep1 said:

Hi
My kitchen is painted in Farrow and Ball & I'm very happy with it
Jen

Did you DIY it, SS? And was it sprayed or brush-painted? Cheers.

What colour did you go for?

No, I didn't do it myself it was a new kitchen & that was the paint they used.
They did paint some bits on site & they used a brush I think, I believe some use rollers ?
Some of it was painted off site so not sure if those bits were sprayed or if they used a brush.
It's a duck egg blue but sorry I can't remember the precise colour name.
Jen

MovingForwards

Rosa_Damascena said:

MovingForwards said:

Rosa_Damascena said:

-taff said:

There's a whole army of people who are using Frenchic paint to paint everything from kitchens to upvc to sofas. Looks terrible after one or two coats and needs five or more to look good. But it does look good.

5 coats, are you joking? Who has the stamina for 5 coats [looks for a faint emoji]

I put 10 coats on one of my lounge units, just to get the right finish. 

If you're gonna do a job, do it right otherwise all you'll see are the horrible parts.

I did several coats on my front door and it looked terrible, I just didn't realise I was using way too much paint. A rough sand down and 3 very thin coats later of decent and fast-drying paint, and the job was done

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6174977/painting-a-front-door-advice-needed/p2

I'm in the process of painting my front door, 4 layers on so far and looks a lot better. I do thin layers to build up the paint and avoid runs.

@jeeper@Jeepers_Creepers there are companies who come out and spray the kitchens, not sure how much it costs.

Jeepers_Creepers

MovingForwards said:

I'm in the process of painting my front door, 4 layers on so far and looks a lot better. I do thin layers to build up the paint and avoid runs.

@jeeper@Jeepers_Creepers there are companies who come out and spray the kitchens, not sure how much it costs.

Yup, building up thin coats almost always works best (and essential for Dulux Satinwood which just loves to run...)

What?! Have a tradesperson do the job for me?!! Wash your mouth out... :-)