Paint suitable for refinishing kitchen cabinets.

MovingForwards

Jeepers_Creepers said:

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... :-)

Have to say what's around, just in case you weren't brave enough to DIY 🤣

-taff

Jeepers_Creepers said:

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

I have two kitchen taps looking at me now on the side. I'm working my way up to them. Besides, I still have to find the plumbers wrench, which I do own.

vacheron

We've used F&B emulsion round the house and although it is about 4x the price, it is closer to 2x because there is so much pigment in it a little goes a long way. 

We specified two different F&B colours for our kitchen cabinets (london clay and charlston grey) and they have been very hardwearing over the last couple of years, but these were applied by the kitchen maker onto the bare wood during manufacture so they may use a more durable process.

Korkyb

Might not be what / the kind of finish you are after as it has a slight satin finish but....

Last summer I painted our kitchen cupboards using V33 Renovation Anthracite Cupboard paint.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/v33-cabinet-paint-satin-anthracite-grey-750ml/304gv


The things that impressed me were:

Ease of application
We used both brushes and a small roller. Both methods produced brilliant results with any brush strokes / roller marks smoothing out as the paint dries.

Coverage
Covered beautifully to the point that after the first few cupboard doors we decided that only one coat was needed on the insides of the doors (we gave the rest 2 coats).

No primer required
We just gave the cupboards a good sanding.

Durability
Approaching the 12 months since painting & not a mark / chip on the cupboards.

I wasn't keen on painting the cupboards initially (just wanted to replace them) but her indoors persuaded me to give it a whirl & I'm glad she did. Its hard to believe they are the same cupboards (the end result really does look like a factory finish).

I should point out I don't have shares or any financial interests in V33 products !!

You can also get 2 litre pots of the same stuff for £36 from B&Q so a bit cheaper if you need a fair amount (we used the guts of 4 litres for a fairly large kitchen).


Pic below - flash & spotlights make it look a bit more shiny than it actually is (the colour is darker in "real life").

Original colour of the cupboards was limed oak.

Jeepers_Creepers

Thanks Korkyb. Wow...

It's impressive how it has fully kept the visible oak grain and not obliterated it.

Lovely job - no wonder you're pleased

Really helpful - a very light sheen is fine, and it usually also means a more durable paint. Is your colour a 'proper' anthracite - a charcoal grey?

Thanks.

Rosa_Damascena

Korky I am so impressed with your handiwork!! It looks like a professionally spray-painted job!

jellie

I used Owatrol Easy Surface Preparation on mine - smells horrid, but you wipe it on and then wipe it off before applying the paint. I then put two coats of Dulux emulsion on and then a couple of coats of yacht varnish.  I found it a very durable finish.

Jeepers_Creepers

jellie said:

I used Owatrol Easy Surface Preparation on mine - smells horrid, but you wipe it on and then wipe it off before applying the paint. I then put two coats of Dulux emulsion on and then a couple of coats of yacht varnish.  I found it a very durable finish.

That Owatrol sounds like interesting stuff, and could be worth doing as well as the usual cleaning and light abrading. Thanks for that.

The varnished emulsion sounds like something I'd have done a few years back...

Korkyb

Jeepers_Creepers said:

Thanks Korkyb. Wow...

It's impressive how it has fully kept the visible oak grain and not obliterated it.

Lovely job - no wonder you're pleased

Really helpful - a very light sheen is fine, and it usually also means a more durable paint. Is your colour a 'proper' anthracite - a charcoal grey?

Thanks.

Its probably a bit lighter than a deep charcoal grey.
I'll try & take a photo in the morning without any lights / flash on to see if I can get a more accurately coloured image.

Korkyb

Photos still making them look a bit lighter & glossy than they actually are but I'm no David Bailey!

P. S. I also used the same brands tile paint to cover my previously multi coloured tiles & satisfied with that result too.