Paint for kitchen cupboards

northwest1965

Can anyone recommend a paint brand for kitchen cupboards. We did look at B&Q's but the reviews were appalling. I appreciate I can just google brands but I'm looking for someone who has used a product that was good.
It needs to be washable

CSI_Yorkshire

northwest1965 said:

Can anyone recommend a paint brand for kitchen cupboards. We did look at B&Q's but the reviews were appalling. I appreciate I can just google brands but I'm looking for someone who has used a product that was good.
It needs to be washable

B&Q's site is well known for having consistently low reviews on almost every product.

maisie_cat

What material are the kitchen cupboards made from?
I have painted my current kitchen in Farrow and Ball paint I found in the garage.
My last kitchen was originally painted in old style eggshell then years later painted in Little Green oil based. Both kitchens were wood thought.

JohnJ76

Depends on your experience (not condesending by this) of painting and how much effort you are willing to put in.

primers - Zinsser Bin is pretty good,   paint wise I've used Tikkurila Empire in the past but as with any painting job prep is 90% of the work.  If you want something you can just slap on and hope it lasts you'll be dissappointed in 12months time.  If you are rollering/ brushing it, get some decent ones (not from the local DIY sheds) and they will make your job so much better and easier.  If you don' know what laying off is look it up.  A lot of people seem to like the water based 'eggshells' but i've spoken to a couple of people who don't rate the durability over the oil based products and kitchens get a hammering.

CliveOfIndia

We've just done our kitchen cupboard doors a few months ago.  We used Rust-Oleum Kitchen Cupboard paint and so far it's looking pretty good.  It's too early to tell yet how well it'll stand up to the inevitable knocks and grazes, but it's been wiped over a few times already with no signs of any problems.

northwest1965

JohnJ76 said:

Depends on your experience (not condesending by this) of painting and how much effort you are willing to put in.

primers - Zinsser Bin is pretty good,   paint wise I've used Tikkurila Empire in the past but as with any painting job prep is 90% of the work.  If you want something you can just slap on and hope it lasts you'll be dissappointed in 12months time.  If you are rollering/ brushing it, get some decent ones (not from the local DIY sheds) and they will make your job so much better and easier.  If you don' know what laying off is look it up.  A lot of people seem to like the water based 'eggshells' but i've spoken to a couple of people who don't rate the durability over the oil based products and kitchens get a hammering.

We do our own decorating at home so have a small amount of experience. 
We are getting the kitchen ready for when we rent the house out

JohnJ76

if the house is going to be rented out, how bad is the kitchen? what are the exisitng like? unless you know the tenants I'd have thought they wont be as careful as owners and you may find a painted kitchen won't stand up the same as if it was your own.  Would just swapping door/drawer fronts be too costly to give it a makeover? you could just paint the visible bits of frames etc?