RE: Refinishing Laminate Cabinets
Actually I used a brush, it may have a few marks but overall we're very happy with them. I did paint them on a flat surface.
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Thanks... one more question. Did you apply the paint with a brush or did you use some type of sprayer. And if you did use a brush did it leave any streak marks?
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RE: Refinishing Laminate Cabinets
I cleaned them with TSP then lightly sanded each one, this helped to remove any dirt, grease and grime.!
Primer it with Zinnzer primer.
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RE: Refinishing Laminate Cabinets
I have the same laminate cabinets as you- how did you prep them for painting?
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Thanks... one more question. Did you apply the paint with a brush or did you use some type of sprayer. And if you did use a brush did it leave any streak marks?
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RE: Refinishing Laminate Cabinets
I used a Zinzer Primer over the laminate, I did first lightly sand the cabinets to get any grease and dirt off, then used the Zinser Primer, I had the primer tinted, though came out a darkish pink color, but still this was easier to cover than white. After that dried we followed with 3 coats of the choice of our color, so far so good, and is working out well
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RE: Refinishing Laminate Cabinets
Wow! What a difference! We have the same exact old cabinets and would like to paint ours similarly. We cannot figure out how to tint the Cabinet Repair paint though. How did you do that?
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This is a little late but for anyone else. I Found a great product called Cabinet Rescue. It does all the work for you and bonds to laminate. It's a about 25$ a gallon which covers 10 linear feet of cabinets. It can also be tinted.
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The looks now!!
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I'm now in the middle of painting the doors, I did choose a dark brown mahogany type color, looks nice.
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After priming:
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I am in the middle of this very project right now. I primed the cabinet boxes last night!
The steps that I found were
1. Clean with TSP
2. Sand with medium grit sandpaper (150 or so)
3. Clean with tack cloth to remove particles (I also hit it with the TSP cleaner again
4. I used the Zissner BIN shellac based primer. I'm painting mine white, so i'm not sure if this is a tintable primer. The best part of this is it does not need 14 days to cure. According to Zissner, you actually don't need to sand (i would, or atleast use a deglosser), and it is ready to paint after 45 minutes, but I'm waiting a week to be sure.
5. Sand again with a fine grit (220+) and wipe with a tack cloth again.
6. PAINT! I can't remember if there is a special type of paint I need to use, but if I remember I'll put it here.
Here are photos of before, and after i primed last night
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RE: Refinishing Laminate Cabinets
Hi, just my thoughts but I think a dark color like deep brown or black would look good and give a classy look to the room, also, I think cabinet handles would go a long way. They don't have to be expensive, I'm currently reusing a set I plan to paint satin nickel, to give the kitchen a more up to date look. Try ebay or Craigslist and see what's out there as far as used ones go if your budget is tight! Good luck,
Tina
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thanks for the comments and suggestions, I cant really afford the replace the doors at this time, the budget is really going elsewhere so painting seems like the thing to do, its just a a choice of colour. Im giving some thought to the black suggested by deeli, or a deep rich burgundy perhaps. Ugh . The cabinets are all Laminate, even the beveled edges that look like wood. Now of it is real wood. Ugh again. I thought about putting a flat wood trim around the edges to create a shaker style, Im just worried what the sides would look like.
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Here's something cheap and really creative!!
Find wallpaper samples you like. I find them about 3" by 4" and sometimes you can find out of date books that have samples in them.
You can also find wallpaper border rolls at the dollar tree.
If there is a theme or pattern you like, such as butterflies, coffee urns, wine labels, fruit, apples in a basket, etc.
You can either do a border along the top or cut out the images that interst you (might want to keep them small) and randomly put them on on the doors and drawer fronts.
I know that syle. I am a property manager and have had it in a lot of apartments. There is an indentation on the bottom so you don't need handles.
If you choose to keep this that way, you may want to protect the wood.
Eventually, the oil from your hands will discolor it.
Another idea is more tactile. You can cool glue on corks, broken china, wine or fruit/veggie labels, and more!
Good luck!!
Posted on 11/17/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse
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You can wall paper the cabinet faces and re-stain the trims. Be sure to clean the surface first very well and remove any wax build up. I've done this in a cottage and it looks great - but don't get any kind of frocked paper.
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I think painting the laminate black would look awesome! It would have a warm cozy feeling and add a lot of depth to the other colors in your kitchen!
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There are several things that you can do. If you decide to go the painting route, get Zinsser B-I-N primer. This stuff sticks to ANYTHING! I even used it as a primer to cover the horrendous 1950's pink tile in my bathroom followed up by a high-gloss white. I also used it to prime my tile backsplash, which I then painted with a copper metalic paint. When I redid my kitchen I just replaced the doors and then used a woodgrain contact paper (yep, contact paper!) for the boxes themselves. I cannot see any reason why you could not do it for the doors as well. The "bonus" of the contact paper is that if you decide you don't like it or want a change.....just peel it off and do something else -- fairly cheap, too!
Get good measurements of your doors and then check places like Craigs List or Freecycle for people that are remodeling -- just because they do not like it does not mean you won't!
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I've also seen posts about covering the doors with a wood-like veneer. I'll see if I can find the posts, but otherwise, you could google it and find some good advice. Need flat doors, though, for it to work.
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I was told you could paint laminate cabinets...First you need to get a wire brillo or some type of harsh scraper and scratch them up so that the paint will stick. Coat with Kilz and then when it dries paint. Now that is what the paint man at Lowe's told me..You could paint your cabinets and then get new doors.
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One thing you may consider other than painting is to replace the doors. You could buy just the cabinet doors in any style you choose,take off the old doors and put up the new doors. This would be less expensive than replacing the entire cabinet.
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