How to Paint Kitchen Cabinets Without Stripping | Ask This Old House
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- čas přidán 23. 03. 2016
- Host Kevin O'Connor helps a homeowner refinish his kitchen cabinets. (See below for a shopping list, tools, and steps.)
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Shopping List for How to Paint Kitchen Cabinets Without Stripping:
- Cabinet refinishing kit [amzn.to/2NHBXGO]
- Latex gloves [amzn.to/2ZJeW8M], to protect your hands
- Masking tape [amzn.to/2MMr9aF] and felt-tip marker [amzn.to/2HzsDAM], to label cabinet doors and drawers
- Nylon fiber scouring pad [amzn.to/2ZDWCOj], for applying the deglosser
- Plastic-lined canvas drop cloths [amzn.to/2ZEVREx], to protect surfaces during refinishing
- Cotton rags [amzn.to/2Ppz9QP]
Tools List for How to Paint Kitchen Cabinets Without Stripping:
- Cordless drill [amzn.to/2ZB9WCN]
- Screwdriver [amzn.to/2NH9rVq]
- Putty knife [amzn.to/2LkHika], to scrape bumpers from cabinet doors
- 2-inch-wide synthetic-bristle paintbrush [amzn.to/2ZFcZKm], used to apply the bond coat and topcoat
Steps for How to Paint Kitchen Cabinets Without Stripping:
1. Make a sketch of the kitchen cabinets, then identify each door and drawer with a number.
2. Place a small strip of masking tape onto each door and drawer, then mark the strips with the corresponding number shown on the sketch.
3. Use a cordless drill to unscrew all the doors from the cabinets.
4. Unscrew and remove the door hinges.
5. Remove all the drawers from the cabinets.
6. Use a putty knife to scrape any rubber bumpers from the back side of the doors.
7. Unpeel the tape from one of the doors and then scrub its surface with a scouring pad dampened with deglosser. (If any doors or face frames have a coating of greasy, oily residue, wash them clean with hot, soapy water prior to deglossing.)
8. Wipe down the door with a cotton rag soaked in clean water.[BR]
9. Dry the door with a clean, dry cotton rag, then flip the door over.
10. Repeat the previous two steps to degloss the back surface of the door.
11. Cover appliances and counters with plastic-lined canvas drop cloths.
12. Use the scouring pad and deglosser to scrub the surfaces of the face frames on the upper and lower cabinets.
13. Wash the face frames clean with a water-soaked rag, then wipe the frames dry.
14. Wait one hour before proceeding.
15. Remove all the drawer faces, then degloss and wash each one.
16. Protect the wall around the cabinets and all other adjacent surfaces with masking tape.
17. Use a 2-inch-wide synthetic-bristle paintbrush to apply the first bond coat to all the cabinet doors, drawers, and face frames.
18. Allow the first bond coat to dry for 2 hours.
19. Flip over the doors and apply a bond coat to their back surfaces. Wait another two hours.
20. Repeat the previous three steps to apply a second bond coat to both sides of each door and to the drawer faces and face frames.
21. Brush on the protective top coat of polyurethane to all surfaces of the doors, drawers, and face frames. Allow the top coat to dry for 12 hours.
22. Screw the hinges back onto the doors, then mount the doors to the cabinets.
23. Install the door pulls.
24. Reattach the drawer faces and slide the drawers back into the cabinets.
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How to Paint Kitchen Cabinets Without Stripping | Ask This Old House
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Write the cabinet number in the socket on the door where the hinge mounts - no tape needed and the hinge will cover it up when finished. That's all I got.
I label them there also with a sharpie. I cover it up with tape so if you spray them you can remove the tape and there you go.
Champion move.
It's better to paint the back sides of doors first, because you will be setting this side down while painting the front. You want the front to have never touched a painters point or be set on something. If a scuff happens on the back, touch it up after the door is put back
@Kidneedonor...Very good tip!
Kidneedonor That's what I thought, too!
How do you get the hardware on after painting if you shouldn't lay it on its front side?
@@jeanniej8296 Just meaning you shouldn't lay the front side on painters points. Paint the back side first and let it thoroughly dry, Then turn over and paint the front side and let this too dry completely. Now put the door front side down on a towel or blanket to install hardware. Install the door and touch up the back side if any damage has occurred from resting on painters points.
Agreed that’s what I do. I paint the backs first and then I replace the hinges then I do the front.
I painted my cabinets last summer and didn't do any stripping first. But I did use Zinsser B-I-N shellac-based primer first. That stuff is absolutely incredible. It sticks to anything, and paint sticks to it so well. When it comes to painting old wood (we painted over all of our old trim and molding as well), it's the only product I use now.
We also used a bonding primer. It worked great.
you can also use a water based primer like STIX works just fine imo. then follow with benjamin more advance paint.
How has it held up?
Thanks for the tip.
so u didnt sand ? That thick slick layer of polyurethane wont let anything stick to it.. I learned the hard way 😑😑..
TIP: always mark the hinges too so they go back in the same spot they were removed from so future adjustments will be minimal. They were originally adjusted to make the doors line up and some hinges in one location, may be adjusted too much for another location, so you don't want to mix them up. It's best to put them back in the same spot you removed them from. Example: Remove door # 1. Then remove the hinge and with a colored marker, write 1T inside the top hinge hole and the same to the back of the hinge. Then mark 1B in the bottom hinge hole and the same to the back of that hinge. Then cover those numbers with painters tape so it doesn't get painted over. Happy painting.
Great tips on the deglossing process and loved that numbering of those cups to keep the hardware from being mixed up everywhere. Thanks for the advice and help.
Thank you! This old widowed lady sure does appreciate this , thought for sure I was going to have to sand! I am so stoked now I get to have an updated kitchen before the holidays! 👍🏼
Hi Lora, wondering how they held up before I imbark on this journey! I'm still deciding which to do, paint of poly stain over the existing golden oak
Always clean the cabinet door fronts & backs and faces of cabinets with a cleaner/degreaser like "TSP-PF" (Phosphate Free). After cleaning and drying there are deglossers you can use that actually rough up the surface of the clear coat without actually taking it off completely so that the bonding primer will stick and bond to it. No wiping off either. Just apply with a lint free rag in circular motions over the entire surface really good and that's it. No wiping off. And I never use a brush to paint cabinets. I use a small foam roller. It gives it a nice tiny textured finish that looks awesome and never leaves brush marks. 1 coat of bonding primer and 2 coats of high quality paint designed for cabinets/trim/doors. I prefer Sherwin Williams or Benjamin Moore paints.
Chris Handy o
What about the gloss step? Is it unnecessary?
What brand of deglosser do you use?
Parks is a good brand of deglosser, thing about deglosser, if you have any kind of "trash"or grit from any previously applied coatings, deglossers don't really remove them, gotta sand.
it took me 7 days to get mind painted,,it took a little bit longer for mind because i put three coats on my cabinets,,i took it slow because i wished to do a good job. and i didn't want my kitchen all messed up forever. i used the paint with the primer in it already,,i just love the way it turned out,,,happy to share this information.jimmy of Indiana
Thanks for the video. Currently in the process of removing all the doors and drawers (and emptying everything). The previous owners seemingly never cleaned so I've got lots of work to do before I even de-gloss...
To mark the parts a better method would be to get a set of strike dies with numbers (letters too). Then strike a number on the back of each door, and then on the frame. If you put both near the bottom hinge then they'll be out of the way, but oriented correctly. If your paint is going on thickly, and you want to hold back over the numbers, it won't be in a place that would be noticeable.
I've done almost everything I see in the This Old House videos, but I always learn something new, and it's always great to see it done well.
It is amazing to me how popular the white kitchen cabinets have become. Seems like the only thing people are wanting now.
finish the updated look...walls and countertops too!! Looking at my 1980's kitchen I see potential! I am almost inspired to give it a shot!!
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Ok, I can do this, ive been wanting to redo my kitchen. Thanks very helpful
You need to look at other videos. I wouldn't use a brush first off and secondly, they make it look far easier than what it is.
I really love these painting videos. It really is a pastime. Whoa!
I’m gonna start this project tomorrow, so thank you for this video. I took the liberty to write your material list for your viewers but I still advise those who are gonna do this task to rewatch the video in case I missed anything. Or maybe you (the channel) can add to whatever I missed. Step 1. Buy materials (scouring pad, liquid de-glosser, painters scraper (optional), gloves, rags, small cups to fit each cabinet’s hardware (optional), small bucket for water (optional), bond coat, paint stands (small stands to keep cabinets off the drying cloth/material), protective top coat/poly urethane, masking tape, small paint bucket, new bumpers for the cabinets). Since this is going to be a spouse team project I’m gonna double up on some of the items on the list i.e. small bucket for the paint and an extra brush. Good luck fellow quarantine diy’ers!
P.S. I understood what you meant to say was “how to repaint the kitchen cabinets without sanding.” I gotcha!
Jay Tea good to see that I'm not the only one doing some research for some quarantine home projects. Thanks for writing out the materials list came in handy! Good luck, cover up and stay safe!
Leo Vigil thanks Leo! Hope your project went or is going well. Stay safe too. As for me, what was supposed to be just kitchen cabinets turned into de-glossing all the doors 🚪 and built in closets in the house. It’s also didn’t turn out to be a spouse project 😔. Oh well.
I did my cabinets without stripping. I just left my clothes on.
You so silly
Take a bow, sir!
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Smile 😊
😄😜😂
love these DIY Vidoes!
I like the idea of hanging the cabinets up with coat hangers that way you can paint both sides without any danger of scuff marks if you use a spray gun. I also seen really nice paint jobs with rollers instead of brushes. Why not also add soft close hinges? I mean it's 'This Old House' right. That would really upgrade those cabinets after a nice paint job.
That’s great! That’s great! That’s great! That’s great!
this. does. not. seem. scripted. at. all. thank. you. very. much. for . you. work. looks. so. good. *smiles*
Since people are scared of terms like stripping and sanding Rustoleum changed the terminology, the deglosser is really a finish remover aka stripper.
The scouring is really removing the finish , the bond coat is a high adhesion primer paint combination. And the top coat is just good old varnish
Thanks for this clarification. I was actually researching deglossing and you were the only source with clear explanation.
And aioli is really mayonnaise
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So true. I used this kit in my kitchen & worked so hard at the deglossing process that I wondered why I wasnt just using my electric sander. He didnt mention the big gap where the frame around the flat panel of the doors meet. You dont see it when its oak but very obvious when you paint it. I used caulking, so it looks like a solid piece.
I wish I could refinish our kitchen cabinets in 6 minutes too...
WOW! Great job!
Using the Scotchbright wet is just wet sanding! Great trick. I use it frequently. Depending on the wood surface and what paint was down before, you can actually use Scotchbright to apply a thinned out first coat of paint. Makes it stick really well.
My thoughts were to use the deglosser on my cabinets and doors and then prime them with automotive 2K primer and then spray them with DuPont Imron, which is a polyurethane enamel. I want the finish to be durable and I don’t want brush strokes.
Nice job 👍
Water base alkyd paints are perfect for cabinets. Great bond , hardness and durability.
What product or company would you recommend
This is the best way to re finish your cabinets. Call these guys to video it for TV so they do it for you. Genius!
Thank you!!❤️👍
I think the home centers now sell a preparation that sort of "curdles" the old finish to give the paint something to grip.
I use Java Gel Stain espresso, without removing the cabinet doors, just be careful around the hinges and clean up afterward.
I love it. I would like to paint over my kitchen backsplash too. Help
What is the easiest way to hang a pegboard on the back of a bedroom door? 😊 😊 😊
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOUR HELP! 😃 😃 😃
Great color
No, on edges and fronts use a small cabinet roller. You can better control your application of paint virtually ensuring no wrap around of paint or drips to the back side. Vert handy for the door box and the edges of doors. You can even do that for the front and back and get fairly consistent results with the texture a cabinet roller leaves. However, whenever I look at doors painted by brush or Cabinet roller it is pretty obvious especially the brush. For me, I prefer to just just spray it. It's faster even with the preparation and clean up of the sprayer. You can use an airless sprayer or HVLP. For a professional job, it's worth the investment especially in a kitchen. Good preparation is the key here. The actual spray painting doesn't take that long. Don't worry about making a mistake. Wait until it dries, sand off the mistake and do it again. However, good preparation, reviewing some videos here on youtube on spray painting cabinets and you will have professional looking results.
the sides of my cabinets have that vinyl wood print contact paper. Can I paint that and how will it wear over time? Also why didn't you paint the interior of the cabinets? with the interior still the old finish, it looks like an in complete job. If I decide to paint the interior, will there be wear issues? I'm trying to understand what issues I would have that would result in the cabinets not wearing well with the new paint job
Rags often have fabric softener on them use paper towels for final wipe down.
Or better, use a tack rag
Kevin working without Tommy
Oh boy!!!
I use a mini roller on doors...so much faster than a brush and smoother finish.
The triangles at 4:58 look really nifty
Great job! If you ever need a house to work on for your show, you can use mine! :)
After watching this video, I've learned that my kitchen cabinets look just fine the way they are.
And they made the process look WAY easier than what it is. Plus, painting cabinets with a brush. They have small diameter foam rollers made for this kind of thing that create a much smoother finish.
'Well I hope you keep a clean kitchen, you got a million people watching'😂😂😂 no pressure homeowner😂😂
Clean them really well with TSP
Spray with SW extreme bond primer
Spray with SW Pro Classic
Can you put a glaze over the paint before you put the seal on? I know that usually when you glaze something you use a eggshell paint. What type of paint is this? Thank you for your time.
Great video, thank you. Will this process allow the grain of the oak wood to come through. If I was to use a wood stain color instead of white will the grain still show like original natural polyurethane coat.
A gm you can never completely cover oak grained cabinets. That’s the problem with painting over oak.
On a small kitchen like that, better off buying new maple cabinets painted from supplier. It’ll have an auto like finish to it.
excellent
Doing this during quarintine 2020
Love it
Please tell us what you used for the BOND coat.
Great!
Hi Kevin, my oak kitchen cabinets have been stained but I would now like to paint them white, can I just sand them, or do they have to be stripped first? Or can I use the deglosser kit?
Benjamin Moore products can get this entire project done in two days, WITHOUT de-glossing or a "Protective" top coat. Use Stix, a bond coat primer, for your first coat, and the Advance WB product for your top coat, with no need to apply a clear coat. both products cost about $50 each, and a gallon does about 400 square feet, more than enough for a kitchen this size. I've had customers start this project on a Saturday morning, and have the doors back on by Sunday night.
Brian Broughman, what about caulking and putty? Is sanding required after the bond coat primer?
When ever needing to fill areas, use products that are waterborne, or acrylic. Plain painter's caulk is the best thing, or a waterborne wood filler.
There is NO sanding needed after the bond coat. That's the beautiful thing about it, just apply, let dry overnight, top coat the next day.
Brian...where do you get the Advance WB product? Just so I understand, you did no sanding at all...simply apply the Stix then the top coat?
The Advance products, along with the Stix primer, can be purchased anywhere they sell Benjamin Moore products. And that is correct, NO sanding at all.
Is there anything special about the Advance WB paint? Is is just a latex interior paint or is is specific for this application?
You guys did a really nice job but now the white appliances stick out like a sore thumb. Any plans for those?
If you painted over oak, would the grain be visible? Any tips to cover or fill them effortlessly?
If your gonna paint the cabinets, no need to strip paint/stain unless old paint is in rough shape,chipped. just sand to get smooth and provide grip for paint, dust with old paint brush, then tack rag, then apply good quality primer/sealer, then apply top coat(s)
And never use cheap brushes, get a high quality brush, well worth it, and use a high quality paint.And do the face sides last.
I did a lot of research before I did mine! and I used small roller! it looks like a pro did them!but I am very handy! its the way I grew up!
So Linda after all of your research did you use this brand featured in the video? Or did you do with another product? I love the fact that you can avoid sanding with this product.
This looks like a great place for a Bukkake party.
I would like to know exactly what primer specifically you are using. Thanks
Question....I have stained cherry mahogany and want to paint the cabinets an antique white. Can I still do it this way?
The single most important step in kitchen cabinet refinishing is TSP cleaning. Most can be cleaned with tsp liquid substitute, but for heavy grease and oils, (above and adjacent to stovetop), powder Trisodium Phosphate (true TSP) is better. Typical cabinet finish kits sold in the box stores are pretty crappy. If you could stand in this kitchen and get up close to these cabinets, let alone run your hand over the surface, I guarantee you wouldn’t be impressed. That said, you get what you pay for. A professional cabinet refinisher who knows his trade could give show-room quality finish, but at a price. What some people fail to realize is your cabinetry is the most costly item in your kitchen. If you are going to paint by hand then you are better off cleaning, sanding, using an easy to apply, excellent sand-ability, high adhesion primer, 2 coats. Then the same with the finish coats. The more coats you have to apply via brush and/or roll, the more brush marks/roller stipple you will have. Just trying to save some disappointment.
They left out the most important part... what type of paint is it? What is that urethane coating??
I love how several weeks of work is condensed into 7 minutes.
Steven R 90 percent of the people who watch this and start will never complete it and when they do they will hate how this looks .. all thr paint brush strokes will show...thry probably got gloss paint making it worse. ..or thr wrong type of paint.
Steven R More like a week. Thats a small kitchen. Would you wanna watch 7 wks worth of videos...even if that was the case???
Steven Reichert I
Doesn’t take 7 weeks to paint cabinets
@@kittkatt032 They should make it clear that the process takes awhile.
cool!
How do you do this without any brush lines? My husband painted our laundry room cabinets on a test run for the kitchen. He sanded and primed multiple times and used self leveling, "no brush line" paint and there are still lines. We assume the only way to get truly smooth is with spraying?
Rich looking.
It looked more modern with the natural wood and silver knobs.
5:00 Those fumes are starting to get to him!
Austin Bryant lol
LOL!
So to avoid stripping all you have to do is strip the wood. Genius!
Can you paint cabinets from a medium brown to an espresso brown? Are there any other pointers? What is the kits name/brand?
Who do you recommend to paint cabinets if we can’t do it ? I need help
Does it matter if the cabinets are laminate wood vs hardwood?
Couple things... You took the tape off to paint the doors. Where did the tape go and how did you keep track of the doors once it was off? Also, while the doors were drying where did you put them? On the floor? Did you line them up against a wall? Finally why is that guy talking about his bunghole? Thanks :)
hey clay
@4:58 you can see they remove the tape and set it aside. Probably shove it up their assholes once done painting that specific door. The doors were drying right there on that table that you see. This video was shot over several years. Not 6 minutes like some people think.
Will this process work on cabinets that are already painted? I'd like to re-paint them with a different color.
Allison Haan
depends on the color of yor cabinets if you are going light to light it should be relatively easy if you are going dark to light I would stop and sand the living daylights out of those cabinets then I would use a heavy duty stain blocking high adhesion primer and then would paint at least 3 coats sanding in between.
Thanks!
Just don't apply latex paint over oil product, won't stick well. To test,get a small can of latex paint remover, like "goof off"... put some on rag and rub it on in an inconspicuous place, if paint comes off on rag, it's latex, if it doesn't come off, it's oil.
What color would you use on your kitchen cabinet kick plate on cabinets painted blue
Can I do this over painted cabinets...to change color.... white to a grey? Or...still undecided...
Can you do this with stained cabinets?
Write the number with a sharpie inside the hinge hole. Mask before spray.
wow very nice Kevin good job
Does this method work on trim as well?
Nice work lads but wheres the high five at the end!!!
May 26th, 2020: approaching 1 million people watching.
brush strokes galore
I just painted my China cabinet and it's been a week and it's still tacky, I put baby powder to help for now but that's only temporary any advice??
"How to Paint Kitchen Cabinets Without Stripping"
Step 1: Stripping
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I feel you
LOL right...
Yes, true... it should be titled, “ without sanding”…
Should have said without sanding but yeah, lol
What brand of deglosser was used?
Tip. Never put water based paint on top of a previously used oil based product without a primer, preferably oil based as well. Unless you like to easily scrape it off.
The previous owner of our house did that. 🙃 What's better for removing that peeling layer - sandpaper or deglosser?
@@LadyUnderhill nothing is going to be easy. Maybe easier to sell your house and buy another one. LOL... we have used putty knife to scrape the complete layer of latex off. Then sandpaper. If I had to do it again I would probably use a chemical stripper. But you have to be careful with those. Citristrip may work better. It will dissolve the latex faster than the oil underneath it. Just time it right.
@@headpainter1 Hah! I'd rather scrape off paint than move again. 😂 Thanks for the tip!
Guys, you should have used a 4 inch roller to save time and no drips!
Not with this product
I have laminate kitchen cabinets. Can I paint the laminate (formica on the particle board)?.
Formica is not meant to be painted as far as I know... but you could try starting with a small sample piece using an oil based primer.
Would this remove a painted finish?
It's no longer a 1980s kitchen. Welcome to the 1990s
How would you paint over veneer?
Wow, TOH has never lied to me so blatantly before.
I know right! I used to love this show I thought so highly of these people. Until they started painting. I'm a pro'- painter. I can tell you this is a bunch of crap.
For one you do not paint cabinets with a brush. Use foam roller, mole hair or spray....
And depends on what kind of wood it is and if your clear coat is water-based or oil-based.
Boy is that poly coat going to turn those nice white cabinets a beautiful shade of yellow. Also, should have gone with a pure white so the cabinets don’t clash with your appliances
What if the cabinets have previously been painted ? Can I just paint over the paint ?
Lightly scuff it up, and yes. Paint over paint.
any body knows why All things being the same my oil base sometimes take 2 days to dry and another time few hours. what can I add to speed up drying .
NEVER use oil base paint for cabinets
@@fairamir1 Why not?
"In a kit" never shows labels. Look like rustoleum kit. Haha. Such geniuses
They probably weren't given the rights to show the brand.
@@johnjacob688 The paint manufacturer wouldn't pay Ask TOH a "product placement fee" so the show hid their labels. Every time you see an Apple computer or can of Coke on a TV show know that the manufacturer paid a fee to have their label plainly shown.
@@kentullis25 That's what I said in less words.
What kit did you use?
Deglosser, eh? Just wasted a whole day with liquid sand paper. Did not work at all on my lightly varnished cabinets. Wiped twice and even left thick layer on twice for an hour each time to no avail. Gotta head back to store for some deglosser now. Hope it works for me.
What is the product you have used?
how hard is it to remove the paint at a later date??
Taras Kulakov
Not hard at all … 1 match and some gasoline!