Painting Over Wooden Kitchen Cupboards
Skipping the sanding step is ok if you re making a change from one newly painted surface to another or painting raw unvarnished wood cabinets.
Painting over wooden kitchen cupboards. If your repainting project is just a facelift for the cabinets you don t need to sand and paint the inside of the cabinets. Special cabinet paints are available that provide a smooth finish but any high quality paint should work. Use a wood sanding block to prevent rounding over the wood edges image 2. Lightly sand the doors on all sides and faces image 1.
Wipe or vacuum surfaces to clean off the sanding dust. Repair these first with wood glue before sanding the veneered surface. If your repainting project is just a facelift for the cabinets you don t need to sand and paint the inside of the cabinets. The laminate must be in good condition for best results.
And if you do it yourself it can also be one of the least expensive ways to overhaul the space just the cost of materials and of course your time. If your cabinets are laminate skip the sanding and apply a bonding primer to help your paint stick. Paint photography by elaina sullivan. Painting your kitchen cabinets is the single most transformative thing you can do to your kitchen without a gut renovation.
If your cabinets have a wood veneer essentially a very thin layer of real hardwood over a pressed material you will also need to sand before painting your kitchen cabinets but before you break out the sandpaper or paint carefully inspect the veneer for loose edges chips or cracks. If you are painting kitchen cabinets with wooden doors that have already been painted you can probably skip this step but the whole point of sanding is to create a rougher surface for the paint to adhere to so if your wooden doors are super smooth just give them a quick go over with some sandpaper. Use a wood sanding block to prevent rounding over the wood edges. Mask off the interiors with painters tape for a clean finish and sand only the front surfaces and visible edges of the cabinet face frames.
Mask off the interiors with painters tape for a clean finish and sand only the front surfaces and visible edges of the cabinet face. Choose a high quality paint. If your cabinets are damaged or have peeling paint or really shiny surfaces either from the material or a shiny coating you ll probably need to lightly sand to help the new paint bond better.