The laminate must be in good condition for best results.
Can you paint wooden kitchen cupboards.
If your kitchen cabinet doors are laminate or veneer you have a trickier job on your hands.
Lightly sand the doors on all sides and faces image 1.
People on the internet like to say that painting your kitchen cabinets is a quick weekend project.
Maybe if it s a holiday weekend and you can take another day or two off work.
To make the project go a little faster you can get by without sanding the cabinets first.
Repair these first with wood glue before sanding the veneered surface.
First you have to check your kitchen cabinets can be painted.
Small roller brushes and handle.
If you have solid wood kitchen cabinets doors you are good to go.
Consider painting your kitchen cabinets without having to sand them first.
Mask off the interiors with painters tape for a clean finish and sand only the front surfaces and visible edges of the cabinet face.
If your repainting project is just a facelift for the cabinets you don t need to sand and paint the inside of the cabinets.
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.
Choose a high quality paint.
Use a wood sanding block to prevent rounding over the wood edges image 2.
Laminate cabinets require a special bonding primer.
If you want to give your cabinets an instant update a new paint color is an easy and cost effective weekend diy option.
Wood cabinets are ideal for painting but any surface that can be scuffed with sandpaper can be painted.
Read our tips to learn how.
Special cabinet paints are available that provide a smooth finish but any high quality paint should work.
Paint with primer like benjamin moore aura in satin or semigloss the amount you need depends on the number of your cabinets.