Painting Cherry Bathroom Cabinets
Once it dries for about 2 hours add another coat to your vanity or cabinet and you ll see how much more coverage you get.
Painting cherry bathroom cabinets. Using a brush edge a coat of extreme bond primer to all exposed areas of the bathroom vanity. Paint brush use a 3 angled trim brushwood filler fill in any nail holes or dents beforehand for an even finish primer and paint use a cabinet paint see why i recommend benjamin moore cabinet paint here. I wish i got white cabinets. I picked cherry cabinets and regret it.
Stained cherry cabinets have a finish that has penetrated the wood fibers themselves to bond into the wood. Painting over cherry cabinets is a relatively painful process and we guide you all the way through it. Adding brushed aluminum hardware to the cabinetry unites the cherry with the wall color. Smart prime by zinnsser was my favorite but it has been discontinued bullseye 1 2 3 is the current replacement i recommend along with sherwin.
If you don t like the color or the feel of the kitchen we can help you make a change for the better. If you have a lot of walls in the room tint the main color by adding white diluting it for the feature wall. Apply your paint to a small inconspicuous area of the cabinet like the back of one you hardly ever open let it cure then inspect the bonding. Contrast your cherry cabinets by painting the walls gun metal gray or even a gray that s tinted with a steel blue.
Then the paint is put on top of the primer. Use a roller to finish. Regardless of what part of the bathroom is getting the facelift choosing the right kind of paint is. Paint on a cabinet is given a bonding primer to stick to the surface of the cabinet.
I am now stuck with medium cherry cabinets. Sand any previously painted wood that doesn t have a glossy surface to remove any damaged or loose paint and add surface texture for better paint adhesion. You can think of the first coat similar to a priming coat. I either like dark cabinets or light not in the middle.
Materials for painting cabinets. This is the same in a new factory cabinet or a refinished one like you are thinking about now. I ve painted the wooden cabinets in my own home so i know stressful how it sounds. Before priming a quality wood filler putty should be used to patch holes or imperfections in the surface.
Just be sure that your first coat is normal not too thin not too thick and smooth out any drips and runs before the paint dries. Let dry for about 2 3 hours. Should i paint. When i picked them in the design center they seemed more mahogony.