6 Painting Mistakes To Avoid When Repainting Kitchen Cabinets

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6 Painting Mistakes To Avoid When Repainting
Kitchen Cabinets
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Many homeowners decide on going DIY when
repainting their cabinets. If youre choosing to
do so, here are a few mistakes that you can avoid.
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Unrealistic Expectations Painting kitchen
cabinets take time thats why you need to be very
patient if you want it to look like how you
expect it to be.
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Not Cleaning The Surface A cabinet door covered
or splattered with oil wont make the paint stick
to its surface. Dust particles could also ruin
the texture of the paint.
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Not Removing the Doors and Hinges The hinges,
which usually have a colour of their own and is
of a different material, might get a few paint
stains. Not removing the doors can also keep you
from painting a few corners and spaces in your
kitchen cabinet.
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Setting Aside Doors and Hinges Cabinets might
look the same, but the fit of the doors and
hinges might not be. You can separate these by
using masking tape as labels as they can be
easily removed.
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Using the Wrong Kind of Paint Make sure that you
get the right colour and that you know how it is
supposed to look like after it dries. I
Otherwise, youll end up with ruined cabinets and
wasted money over the wrong paint.
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Not Priming Before Painting Priming makes paint
stick to your cabinets better.