Improve Your Kitchen Cabinets with General Finishes Cabinet Paint

Posted by Stains and Paints on January 25th, 2021

You just finished painting the kitchen walls in a yellow only to notice that the old kitchen cabinets are taking away from the beauty. What do you do now? Spend the extra money for cabinet replacement? Take the time to repaint them to look like new.

The easiest and most cost-effective way to update your kitchen is to apply a fresh coat of paint to the cabinets. Painting cabinets can be a tedious process; however, if done correctly, the results bring long-lasting satisfaction.

It’s amazing what a difference painting your cabinets can make. Just check out this before and after transformation. Painting your cabinets will make your kitchen more modern and up to date. And, you will find that your space will look lighter and brighter. It will often make your counter top look better, too.

The most important part of cabinet painting is surface preparation. When it is done wrong, you will have problems with adhesion. If the paint fails to adhere due to improper surface preparation, you will have to strip everything and start over.

Go cheap on cabinetry paint and you will regret it within one day of putting them up. Painting your cabinets is a lot of hard work, so the last mistake you want to make is not investing in quality cabinetry paint. Paint is a worthy and important investment and picking a high-quality paint is key to finishing your cabinets.

The kitchen is a work area where splatter, grease, heat, and steam are common occurrences. For that reason, cleaning the surface of the doors and drawers prior to painting is an important step. Use a solution that’s mostly water and rinse thoroughly, but avoid soaking the cabinets with water.

Remove knobs and handles and check hinges. Remove drawers and label so you know where each belongs. General Finishes Cabinet Paint is a top quality mineral-based paint named for its low-luster sheen, which mimics the look of old-world furniture paint.

General Finishes Paint is not a powdered, casein-based milk paint, but a premixed modern version that is so durable it does not require a topcoat unless you want to increase the sheen. Unlike some brands of milk paint that come in a powder form that you need to mix yourself, General Finishes Milk Paint comes already pre-mixed to the ideal consistency. You can mix it, lighten it, distress it, glaze it, layer different colors, antique it – perfect for upcycling or repurposing kitchen cabinets. Enhance the look and design of your kitchen with premium General Finishes Cabinet Paint.