How To Sand Kitchen Cabinets To Paint

Yeah it will take a while probably about an hour and a half for a standard sized kitchen but it s necessary to make sure the next coat goes on well.

How to sand kitchen cabinets to paint. Solid wood laminate or metal. While you don t have to sand before you prime you do need to sand lightly after you prime and between each coat of paint. If your repainting project is just a facelift for the cabinets you don t need to sand and paint the inside of the cabinets. Purchase the appropriate supplies for your type of cabinets.

Mask off the interiors with painters tape for a clean finish and sand only the front surfaces and visible edges of the cabinet face. Lightly sand the doors on all sides and faces image 1. Use a wood sanding block to prevent rounding over the wood edges image 2. If your cabinets have a factory finish sand lightly with 120 grit sandpaper or a sanding sponge.

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. Allow the filled areas to dry then use sandpaper to smooth out the surface of the cabinets. But you don t need to sand to bare wood. Laminate cabinets require a special bonding primer.

If your repainting project is just a facelift for the cabinets you don t need to sand and paint the inside of the cabinets. Wood cabinets are ideal for painting but any surface that can be scuffed with sandpaper can be painted.