Stain Or Paint Kitchen Cabinets
Paint is usually more expensive than a stain.
Stain or paint kitchen cabinets. The kitchen below had GREAT bones. However if you want a custom stain color or a specialized finish technique the cost of stained kitchen cabinets. On the other hand there are some disadvantages to stain.
Each additional coat will darken your stain. Clean the surface of all gunk dust and goo TSP is good Apply a pre-stain wood conditioner if required. Allow each coat to dry and sand lightly before applying the next coat.
To stain or paint kitchen cabinets is a process but painting is the more time-consuming and less forgiving of the two options. Wooden cabinets are usually finished in one of two ways. Therefore no matter whichever coat of paint you choose the painted kitchen cabinets will hide the unique features.
Apply the stain with a medium paintbrush around the frame and drawers and on one side of the doors at a time. It can be thought of as translucent or transparent. Sand or use a chemical stripper to remove the previous finish the amount of labor depends on the type of stain used.
The key is having a nice flat surface free of knots and heavy grain patterns. Painted Cabinets. Paint will show flaws and mistakes easier than the stain.
This allows it to be used over existing top coats with a slick veneer or old paint and previous stains. Some cabinet manufacturers perform all the finishing work on their cabinets in-house. Painting kitchen cabinets is HUGELY satisfying.