TLTR: Painting your cabinets is not hard at all. Clean, sand, prime, paint, repeat. Step 1: Have ugly cabinets (and don’t want to buy new ones or pay someone a ton of money to paint them (why is it so expensive!?!?) Step 2: Materials gathering (~$74). Go to Home Depot and get:
Step 3: Remove cabinets Remove cabinets with screwdriver/drill. Label them so you remember where they go! I recommend doing 3 at a time Step 4: Clean cabinets Clean your cabinets with the TSP cleaner (dilute per bottle instructions). Wear the mask, grab a rag, and give both sides of each cabinet a good cleaning. Repeat if cabinets are greasy or super dirty. Also remember to clean the cabinets still attached to the wall. Step 5: Sand cabinets Grab your sandpaper or sanding sponge and sand your cabinets (front and back). This will help the paint adhere. Sand each cabinet twice. Also remember to sand the cabinets still attached to the wall. Wear your mask to make sure you don’t breathe in sand particles. Step 6: Prime cabinets Grab your primer and paint brushes and prime your cabinets (front and back). For best results prime each cabinet twice. I got lazy after a while and did one coat but the more the better. Also remember to prime the cabinets still attached to the wall. Wear your mask to make sure you don’t breathe in paint fumes. Pro tip: grab some solo cups and place 3 in a triangle on the floor and have your cabinets dry on that Step 7: Paint cabinets Same as above but use paint. 2 coats! TLTR: Clean, clean, sand, sand, prime, prime, paint, paint. Rinse & repeat. Happy DIY-ing! p.s. once you're done - if you still have the DIY bug you should probably install new floors... :)
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