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Clean, sand, clean, prime, sand, clean, prime, sand, clean and THEN you're ready to paint. Make sure you're using a paint that is self leveling since I am assuming you're not getting them sprayed (the best choice). Get the right paint! You can't just slap up latex wall paint on them and call it a day unless you want constant chipping and a somewhat ugly looking job.
It's a long process and if you're not very sure you can do it well, hire it out. The cost to have them professionally painted will be much much cheaper than replacement. Good news is that maple will take paint very nicely.
It's not if you can, it's if you should. Maple is not cheap and if it's curly maple the cost is through the roof.
Hard to tell in this picture and this is not a great example to begin with but what looks like waves in the wood is perfectly flat, the grain of the wood has a 3-d effect and the color changes depending on the angle you are looking at it. $$$$
It's not if you can, it's if you should. Maple is not cheap and if it's curly maple the cost is through the roof.
Hard to tell in this picture and this is not a great example to begin with but what looks like waves in the wood is perfectly flat, the grain of the wood has a 3-d effect and the color changes depending on the angle you are looking at it. $$$$
I seriously doubt their kitchen cabinets are curly maple. If I were a betting woman, it's pretty standard maple as seen on millions of kitchen cabinets. The new builder grade replacement for builder grade oak cabinets.
Oh yeah, prove it to the thousands that have done it that way!
Sure, thousands do it that way and thousands end up with crap results that don't last. Always been of the mindset that if you're going to do something, do it right.
I've done some really nice jobs painting cabinets. It's a personal preference for some. In my opinion nothing looks worse than standard orangey yellow maple. Never liked it and never will, would paint it after moving in 5 minutes if I could. Curly maple in the picture above is very pretty but I have not seen any cupboards of it, not that they don't have it, just have never seen anyone have it.
I have painted lots of kitchen cupboards and it does not have to be that big a job. Rustoleum now makes a primer for cupboards that you don't even have to sand before using. I used it last year and I admit, I sanded anyway. The sanding isn't really too much work anyway. I used a painting system called "cabinet transformations" by Rustoleum and I'm very happy with the results. It's a 4 part system. The first product is a clear liquid that seemed to me to be like liquid sandpaper, which by the way is an amazing product. Then there is a coloured coat, the colour dependent on your final colour choice. Third there is a glaze that produces whatever faux finish you desire and finally a clear coat finish coat.
I have painted white and it's difficult as every little imperfection stands out like a sore thumb. Aldo, every little bit of wear will show in the future.
I just put in a white kitchen [new cabinets], went through the same dilemma about whether to paint them, the contractor talked me out of it, I'm glad I got new white cabinets. Maple is a beautiful wood, ever think of stripping and polyglycoating? Other thought is what about stripping and a white wash, rather than a total white out with paint. I've been some beautiful salvage jobs done with white washing cabinets, good luck, any way you slice it, it will be a challenge! PS. Natural wood cabinets will be back in, it's only a matter of time.
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