Ok so as I've mentioned I move every 2-3 years. So I am recreating my third house in six years. I felt that my kitchen was too dark. Dark cabinets, black granite, not much window light.... so..... I decided to refinish the cabinets. (I have done this before in my last house but this time was much easier, by the time my husband retires from the army I'll be able to refinish cabinets in my sleep!!!)
Rustoleum has come out with a great kit for cabinet refinishing the kit includes everything you need except the brush.. (hey that might be a good thing to add!!!) The kit is called Cabinet Transformations...
Step ONE.... degloss your cabinets and doors, the pad and deglosser are included in the kit!!! Apply deglosser liberaly to the scrubby pad and scrub the doors with lots of elbow grease...I rinse the pad out frequently as it takes on the poly that you are taking off the cabinets.. I tend to do this step while the doors are still up after I've cleaned up from dinner...Make sure you do inside and out.... I prefer to do this a couple of times just to be sure its good and deglossed... I'd hate to do all the work just to have it peel off later because I was to hurried to be thorough...(I've been know to hurry through since I always want it done now!!!)
Step TWO..... I would remove the cabinet doors and take off all hardware.
It is a good idea to label all doors and hardware (don't forget to label inside the cabinet so you'll remember where door #2 goes)
Step THREE... would be to lay all the cabinet doors and drawers out flat with the back side facing up.... Now you can start to paint with the bonding coat... this is your primer and paint all in one.. It really does work!!! You'll want to apply one thin coat wait for it to dry to touch then apply a second coat...(I used a good quality foam brush for this step) You can paint the cabinet frames while you wait for the first coat to dry.... well, step three is a little long because after you've applied two coats and let them dry you need to turn the door over and repeat on the front... Don't forget to do the edges of the doors and be careful not to let it drip...
Step FOUR... after all your doors and frames are dry you can now apply the antiquing glaze .... This step is optional. However, I've found that it looks very nice and tends to help hide and mistakes or brush marks or drips that happened during step three..The kit includes some gauze cloth to use for this step, but I've found I like a simple terry cloth shop towl better... (sorry rustoleum) You simply brush on the glaze, going heaver in the seams, then rub it off lightly with a dampened cloth. Repeating until you get the desired look. (don't forget the frames) I let this step dry much longer to make sure I wouldn't smear it when doing step SIX
Step FIVE... The least fun step... I chose to replace all the hardware and put the cabinet doors back on at this point so I could see the doors up in the kitchen to make sure I had the glazing and paint just how I wanted it.
Step SEVEN... Wake up and enjoy... you may also find that you missed a few spots with the top coat and now that it is dry you can add another thin coat where needed. (once again I would do this before heading off to sleep)
I love the result....I'll probably keep posting pictures as I get better with camera lighting etc...I'm working on window treatments and then I'll be moving onto the next room... I'll also post pictures of my last kitchen once I find them...(that time I had to research and find all the products myself... I was still happy with the results but I do worry that it didn't adhere as well) Only time well tell and yes we do still have that house with renters in it as when Army says time to move off we go...
So tune in later for the final result and my last redone kitchen and I finally came up with a solution for the ugly pendants that hang over my island....
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