Repainting kitchen cabinets

[anonymous-user]

Thanks all - good advice here.

Just need to figure out whether or not to try and tackle this myself or not.

Here's the before shots (before my kids ruined it )





Will post some after shots when done.

[Fast Bug]

Handy thread, painting my kitchen cabinets is next on my 'to do' list

[NDC]

I had the exact same problem of wear and tear with our Mark Wilkinson kitchen. It was in the house when we moved in so didn't have any details of the colours. I phoned Mark Wilkinson who were very helpful even though the kitchen was about 7 years old by then. They confirmed that the kitchen would probably have been hand painted with Dulux Satin Wood at that time, they didn't have the colour codes but I unscrewed a couple of drawer fronts and took them to a Dulux paint mixing specialist who scanned them and worked out the colour mix, one was a standard colour the other was a special mix. I got a few very high quality brushes from Farrow & Ball and taking my time repainted the cupboards putting on a very thin coat at a time. As I was reusing the original colours a couple of thin coats was fine.

[Slagathore]

Wozy68 said:

jke11y said:

I sell a lot of Little Greene intelligent eggshell paint to people who are painting kitchens. It gives a great finish, and is hard wearing.

I recently used some and it is good, but at £26 a litre, it should be

If you have a Google and check out the painting forums, a lot of them are recommending - http://holmanpaints.co.uk/interior-woodwork-paints...

It's a bit cheaper. I tried the semi matt and found it good. The Little Greene has a flatter sheen level.

I've only tried the Wooster version of a flock foamed sleeve, but I'm sure they are all similar - http://www.mypaintbrush.co.uk/roller-sleeves/4inch...

Best roller sleeve I've found so far for large flat surfaces. Doesn't really need laying off with a brush. You do get a little texture, but I think better than brush strokes.

I found both paints dried impossibly fast, so you'll want to make sure everything is set up and ready to go. You really can't fanny around with it.

[singlecoil]

Slagathore said:

I found both paints dried impossibly fast, so you'll want to make sure everything is set up and ready to go. You really can't fanny around with it.

I always add some water to control that and make application easier.

[jke11y]

Slagathore said:

I recently used some and it is good, but at £26 a litre, it should be

Its just gone up, to £29 a litre inc VAT and delivery to UK address. Worth it in terms of finish / time saving (not just saying that because I sell it).

[Slagathore]

singlecoil said:

I always add some water to control that and make application easier.

Yeah, I think in the future I will have to try that, or some Flotrol or Xim etc to help.

Was touch dry about 30 seconds after it was rolled on!!

[Harry Flashman]

jke11y said:

Slagathore said:

I recently used some and it is good, but at £26 a litre, it should be

Its just gone up, to £29 a litre inc VAT and delivery to UK address. Worth it in terms of finish / time saving (not just saying that because I sell it).

We actually want a LG colour for our staircases and banisters. Given that the floor that would be trodden on will be covered by a stair runner, would the intelligent eggshell work? Their site recommends their oil based paints...

[Slagathore]

jke11y said:

Its just gone up, to £29 a litre inc VAT and delivery to UK address. Worth it in terms of finish / time saving (not just saying that because I sell it).

What's an extra £3!! Got mine from my local Brewers and they said they can't even offer any discount on it.

I wasn't blown away with the coverage, but I did use some cheapo leyland trade primer/undercoat from Screwfix because I had it lying around. I think I'll use something else in the future.

[hyphen]

Harry Flashman said:

jke11y said:

Slagathore said:

I recently used some and it is good, but at £26 a litre, it should be

Its just gone up, to £29 a litre inc VAT and delivery to UK address. Worth it in terms of finish / time saving (not just saying that because I sell it).

We actually want a LG colour for our staircases and banisters. Given that the floor that would be trodden on will be covered by a stair runner, would the intelligent eggshell work? Their site recommends their oil based paints...

Both f&b and LG do floor paint, which should be tougher for stairs use. For the former I found it went on much better onto their own primer.

[Harry Flashman]

They do - but the LG stuff is a) oil based and b) 50% sheen.

Based on this thread, I'd rather go water based if it will be an OK finish.

[hyphen]

Slagathore said:

What's an extra £3!! Got mine from my local Brewers and they said they can't even offer any discount on it.

LG are also big on 'No Refunds' which is a very hash policy, as I'm sure lots of people will over order. Farrow are better and have a 28 days policy.

Harry Flashman said:

They do - but the LG stuff is a) oil based and b) 50% sheen.

Based on this thread, I'd rather go water based if it will be an OK finish.

Won't matter on stairs so much if you have a runner too, but on floors my personal preference is to go for a bit of sheen, as will reflect the light better. I don't use oil indoors due to VOC. My front door though is in Tom's Oil Eggshell.

Edited by hyphen on Tuesday 28th February 17:43

[Harry Flashman]

Have to say I used the F&B floor paint in my other place a few years ago, on a staircase and loft bedroom floor. No wear whatsoever several years later. Again, the stair has a runner, so the paint is not having too tough a time.

But was really easy to paint on, excellent coverage.

It's just that LG's Juniper Ash is the colour that best suits this new application...

[jke11y]

I've got all the boards of the various finishes in the shop; if anyone needs a hand with LG options fire me a pm.

Regarding the no returns,we sold over £20k of paint last year and one person asked about returns, so it can't be that big a problem.

[hyphen]

Where is your shop? As your profile lists two opposite sides of the country

[dmsims]

hyphen said:

Where is your shop? As your profile lists two opposite sides of the country

Who cares? (I just want to see the Merc)

[hyphen]

Harry Flashman said:

It's just that LG's Juniper Ash is the colour that best suits this new application...

If you haven't bought the sample pot for Juniper ash and need it, pm me your address and you are welcome to have the one I bought a few months ago.

Edited by hyphen on Tuesday 28th February 18:59

[jke11y]

I'm in Glasgow but next day nationwide delivery is included in the prices and I can send pictures of the finish boards and help via email.

[singlecoil]

jke11y said:

I'm in Glasgow but next day nationwide delivery is included in the prices and I can send pictures of the finish boards and help via email.

It's ok to put a link to your website in your profile, if you want.

[gizlaroc]

I did mine a couple of years back.

I didn't want to do ANY prep work, so used Zinsser B.I.N, tinted the same colour as the Little Greene intelligent eggshell we chose.

Was really easy and done in a day.

Before...


After...





£150 all in and a days painting. The quote I had for doing it was £3500.