Paint over wall paper and on cabinets?
I would like to paint my walls and cabinets. Have done some research online but nothing compares to getting advice from someone who's actually done it. Anyone here paint their cabinets or interior?
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I do a lot of this in houses.
My best tip: Do test spots with multiple techniques.
You can use Kilz, Gripper, Z-prime, and similar primers. Try with and without sanding, with and without deglosser, with and without TSP-substitute (last I heard, actual TSP is not sold anymore because toxic).
Obviously you won't try all of those! But do a few, especially with and without sanding. If you can skip that step your life will be easier.
Leave the samples overnight. Then try to scratch the primer off. Use your thumbnail, and if it still sticks try a butterknife or something. Do the cabinets with whatever you can't scratch off!
If everything scratches, try samples of something else. You DO NOT want a finish that comes off easily. That is the road to misery. Seriously, it is not worth it.
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I agree about not painting the wallpaper. If you don't want to remove it, cover it with thin stiff wallcovering that comes in 4x8 sheets -- you can get fiberglass, fiberboard, etc. options. Some look like plaster, some like wallpaper, etc. You could use this on the panels of your cabinet doors, too, if they are fake wood.
My best tip: Do test spots with multiple techniques.
You can use Kilz, Gripper, Z-prime, and similar primers. Try with and without sanding, with and without deglosser, with and without TSP-substitute (last I heard, actual TSP is not sold anymore because toxic).
Obviously you won't try all of those! But do a few, especially with and without sanding. If you can skip that step your life will be easier.
Leave the samples overnight. Then try to scratch the primer off. Use your thumbnail, and if it still sticks try a butterknife or something. Do the cabinets with whatever you can't scratch off!
If everything scratches, try samples of something else. You DO NOT want a finish that comes off easily. That is the road to misery. Seriously, it is not worth it.
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I agree about not painting the wallpaper. If you don't want to remove it, cover it with thin stiff wallcovering that comes in 4x8 sheets -- you can get fiberglass, fiberboard, etc. options. Some look like plaster, some like wallpaper, etc. You could use this on the panels of your cabinet doors, too, if they are fake wood.
