8 Tips for Refinishing Your Kitchen Cabinets

If you have been shopping for new kitchen cabinets recently, you know that it is often much more economical to refinish your cabinets longer than to buy new ones. Here are 8 tips that will make your kitchen cabinet refinishing a huge success.

1. If your cabinets are painted, remove the paint with a chemical stripper. If your closet stained or air, clean the surface properly or remove some of the stain or varnish with chemical refinisher.

2. Take the door of your closet and remove the handle and hardware. It would be much easier if you lay the door flat to work on them.

3. Check to see how much damage there is to the closet. If there are only minor damage, such as a dark stain around the door handle, just clean up this area. Use synthetic steel wool pad because it will not hurt a finger or stuck on wood fiber.

4. Dip the pad in paint thinner, mineral spirits, or turpentine and rub the stain. Then lightly rub the whole surface, thus completing the cleaning and dulling will remain.
5. After you have cleaned the surface and removed the dark stains, remove oil-based finish, clear as Manway. Finish all clear low-odor and some are available in either a glossy finish or satin. Apply several coats of finish thickness.

6. If you find you have to repeat more than just the stained area, using a chemical refinisher - strong cleaning solvent that dissolves and removes part of the old varnish. Ask the experts at your local hardware store paint suggest refinisher good quality.

7. When you use a chemical refinisher, working in a small area, and rub finished with synthetic steel wool pad. Chemical refinisher will remove the finish and even out the color of the wood and stains. Rinse the pad in more refinisher when clogged with dirty finish.

8. The cabinet surfaces should be smooth and evenly colored after you've scrubbed the entire surface. If you find nothing, just delete the entire cabinet in long strokes, overlapping with refinisher clean and clean steel wool in long strokes, overlapping. Most of the spots will remain, and the wood will be very smooth.

It is very important that you wear protective clothing and make sure that your work area is well ventilated when you are refinishing your cabinets. And do not forget to follow all safety precautions on the product label refinishing.

By following the 8 tips above, you are sure to enjoy the new kitchen cabinets refinished, beautiful for years.