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Good news for oak cabinet painters

15 years ago

After reading all the posts about painting oak cabinets, I did a quick paint job on a sample door of the same wood and got an effect I really liked. I decided to highlight the open grain with a light glaze instead of trying to hide it. Here's a picture (ignore red blotch on edge):



SO... I proceeded to paint all 18 doors and 15 drawers using the six step method I found on this forum. HUGE job- but once you get your tools and workspace setup, it goes pretty quickly. The problem? After using 2 coats of quality primer and 2 coats of quality paint, good brushes and sanding between coats...I no longer have any oak grain showing to "catch" the glaze! Here's a picture where you can see the glaze only in the moulding and no sign of oak grain. :(



Oh well, I am still happy with the results, just wish I realized I didn't have to work so hard! Also, I dragged that sample drawer around everywhere and it was tough as nails. No chips anywhere. I used Zinsser primer and BM Waterborne Impervo.

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