Painting Vinyl Kitchen Cabinet Doors

Mask off the interiors with painters tape for a clean finish and sand only the front surfaces and visible edges of the cabinet face.

Painting vinyl kitchen cabinet doors.

Before painting the entire area do a test spot first to see how well the paint is bonding. If your repainting project is just a facelift for the cabinets you don t need to sand and paint the inside of the cabinets. If you see bubbles forming then the paint is not adhering well and may not be a good fit. Painting vinyl laminate cabinets in contrast is a cheap and cheerful way to rejuvenate tired kitchen cabinets.

Allow the paint to dry and look it over. Make sure your paint is acrylic not vinyl. A full kitchen remodel is an expensive and disruptive project that usually requires the participation of costly professionals. The vinyl can easily be removed by a blow dryer and then painted with.

My kitchen cabinets doors and sides of pantry have a dated vinyl finish. I d like just plain matte white cabinets and have been looking online but white vinyl wrapped ones seem to be around 50 per door. Polycell multi purpose polyfilla is great for filling in gaps on kitchen cabinets and cupboards as it s easy to sand dries white and it won t shrink or crack. A good place to test is the back of a cabinet door.

Apply a wood or melamine primer depending on the surface. Acrylic latex based paint is durable and easy to clean up. Vinyl wrapped cabinets with their sleek surface are more challenging to paint than wood. You might want to use a small roller on doors for a smooth finish.

Special cabinet paints are available that provide a smooth finish but any high quality paint should work. With latex paints always follow the manufacturer s instructions regarding cure time. This may lead to paint peeling off the kitchen cabinets down the road. Choose a high quality paint.