Painting Vinyl Wrapped Kitchen Cabinets

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Painting vinyl wrapped kitchen cabinets.

Vinyl wrapped cabinets with their sleek surface are more challenging to paint than wood. If your cabinets are wrapped in thermofoil they will last much longer than raw mdf cabinets ever could. 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. This joiner fits a lot of ikea kitchens which tend to have vinyl wrapped doors.

Wood cabinets are ideal for painting but any surface that can be scuffed with sandpaper can be painted. Allow the paint to dry and look it over. We can paint kitchen cupboards and facings made from hardwood softwood mdf aluminium stainless steel and plastic sheet facings. Before painting the entire area do a test spot first to see how well the paint is bonding.

Some cabinets have a plastic melamine surface coating rather than being painted or stained. A full kitchen remodel is an expensive and disruptive project that usually requires the participation of costly professionals. A single door only takes a few minutes. My kitchen cabinets doors and sides of pantry have a dated vinyl finish.

Kitchen wrap vinyl is softer than paint and is designed to peeled away from the surface. Check the paint label on the can for specific instructions. Purchase the appropriate supplies for your type of cabinets. This video shows the first step of refinishing those ugly thermafoil or vinyl cabinets.

We ve seen kids literally rip the vinyl from cupboards because it s that easy to remove. The slick plastic exterior doesn t give paint much to cling to so you need to use the right primer before you can paint a thermofoil wrapped cabinet. How to strip your plastic vinyl covered kitchen cupboard doors ready for painting. Thermofoil however doesn t take new paint easily.

This may lead to paint peeling off the kitchen cabinets down the road. Laminate cabinets require a special bonding primer. Painting vinyl laminate cabinets in contrast is a cheap and cheerful way to rejuvenate tired kitchen cabinets. If you see bubbles forming then the paint is not adhering well and may not be a good fit.

A good place to test is the back of a cabinet door. I think the comment was mainly based on the recent experience of a customer who d ordered painted wooden doors from an independent supplier for their ikea cabinets. How to paint kitchen cabinets article kitchen cabinet painting tips video video transcript danny lipford. When this vinyl coating begins to peel you can either remove all of the coating and repaint or simply repair the damaged areas.