How do we go about painting kitchen cabinets that are stained and clear coated?
A.After removing the hardware, clean the surfaces thoroughly with a heavy duty cleaner (a TSP substitute) or other good detergent will work. It is imperative that greases and oil build-up is removed prior to continuing with the next steps. Often furniture polish or some other wax-based material may have been used on these. If waxes exist, remove with ammoniated cleaners. Once clean, sand the surface to bare wood then apply an alkyd wood primer for best adhesion. The oil base primer will also help prevent any bleeding issues. Follow with a block resisting latex paint like our Pro Classic Waterborne or oil-based semi gloss. Naturally it would be good to test this system first on a small section prior to tackling the whole project.
