You are finally completely fed up with the color of your kitchen cabinets. While they were nice in the ’80s when you got the place, you were also into hair and leg warmers back then. It’s time to redo them in a color that is more of what you like today.
The first part of this project is to disassemble these cabinets. You don’t want to try to avoid drawer pulls and knobs. Imagine the mess of trying to get the paint off around your drawer pulls, and once that’s done, painting around your drawer pulls with no mess. It probably won’t happen. Instead, you’ll probably end up having to pull the drawer out at that point anyway, to clean off the paint. You might as well do it to start with.
Once all the hardware is out of the cabinets and drawers, you should clean the items before adding the paint stripper. Dirt and debris need not get in the way of the stripper trying to do its job.
Now prepare the workspace. Remember, you are working with things that are going to eat through the paint. That’s not just the paint you’re intentionally putting it on, but any painted surface it touches. If you’re doing this work indoors, be sure to cover the other things in the room that shouldn’t be removed. The best way to do this project is to get what pieces you can from the outside.
Most strippers are relatively easy to use. You will be putting a large amount of stripper on the wood. Do not be stingy. Then let him do his job. The time it will take will depend on the stripper you have selected for your project. Read the instructions to find out how long to wait.
Before cleaning everything, see if it worked. Using a plastic paint scraper, push along part of the painted surface. The paint should start to come out on the scraper. If so, the wood is ready to strip. If not, you may have to wait a bit longer.
When you’re ready to remove the wood, don’t expect it to all come off. Sometimes a coat of paint will come off, but some areas will remain painted. This could be because they had a thicker coat of paint on there, or that she’s just stubborn. Don’t let it get to you, just remove what you can, then put another coat of stripper on what’s left and let it work its magic.
Once all of the old paint has been removed, you should clean the wood with lacquer thinner or denatured alcohol. Then leave it for a day or so to dry. Now it is ready to become a new wonder. Paint it the color you’ve been wanting, replace the drawer pulls and other hardware, and enjoy your new kitchen.
Note: After paint stripping, all rags, papers, and other items that have had the stripper on them should be stored in a metal container, with a lid, until disposed of, as they are highly flammable and have sometimes been known to ignite. spontaneous.
