How to Paint Kitchen Cabinets Without Sanding? 7 Important Tips

Want to give a new look to your kitchen within your limited time? By giving a makeover to old cabinets, you can change the entire feel of your kitchen. Painting your kitchen cabinets may be an intimidating task. Fortunately, it is possible to paint kitchen cabinets without sanding to save time and money.

With the help of deglosser, you can remove varnish from cabinets. It is essential to prime cabinets to ensure the paint securely sticks. If you want to update your kitchen, consider painting frames and doors of your cabinet.

To complete this job, you will need scrubbing sponge, grease-cutting cleaner, liquid deglosser, washcloth, paintbrush, screwdriver, paint roller, silver spray paint, thumbtacks, a tape of painter and white enamel for the cabinet.

Remove Dust and Debris

In the first step, pull out all the drawers from cabinets. Clear out all the drawers and put them at a secure place. Some drawers may not come out of their frame. Leave these drawers in the frame and paint the frames.

Thoroughly wipe down the surface of each cabinet with a scrubbing sponge. To clean grease, you can use a grease-cutting cleaner. It will help you to remove all grime and dirt. Unscrew doors from hinges and put them by their location and size. Feel free to use labels to keep track of doors and cabinets.

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Paint Kitchen Cabinets without Sanding

Put all the items from cabinets into labeled boxes. Make sure to write their location and put them aside. Take these shelves out of cabinets to paint them. If shelves are constructed into cabinets, you may not get a chance to take them out. Shelves without brackets cannot be removed. In this situation, you can pint the shelves while painting the frame.

Use a Degreaser and a Sponge

Before you start painting, you have to apply a degreaser to the frames and doors with one scrubbing sponge. The frames and cabinets must be cleaned. Feel free to choose a suitable degreasing cleaner. Thoroughly scrub the doors, drawers, frames, and shelves of the cabinet to remove grime and dirt. Make sure to avoid scrubbing for a longer duration because it may cause scratches on the wood.

Use a damp cloth to clean different components and leave them to dry. Soak a cloth in plain water without soap and use this cloth to clean off the doors, shelves, drawers, and frames. It is vital to clean tricky corners and undersides of cabinets to remove degreaser. Wait for almost one hour to let the water dry. To speed up the drying procedure, you can put a fan to dry the web cabinets.

Apply Liquid Deglosser with a Cloth

Pour some liquid deglosser on a cloth and rub this cloth on the drawers and doors. You can purchase a deglossing product from a hardware store. Make sure to transfer your drawers and doors to a well-ventilated location. You will need clean cloth and work gloves. Rub your deglosser on the door backs and fronts.

There is no need to apply deglosser to frames because they are clean and have limited varnish compared to the front of doors. You should not apply a deglosser indoors because it is potent and may be harmful if inhaled. Once you are done, don’t wipe down the deglosser.

It is essential to leave the drawers for almost 30 minutes after applying the deglosser. Let it completely dry to apply a primer. You should not touch the deglosser with your hands to check if it is dry because it may be strong. Wait for exactly thirty minutes before applying primer.

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Apply Primer

Once the deglosser is dry, you can apply the primer within one hour. A medium bristle brush may help you paint one layer of primer on the drawers and front doors. After priming the drawers and doors, apply one coat to frames.

Remember, you should not delay in applying primer once the deglosser is dry. If you wait for more than one hour, the primer will not stick to doors and drawers perfectly. Moreover, it may impact your paint.

Wait for almost 30 minutes to let the front doors dry and then turn them over to prime their backs. A medium bristle brush is necessary to apply one light coat of primer to the back of drawers. You have to leave the primed doors and drawers for almost two hours.

Add Cabinet Enamel to the Drawers and Doors

Feel free to use a roller for paint because the back surfaces of cabinets may have a few crevices. You can use a fine brush to apply on the layer of paint to avoid bubbles lightly. Now, wait for almost four hours to allow the paint completely dry.

There is no need to paint the inner parts of the drawers. They will remain inside, so paint all the visible sides. To deal with molding, use a brush with fine bristle to paint. A few cabinets may have molding on the façade of doors. These points may be difficult to do with rollers.

The bristles of paintbrush may reach in small cervices and coat fine details with one paint layer. With a small paintbrush, you can deal with intricate and detailed molding. You should not miss small divots and corners.

Paint on the Drawers, Shelves, and Doors

After painting the molding, you have to apply one even coat on the surfaces, such as the backs and fronts. To remove air bubbles, you have to use a brush with fine bristles. Keep the drawers and doors in a ventilated area. Paint the shelves and frames using the appropriate brushes.

You can apply the second coat of paint after four hours. Make sure to use a similar brush and roller technique to ensure an equal coating.

Conclusion   

It is easy to paint kitchen cabinets without sanding. After applying all coats of paint, you have to wait for almost 24 hours. Let the paint completely dry because you can put scratches or dents to paint in your hasten.

Carefully rehang all the doors and drawers. Make sure to screw hinges back on the doors and in the frames.