Browse Forums Finishing Touch Re: Painting kitchen cabinets? 2Mar 03, 2014 8:20 pm robemeen I was thinking of painting my oak kitchen cabinets white. How do I prepare the wood to be painted? Can I lightly sand them or does the old finish need to be completely stripped off? Also, what type of paint is best...oil, latex, flat, satin, gloss? Painting over oak? Its getting popular again you know? If solid timber doors, you just need to sand back, undercoat and top coat in a full gloss enamel paint. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com You can really use anything you want the main consideration would be how it looks once painted/finished - or the look you want. Cabinetmakers use MDF because its cheap… 2 9948 Thanks mate. Yeah good points! Leaning towards Option 3 to get a bit extra space in the cabinets but not going too crazy high (and expensive). Would require a mini… 13 39473 Hi, Have used the Dulux 1 step, oil base on my walls(white set), out of can it’s already a more thinner product than a final coat paint Also in water base Water or… 3 5018 |