Removing Varnish From Kitchen Cabinet Doors

The best easy way to strip kitchen cabinets.

Removing varnish from kitchen cabinet doors.

Removing old varnish and stain can give wood a fresh start. Better for indoor use because it smells like oranges but still wear a painting mask and puddy knife. If the test is successful continue to remove the varnish remover with the stripping brush. According to scott gibson in his article painting kitchen cabinets stripping cabinets to bare wood eliminates a potential adhesion problem between the old finish and the new paint.

Sanding is one of the most common methods as it cuts through varnish and. The reason is because i cannot seem to find pictures that i took of this process. I applied a thicker coat of the paint stripper with a cheap paint brush and let it sit for 30 minutes. Because of that i can t delay any longer.

However the number 1 question that i get in my inbox and comment section has to do with how i painted my kitchen cabinets. Though labor intensive sandpaper is capable of removing nearly any wood finish. You have a couple of options for removing the gloss and while they aren t difficult both are time consuming. First i tried just using the paint stripper citristrip.

Good for paint acrylic varnish lacquer shellac. Last week while i was in dallas i decided to roll up my sleeves and tackle a huge project of stripping years of layered paint off vintage cabinets and prep them for a new paint job. Below are some tips on how to paint kitchen cabinets without sanding or removing the doors. This is my complete guide step by step process of how to strip paint off almost anything kitchen cabinets furniture doors trim molding and hardware.

When you are refinishing your kitchen cabinets removing old varnish is essential to getting a professional finish. Repeat steps 4 through 6 as many times as needed to remove varnish from all of the cabinet parts. Set aside a weekend and roll up your sleeves. Remove varnish by sanding.

You might spend hours and hours sanding cabinets to remove an old finish. Use a marker and a small piece of masking tape to label each drawer and cabinet door with a designated symbol that indicates where they go when finished. Now back to stripping the paint from the cabinets. Remove all doors drawers hinges handles and knobs.

Use a screwdriver to remove the screws twisting in a counterclockwise direction. Save all hardware and screws in a convenient location. Wipe the surface clean with a wet cloth and give it time to dry. It can be.