Best Brush For Painting Wood Cabinets

Best way to paint kitchen cabinets.

Best brush for painting wood cabinets.

Toss the foam roller. Remove doors and hardware. When it comes to painting fast the most important speed we re talking about is paint drying time. Best for detail work.

Choose a high quality paint. Wood wood laminate and metal cabinets usually can be repainted without difficulty. I think the pro extra is the best brush for this primer. If a drip laps onto a dry surface wipe it up immediately.

Paneled kitchen cabinets require a little more work use a paint brush to evenly coat angled surfaces and inset areas. However i do find that a brush that s just a bit smaller is easier for painting the stiles and rails on cabinets and cabinet doors. Step 12 hang cabinets to dry between coats photo by brian wilder. Next using the same brush and foam roller apply a coat of cabinet enamel to the base cabinets.

Purdy 144116030 black bristle series trim. Painting cabinet doors is a trade off between perfection and speed. Best for oil based paint. Try to limit brush marks by painting with the grain of the wood.

Whether using a brush or a roller when i want an extremely smooth finish i like to lightly sand the surface with 320 grit sandpaper and then very lightly paint one last coat with a brush. If you re planning to use new hardware cover the current holes. Special cabinet paints are available that provide a smooth finish but any high quality paint should. Remember to choose a synthetic bristle brush if you re using latex paint since the water based formula will swell the bristles of a natural paint brush.

Laminate cabinets require a special bonding primer. For that i like to use a 1 5 inch angled sash brush. Wood cabinets are ideal for painting but any surface that can be scuffed with sandpaper can be painted. The ebony brush also applies paint well but being natural bristle it doesn t cut in as well so i generally use this for larger areas.

Purdy pro extra or purdy ebony for cover stain. It just seems to be the perfect size to get the paint into and onto all of the right places without being so wide that it pushes paint over the edges causing paint build up. 5 steps to no more brush marks. Plastic laminate cabinets might not accept a.

Purdy 144400340 xl series swan wall paint brush. Size up the job. Here s the best 5 tips to use to get the most professional look out of your brush painting. Dry overnight and clean your brush.

Wooster 2 inch shortcut polyester angle sash brush. Purdy 144080515 xl elite dale sash paint brush. It s stiff cuts in nicely and applies paint evenly. This is the process i used when painting my kitchen cabinets a few weeks ago and they turned out amazing.

To prevent drips in corners first unload the brush by scraping off the paint then paint by pulling the brush away from the corner.