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Posted by tia on October 15, 2006, 7:49 am
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
> >A few years ago I oil based primed and painted my wood kitchen cabinets
> > I've had no problem with chipping or peeling. My question is... I
> > would like to repaint them a different color. Should I oil base prime
> > and them paint over the existing paint or just paint over the existing
> > paint? Any suggestions?
> >
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> A hardware store guy who never steered me wrong said that if paint is intact
> and in good condition, there was no reason to prime it. Just make sure it's
> clean, and that you don't leave any residue from whatever you clean it with.
> As far as the method, I think I'd lean toward spraying the cabinet doors,
> since they're so easy to remove and set up over an ocean of newspapers
> surrounded by cardboard walls.
>Thanks to much, Joe I will try that. I'm probably not going to do them till
closer
>to summer...too cold to spray paint outside, but good to know that I don't have
>to prime again.
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