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Hi community!
Looking for advice on the Dulux Renovator Range to paint wood cabinet doors. Would love to know what the difference is between the whites and what other tools are needed to complete the project. This is the current state of them.
Many thanks
@Caron - I painted my laminate cupboards and they came up well (not as nice as @stevem's kitchen though !).
Here's a before and after. I wasn't brave enough to paint both sides at the same time so the job took me four half days altogether. I did this three years ago with White Knight Laminate and Tile paint. My kitchen is 25 years old, all in good condition just ugly colours. I did two coats and it's lasted well, though we don't have kids.
Definitely do a trial and learn on the back of one of the cupboard doors, but otherwise I found this an easy job if you're capable of removing and replacing door hinges and handles. I used a roller and a brush for the awkward parts. About $250 all up.
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After
I have laminate cupboards and just finished painting them using the Dulux range.
Was time-consuming as I painted both side and separately.
Washed them about 4 times before starting to paint.
Found the White knight laminate cleaner the best for this.
Be careful with the primer as I found it a bit thin, so tended to run a bit on application.
Otherwise I was really happy with the product.
Here are some before and after.
"my cabinets are laminate, not timber so I’m now reconsidering my whole approach."
Wow!
They really do look like solid timber.
At that point I was thinking Porter's Chalk as a finish...
https://www.porterspaints.com/paints/speciality-finishes/chalk-emulsion
This was an old wooden TV cabinet that I turned it into a sorta display cabinet and painted with Porter's chalk and a polyurethane finishing coat - "no preparation required".
Not sure though how durable it would be on wooden kitchen doors?
Great to have you join in the discussion and receive such helpful replies @CathyO. We are looking forward to seeing how you can transform your kitchen. Please don't hesitate to post if you need further assistance, and please share before and after photos if you proceed as it really helps and inspires others.
Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community. We're so pleased to have you join us.
Jason
@Ari Doesn't it give you such a buzz, that self satisfaction feeling of doing something your self when you look back and it's all done? Looks great. This is what I've been doing with my bathroom and kitchen. Slow but steady..
I changed the way I was going, a little as with my kitchen as it's old, but still in reasonable repair. I'd planned to paint the cabinets and replace the bench tops. Most of the kitchen cupboards are either too high of to hard to reach. So half of the cupboards are now draws for ease of use, which I've painted most of. Still have the cabinet doors to paint. They've been replaced with MDF so could paint with gloss paint, no fiddling about. Still have lots to do. Haven't got the bench tops finished but the bathroom ones came up a treat. This what I did with my bathroom vanity area first, replace large bench top and bowls and took out massive mirror, replaced with smaller round ones and repainted the tiles. I still have the cabinet area to paint but can't decide on the colour so went on with my kitchen.
Before
Kept the cabinets as they are dated but in good nick ~ will paint at a later date.
Bench tops and new taps and bowls installed. Have since put up new mirrors and painted the tiles. Still have cabinet doors to paint ~ still trying to pick a colour.
Now the kitchen, still very much a work in progress.
Great to see an update @Old-gal24!
They look stunning and I trust you are very proud of your efforts. A fantastic choice on the sinks.
I'm really excited to see all your hard work paying off.
Many thanks for sharing.
Mitchell
