Prep the filing cabinet run a piece of 220 or 320 grit sandpaper over the filing cabinet to make sure the surface is ready to accept the new paint.
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Milk paint has a matte finish and will show marks.
General finishes milk paint is premixed and requires a primer on slick surfaces where as miss mustard seed s milk paint requires a bonding agent to be mixed in.
New paint actually sticks to lightly sanded existing paint better than it does to a spray on primer or to bare metal.
With the milk paint i could finish two coats on about ten different doors in a few hours.
Gf milk paint gives a more consistent predictable finish than traditional milk paint and will only chip if you use vaseline in between paint layers.
Painting kitchen cabinets is a long process no matter what you do but this dry time can significantly simplify the process.
At the same time we are taking a diy approach to that and the interior design.
My milk paint cabinets after one year.
You can topcoat milk paint with almost anything but the protection provided will differ from one finish to another.
But if you re going to finish kitchen cabinets with milk paint i strongly recommend applying protective topcoats over the paint.
How to diy paint your kitchen cabinets with milk paint live to tell about it jenn march 11 2018.
Dry 2 hours between coats and before gf water based topcoat in ideal conditions.
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Usually you will need two to three coats of milk paint.
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Although it s quite durable it will be stained by many common kitchen substances including oils whether from a bottle a stick of butter or just your hands.
You will sand in between coats and finish with a wax or oil.
If you happened to read my six month follow up i was happy to report only one small chip in the paint after half of a year.
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Back in october i decided to paint my kitchen island with milk paint and it truly was the easiest experience i have ever had painting cabinets.
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Because there are tiny pigments in the paint when you sand little streaks of different colors show up giving it an almost iridescent finish.
Be sure to allow adequate dry time.
This small chip had actually penetrated through the original oil paint as well exposing the original wood.
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And they were 100 correct.
All well and good.
I am loving this journey and slowly watching the house transform.
I speculated that the blemish was most likely due to a foot stool i had.
Other paints take hours to dry.
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