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Title: Painting Cabinet
Post by: lettuce on July 08, 2005, 02:03:23 pm

Whats the best type of paint to use to paint a jamma cabinet? Theres some transfers/side art on the cab, can see no easy way of removing these, so will it be noticable it enough coats are appllied?

Title: Re: Painting Cabinet
Post by: Q*Bert_OP on July 08, 2005, 02:34:30 pm

Use a heat gun to remove the side art... use oil-based gloss paint for the cabinet...

Title: Re: Painting Cabinet
Post by: Sylentwulf on July 09, 2005, 08:05:57 am

Personally, I think gloss and high gloss looks VERY tacky.
I went with oil based kilz primer, then Satin Glidden Black latex paint on top. Sand between coats. Came out perfect looking.