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Which comes first...paint or assembly of cabinet???
hellothere123:
1) Do you prime and paint all the pieces and then assemble?
2) Or do you assemble, prime and then paint?
Also, do you paint the entire cabinet (including inside) or just prime and paint the faces you can actually see?
Thansk!
ARTIFACT:
cut, assemble, etc first
then wood fill - you WILL have small gaps here and there, and you use wood fill to make it all feel like 1 piece ... you sand that
prime (2 coats) - dont need to sand TOO smooth here
paint
this way you can fill all the small gaps, and paint over it all.
ALSO ... you may ding the paint while building/cutting/etc.. this way you dont have to worry about it while building
I personally only painted the visible parts.
miles2912:
Assemble. There shouldn't be too many small gaps if you measured correctly :) . After you assemble take it all apart and paint. Keep in mind that paint has a thickness so tight fitting pieces might not not fit after painting. Leave a little room. After that re-assemble.
ARTIFACT:
as you can see there are many ways to do this... ;)
the gaps I mentioned is from cutting. You can't count on *exactly* be on the lines you draw, and will get gaps if even just 1/32" here and there (if not, good for you!).
Beside, I personally don't see any issue about painting while the cab is built and standing... It worked fine for me and was convenient to access all sides at once.
anyway - different ways to do this, again! :)
f4phantomii:
I'd say it depends on the space you have available to work.
I have a large workshop with plenty of room to cut out large pieces and assemble them as I go.
I was then able to roll the whole assembled cabinet (minus the control panel box) outside and spray the whole thing with several coats of flat black paint. Flats dry quickly, especially in the sun.
If you don't have a garage or a larger space where you can work, it may make more sense for someone to take all the panels outside and paint them. Then assemble them later and retouch any fastener holes or marks in the paint.
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