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Cabinet Painting Techniques for an Inexpensive Mini Cabinet?
Boingo:
How about suggested types of paint?
Melamine? Acrylic? Enamel? Anything?
javeryh:
Several coats of a good primer followed by 2 semi-gloss latex top coats should be fine if you don't want to use the mud. Zinsser BIN primer works great. As long as you sand in between and use some high quality foam rollers it will come out nice. :cheers:
IG-88:
So what, prey-tell, is the matter with using mud? Also that BIN primer isn't exactly cheap. The focus of his discussion remember.
javeryh:
--- Quote from: IG-88 on May 05, 2009, 11:04:29 am ---So what, prey-tell, is the matter with using mud? Also that BIN primer isn't exactly cheap. The focus of his discussion remember.
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I just got a gallon of the stuff for $20 at Home Depot and the pints were like $10 (which is probably enough to cover a mini cab). That seems cheap to me but I don't know what his budget is. I've often found that when you go cheap on materials the end product reflects it. If this is something that will be in the house long-term then a few extra dollars up front isn't that big of a deal, IMO.
Also, there's nothing wrong with using the mud but it didn't get a favorable response... :cheers:
mrclean:
--- Quote from: Boingo on May 05, 2009, 07:48:36 am ---How about suggested types of paint?
Melamine? Acrylic? Enamel? Anything?
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I used Benjamin Moore "low lustre Metal & Wood Enamel"
Black C163 80 (Image shows white, variety of colors)
--- Quote ---Product Description
A highly versatile alkyd based coating, IronClad Alkyd Low Lustre Metal & Wood Enamel seals and protects both exterior and interior metal and wood surfaces from rusting and moisture. IronClad Alkyd Low Lustre Metal & Wood Enamel offers superior rust inhibition and protection along with the convenience of a primer and topcoat system in a single package.
Features
For exterior or interior use
Self priming
Extremely durable
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http://www.benjaminmoore.com/bmpsweb/portals/bmps.portal?_nfpb=true&_windowLabel=contentrenderer_1_3&contentrenderer_1_3_actionOverride=%2Fbm%2Fcms%2FContentRenderer%2FrenderContent&contentrenderer_1_3cnp=public_site%2Farticles%2Fproduct_articles%2Fpa_ext_metal_coatings_premium&contentrenderer_1_3np=productcatalog%2Fproduct_pages%2Fpaint%2Fprd_c163&_pageLabel=fh_findproducts#features
you can probably get away with rolling two separate coats, but I rolled 5 coats. I think it came out great. All you need is a roller & trey, the paint, you should also have a palm sander / belt sander to smooth out the surface before applying.
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