How To Paint Kitchen Cabinets

[@AtEboli]

As a painter of 30 years, I can say you covered all the bases. I even picked up a few new tips from watching this. One step that I usually do is to give a quick sand after the prime coat. It makes the finish a little smoother. I hope people now realize why it can cost upwards of 10K to have a full set of kitchen cabinets painted professionally.

[@Winstonrodney6989]

Agree with sanding primer coat. 👍

[@tabcobra]

Yeah, I just had a quote for $7000, I couldn’t believe it. Question, instead of all that taping off before spraying, couldn’t you just tape a little and carefully brush it?

[@nothingsimpostleble1593]

​​@@tabcobra no.. Hire a professional all you will do is destroy them and give yourself a headache

[@CheckeredDeath89]

@@tabcobra if you want to brush, you need excellent paint that levels very well. And have a good technique, along with a good brush.

[@jacksonpeterson8306]

​@tabcobra yes but the price will probably go up due to time and level of skill. Brush painting is no joke. I'm a professional who runs his own business.

[@GoodlyEarth]

Painting cabinets doors and drawers are one of the most difficult tasks you can do. Brent, your video is a wonderful step-by-step guide for anyone wanted to take on the task. Thank you.

[@BYOTools]

It wasn't the easiest project but so worth it in the end. Thanks so much Mitch for all the support.

[@ILruffian]

True. But the front faces of the built-in boxes may be the most difficult of all.

[@ronniekotler9265]

This is probably the best cabinet painting video I’ve have ever watched. Thank you for the effort you took to create the video

[@datdudedeac1390]

You give the diy guy the confidence and inspiration to try anything. Thank you

[@BYOTools]

Love hearing that DDD. Thats why I do what I do and love doing it :) Thanks for the support.

[@mindovrmatter33]

I vote for diy concrete countertops! Great work on the cabinets. Huge transformation!

[@onceuponascale]

The rack tip is very clever. Thanks.

[@bingobunga8995]

No do not use emerald for cabinets absolutely not. Emerald is one of the slowest drying times for water based urethanes out there. Emerald is a soft flexible trim paint. Airless wastes tons of paint doesn’t matter what pressure or tip size you’re using or what technique the best possible transfer efficiency with an airless is 40%. You absolutely must use a solvent based primer for oak cabinets to stop tannin bleed either BIN or a vinyl sealer before the top coat. If you can’t get your hands on solvent based primer use general finishes stain blocker primer or enduro undercoat. Hvlp 5 stage turbine ideally with a pressure pot system is the way to go. Waste less time masking the entire house and save on material as you can get transfer efficiency of 80% to 90%. Do not use emerald. It’s not a KCMA (Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturer’s Association) approved. If you want to use Sherwin William products, use either Vinyl sealer from them ideally in tandem with a fog coat of Zinsser BIN (NOT ADVANCED) over the bare surface then heavier coats of vinyl sealer. Airless puts on paint too heavy and you will have to move too fast to get good coverage with one coat. Emerald urethane sags and drips horribly on vertical surfaces you will need to use a .01 orifice or higher for it to not sheer so badly adding a thickener or a hardener to speed the dry time will help prevent sags and drips on verticals. But do not use emerald. Use Kem Aqua Plus, CAB lacquer, Kem Aqua, Gallery Series or Hydroplus if you’re using Sherwin William products. I prefer to fill the grain on oak with Aqua coat first before priming then after the first coat of vinyl sealer go back over the grain with bondo glazing putty and once fully dry, sand. Here’s a tip from years of experience vinyl sealer (lacquer) sands best when wet. Once the bondo and primer have been sanded smooth hit it with one to two more light coats of primer before the top coat. Use less coats on the back of the door save yourself money on materials. Use paper not plastic inside the boxes as the plastic will build up primer and paint then flake off if it has built up too much and it will fall into your paint job, paper will absorb the primer and paint and will not flake.

[@kenolson6098]

Great advice!

[@lonlonf]

What DIY spray gun you can recommend for solvent based?

[@ihateusernames-o4d]

I always hate how people offer the worst advice in videos, airless on cabinets never looks right, hplv is the way to go

[@Tinyteacher1111]

My dad was a finished carpenter and a builder. He loved TSP!

[@birdie1868]

Thanks!

[@vpfeffer]

Thank you for the ideas on using a bedroom closet to hang the doors and a list of all your supplies.

[@Cris21292]

Hands down best how to video. Thank you!

[@DevinDipper20]

Very nice video. I have kitchen cabinets VERY similar and was looking where to start with painting them. This video was incredibly informative and straight forward as well as including numerous helpful tips.

[@deliamartinez3186]

You make it seem so easy! But I know it’s a lot of tedious work. I hope I can do this next summer on my cabinets. Thank you for all the information and details. Wish me luck!

[@samerabdallah82]

I love how you list the links to all the tools you use in the description. Thank you!

[@23498cna]

You did a fantastic job! This was an outstanding tutorial and your work is amazing. Thank you so much!

[@ILruffian]

Good stuff, thanks for taking the time to make this video. I only wish you hadn't sped up most of the spray sequences.The hardest thing to learn when spraying face frames is the speed and angle at which the spray tip is moved. YT has dozens of cabinet painting videos showing the spraying. All at 2x-10x speed.

[@johnnyutah1053]

Great step by step video. I painted my kitchen cabinets and prep is definitely the key

[@chandracox6814]

Looks amazing!! I love your videos. Cannot wait to paint my own cabinets. I'm doing them in an off white color called Swiss Coffee.

[@markto3606]

Awesome job. You did it the right way like the others said I would do a quicksand after the prime coat at the minimal. But all and all you did a great job. For me, I always hate the prep work that goes into kitchen cabinets.

[@blaster-zy7xx]

One more thing, I shoot the faces horizontally on a lazy Susan and one side at a time starting with the backs and on the sharp pyramids. This helps get all sides and nooks and crannies.

[@homecookingmaker3253]

Very professional ❤awesome job man

[@TrapperWorks]

Looks so good! I think Quartz countertops match white cabinets really well!

[@Millasoaps]

I painted my 80s vanity cabinet with one of those all in one paints and while it looks great, if I put painters tape on it, it peels the paint off. Will definitely be doing my next vanity the right way. I used the Emerald paint on a dresser and that stuff is amazing. Rock solid. You are very meticulous and do amazing work.

[@junirissancho8834]

Excellent job! Truly you master this skill! Thx

[@lisahahn173]

That is a lot of work! Great finished product.

[@BYOTools]

Yes it is Lisa but it sure was worth it :)

[@donaldhagen6151]

Your channel is the best! Keep it up

[@BYOTools]

Thanks so much for watching Donald and subscribing. Truly appreciated.

[@CookieSlinger]

Those look amazing! Maybe for the countertops you can use epoxy and make it look like marble. Would be a fun project/video.

[@BYOTools]

EXACTLY what I was think Jay. Thanks for watching and the suggestion.

[@yingzhang5597]

I have the exact kitchen cabinet and counter top. I'm working on the painting slowly one door at a time in my study when I have a moment. It's so cold in the north country and I have kids at home.... Looking forward to seeing the transformation of the counter top. I'm thinking to simply add another layer of laminate-should be doable for me as a diy newbie...

[@BYOTools]

Thats so funny and thanks for watching. I'm thinking something other then laminate but thanks for the suggestion.

[@almerino3497]

Did an entire house last year of all old wood trim like this the sanding was the worst but man did it look good afterwards

[@BYOTools]

Wow! An entire house does sound like a nightmare Al haha! Thanks so much for watching and glad all of your work paid off.

[@Brian18741]

Sooooo much prep work 😮 great job , we'll done! 👍

[@BYOTools]

YES there is haha! All worth it in the end and thanks for watching Brian.

[@markied2873]

Excellent and thorough.. Question, can you paint the inside if you want?

[@mariacaninabecerragallodel5275]

Very professional! Good job!

[@cliftontucker3191]

Ditch the Emerald....Kem Aqua plus........ Dry Time to Sand/Recoat 22 minutes - 25 minutes

[@francissiuchock3039]

Great video! We recently painted out kitchen as well. Prep work was four times the painting, but the end results turned out great and it saved us a bundle vs. what was quoted! Sherwin-Williams Extreme Bond Primer is unbelievable. We actually painted our backsplash as well (yes, not your normal path) and at first I had some trepidation, but once I applied the first coat of Primer I was good to go! We used Pro Classic paint and it has been very durable so far. Thanks again for a great video!

[@nothingsimpostleble1593]

Im sure it looks like shit compares to having a pro do it

[@tinykitchenbigflavor7142]

Great tutorial!! More of good tips I have watched so many KZbin videos, they workup the Nerves to do my own kitchen which needs a really bad

[@bmurphy847]

This is one of the best Cabinet repaint videos that I have seen. I was wondering how the primer has performed for blocking the oak tannins from bleeding through. Thanks

[@r.keithholoviak741]

Kitchen looks great. Did you have to screen out paint and or use reducer to dilute paint for sprayer like for the hand held smaller sprayers.

[@BYOTools]

That’s the great thing about this sprayer because you don’t have to dilute the paint at all. Thanks for watching.

[@haaalbo]

great job. excellent tips/suggestions. I would have painted the kick plate and replaced the countertops first so as not to mess up the great paint job. Leaving the kickplate and other trim the wood color is like adding a 70s stripe to a modern kitchen. Cheap counters: I went to a few granite shops and asked for their scrap. I got some nice granite and silestone for kitchen and bath for $700 installed and I had a lot more counters than you have.

[@timothysears6970]

Top notch video beginning to end.

[@NickatLateNite]

Hi Brent... This may reach you too late, but it might be worth considering doing 'epoxy-pour' countertops (Stonecoat comes to mind as one) . You can use the existing countertop as your substrate and the epoxy materials are not very expensive. I am a retired, former kitchen & bath remodeling contractor, so I can say with confidence... You put together a great video, your explanations were clear & thorough, you also did a great job on that kitchen project.

[@Winstonrodney6989]

Have you used the epoxy? I am doing a project for my daughter soon and am exited to see if I can get good results.

[@NickatLateNite]

@@Winstonrodney6989 Hi Winston... Yes, a few years back, my brother (partner) & I did a kitchen. The learning curve was quick, we practiced on a small countertop from another job, that's all we needed. Wish I (we) had known about this type of epoxy years ago (retired now), but then again, the technology has changed for the better. However, I plan on re-doing my kitchen soon and will use 'Stonecoat Epoxy' for my countertops... Can't wait!... Good luck with your project!

[@marshonmellows]

Well done! They turned out great!

[@BYOTools]

thanks for watching

[@barneysievers2888]

Really appreciate the detail you go into.

[@jesb5945]

Hi, I have exact same cabinets and wanted paint them. However I was rold I have to remove the lacquer using some gooey stripping stuff. Your method seem easier. Will the paint last as long by removing lacquer vs sanding? Thanks

[@BYOTools]

If you have the same type of cabinets you certainly don't need to strip them. Just Clean and prep them as I did and use a good quality primer. If your worries about grain coming through you could also use an oil primer. Thanks for watching.

[@madboomr9048]

I always lumped hardware into one bucket, I was never the one putting them back up... Might start individually bagging the hardware for ease of install after I spray.

[@leehess6335]

Lol I watch all your videos love all your work it watching a contractor or somebody that knows how to work but they don’t do it the correct way to take shortcuts .I have watched for a few years now oh yeah when you get the Apoxsee countertops I’ve never seen nobody do it like you they look better than anyone else’s one KZbin I watched stone coat but It off-the-wall colors that make no sense some of those showers 😱🙀🫣 lol love that deck you remodeled in that barn door 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@nyiko24]

Great results Sir. Painting cabinets is not as easy as you make it seem.

[@BYOTools]

Video editing makes everything look easy haha. This wan't an easy process but it sure did turn out great. Thanks for watching.

[@antonnew7794]

Nice work, Pata Pata brought to me memories of a late family member, who loved this talented artist. Thanks man,!

[@adammbaker]

Thank you so much for this video, I’ve been planning on updating my cabinets and this video took out so much of my worrying! Great video!

[@gauseb]

Loved this video!! My gf and I are looking at getting into a duplex in the next couple of years and this is definitely one of the first things we will do to the rental unit. White just looks that much better. Unreal transformation

[@BYOTools]

Love hearing that and thanks so much for watching. Good luck on your project and thanks for subscribing as well.

[@oOoMasterblasteroOo]

I've followed your tutorial to the letter including the paint that you used and my cabinets look amazing. However, during the application of the finish paint, it appears that I didn't get enough paint on several cabinet doors. (and I ran out of paint) My question is: Can I get a small airless sprayer and add another coat of finish paint to the sections that appear to need more paint? Is there a time where it's too late to add more paint and keep that amazing finish? Thanks for your help! I look forward to following your work on the epoxy resin countertops, too!

[@miguelelgueta7816]

Good video, I’ve been doing this for some time and was able to pick up some tips. One thing I didn’t hear you mention, did you sand the primer? This is pretty important to achieve a smooth finish.

[@teriswearingen71]

Great video!!! Please tell me the counter tops were replaced!!! 😮

[@REDCAP32X]

Great video bother, thanks. Green frog tape has paint block technology LOL

[@EvelcyclopS]

Excellent attention to prep and detail. I’m a bit bugged why you left the inside unfinished vs. A.m a nice clean white

[@Wagner-Spraytech]

Wow, the kitchen looks amazing! Excellent work with your Wagner sprayers to get that super smooth finish!

[@cliftontucker3191]

I much prefer my Graco 395 finish pro or Graco 5 stage HLVP

[@ryananthony4840]

I have a Wagner 4566 that my neighbor gave me that was still unopened in the box.... looking forward to doing some pro level work.... I'm also going to get a good hvlp gun

[@DrLoveQc]

Great project Brent!! you did an amazing job at painting and protecting all surface. I didnt know it would do that much paint everywhere, its good to know. Cool for the sponsor, it wasnt feeling like a huge ads like some channels and I will buy the smaller sprayer next time I get a project like this summer to stain my 6x28 privacy wall on the deck. For the countertop, using the Leggari epoxy would be amazing, but its expensive. Another option could be to do an overlay concrete over the formica. Maybe its not made for countertop but jesmonite is an amazing product, maybe its possivle to use it as overlay.. this stuff take color so well you can get pure white to pure black or vibrant colors, you can mix and do nice patterns,etc..

[@BYOTools]

Thanks so much for watching and the kind words Sebastien. Especially about the sponsorship. I am very mindful of that and I've turned down a LOT of sponsorship opportunities because it wasn't going to be a smooth transition. If I work with A company I want it to be genuine to my audience and make sense based upon the type of video it is. Thought it was a perfect transition here. Thanks so much for the support and the countertop suggestions. Looking forward to next the countertop remodel.

[@Dizzzzy1190]

If you decided to grain fill your cabinets would you still use denatured alcohol to clean the cabinets before painting?

[@ytwagira]

Great Job! Did you worry about ventilating the room, what was your though process on that?

[@BYOTools]

I thought about that but after I did a layer of paint I realized that the circulation wasn't going to be a big deal since that paint sprayer is a high efficiency sprayer. Thanks for watching.

[@kevinbuchanan5501]

Great illustration on your technics on painting as a DIY. For your Countertops, maybe u can do a epoxy marble type.

[@diamondfirst9956]

Great job!

[@heathdevoll7244]

Can you achieve the smooth finish with rollers/brushes?

[@jaymastertee]

What was used to block tannins from the oak? Does Emerald paints block tannins?

[@lfpp97]

Amazing video!

[@saburius]

I like to use a wood grain filler to hide the grains. Looks better that way. Great job though! Thanks for sharing.

[@ssni6769]

How much sanding is enough? Did your 220 with a quick pass clear off enough clear coat to allow good adhesion?

[@franciszepeda]

This video convinced me to subscribe!

[@IronMan-ni8be]

1D exposed grain is a desired effect and some people love it to countertops or a completely different trade from painting + 3 using lacquer inside an occupied home will stink 4 weeks

[@bodine46]

Would a 311 tip work OK for kitchen cabinets. Thanks

[@christianweese9713]

Great vid. Extremely clear

[@lashellbrown8502]

Nice!!!! What material did you fold into the bondo?

[@KurtBelyeu]

I have a question on the use of an airless sprayer.. when you are waiting the 4 hours prior to repainting do you have to flush the lines or just let it set?

[@KurtBelyeu]

great video!

[@breentkiamco1875]

Just a quick question. Do we need to turn off the hvac before painting the cabinets?

[@cherylrichards3868]

lotta work great job!!!!

[@BYOTools]

YES it is Cheryl haha! Thanks for watching.

[@johnnylove6403]

Do you really like how they turned out? From 10ft away they may look okay, but up close not so good. Why did you not use a grain filler to fill in the red oak grain? You can obviously see the grain @24:02 and @25:40. And finally @25:51, I am not sure that I would want my cabinets to look like that after all the hard work you put in. Oake cabinets are the hardest cabinet to paint and make them look good. These imperfections may be hard to see on a cell phone, but I am watching this on a large PC monitor and I can see all the imperfections.

[@BYOTools]

I understand your thought process Johnny and I'm a bit of a perfectionist so there is a part of me that knows exactly what you are saying. However, these are 40 year old cabinets and they will never end up PERFECT. I could have added wood filler and suggested that to the client but that would obviously take extensive time to fill and sand these doors completely down. We didn't have the time or the budget to do that on this project. Hopefully in the future I can show off what that process is in future videos but I still LOVE the transformation of these cabinets. Thanks for watching.

[@lyannebetit7796]

Agreed. To make a full video as a youtuber it would have been wise to use a client with a different type of wood cabinets or with a budget high enough to fill the grain. Just this makes it look very DIY. The rest is great, especially his full step by step process

[@wiserbud23]

As a cabinet finisher myself, I’ve restored many cabinets and I agree that oak is the worst because of the aggressive grain pattern. The steps I’ve taken were based on the sanding steps. We always charge more for for oak so we start with 150 or 180grit which closes some of the grain. After 1st prime coat, sand with finer grit. After 1st top coat sand with finer grit like 220 and then apply last coat. I use Px sanding sealer from SW and top coat with Kem Aqua with hvlp. I think if you want to stay with your system you might have a smoother finish with a 308 or 310. I like your choice in caulking and you take very good steps with the prep. Still a great video for DIY!👌🏽

[@raulzamora8928]

@@wiserbud23 would you recommend Px sanding sealer on laminate cabinets also. Thanks

[@wiserbud23]

@@raulzamora8928 for laminate I would use either PX or BIN shellac based primer but I would use a coarse grit sandpaper on an orbital like 120grit to create a good tooth for the primer to stick. I would also wait until next day to do a scratch test before proceeding with topcoat. If the the primer sticks, the topcoat will stick to the primer 👌🏽

[@brysonutsler7810]

Would yuu say the valspar bonding agent is garbage compared to the prime you used?

[@michaelstapleton9128]

Very nice! You are a great teacher,. You nailed all the steps, and the vid is perfect. Beautiful results that will last. When I was painting in the '80s and '90s, the 312 was my go-to for cabinets and interior doors. Nice to see it handling Emerald Urethane so well. Love that paint.

[@thejflores1219]

This is exactly how I was thinking of painting cabinets down to using a Wagner. But I will use one cabinet to test if I can get away without sanding. I think using a excellent primer can make sanding a negligible difference, I will do some side by side testing. Sanding to me takes to much time especially in tiny spaces and then cleaning the fine dust. Though the testing will conclude. I will be using a sprayer though, I’m thinking of using that tiny Wagner with a kit that connects to the paint gallon, just for the much easier clean up, I don’t mind the extra time to paint since prep work is 99 percent of the job.

[@scartoazul]

great video, one question the primer and paint you used, works for oil and water based ? thanks

[@ashboss727]

Butcher block counter tops is the only thing that makes sense with that color cabinets or maybe even a black quartz 😍

[@theweatherisaokay4964]

Looked easy when you are doing it and wait till I need to do it myself😂

[@BYOTools]

Everything in video format looks easier than what it actually is ha ha. Thanks for watching and you can do it.

[@carmenhaver5607]

Hi. I usually use lacquer for more durability. I would like your opinion

[@MrTakoyaki1]

I think some butcher block style counter tops would look really good in this space.

[@chefgarrin]

May I ask why not a strong degreaser on the doors since they were ultra grimey.

[@carlosmoran1278]

How much paint did you use for this project ?

[@chevyvantravel9735]

can i get the whistle spray in any store or do i need to order online

[@zorocheese3939]

If I have existing paint, can I use the same process?

[@cali0559]

Would you recommend renting a paint sprayer. I would hate to spend $400 dollars on a sprayer and tip and only use it once. What are your recommendations as far as which one to rent. Perhaps from Home Depot. Also if a spare room is not available to spray the doors and drawers, what other options do you recommend?

[@mattmaring4080]

If you don't want the grain to show through would you recommend pore filling and sanding?

[@bennysadiku4549]

Did you sand after you applied primer ??

[@stankisilitsa4458]

counter tops would look good as butcher blocks or wooden ones in general, or you can do budget with plywood and laminate on top

[@BYOTools]

Ooooo I love the thought of butcher block. Might be a little too expensive for this home owner though. I'll look into it. thanks for the suggestion Stan.

[@ComboGaming6]

What makes your videos so good!

[@BYOTools]

Attention to detail and that I put an emphasis on explaining the entire process to help others learn. At least thats how I feel about it haha. What do you think?

[@ComboGaming6]

@@BYOTools You do a perfect job. Not to long and not to short videos, they are just the perfect lengths. And KZbin notified me 9 daya after you comment.

[@jjarment]

Is that a tritech tip and housing?

[@XxSedyanxX]

do you use a filler to eliminate the wood grain bleeding through the paint?

[@jimmylopresti]

Did You put the rubber dots back on ?

[@donnie7578]

How about concrete counter tops with epoxy...white. gray black and gold swirls to make it look like marble.

[@BYOTools]

Thanks so much for the suggestions Donnie. I 'm looking into different options and that is a great one.

[@DrDaydrinker]

Can I use a roller and brush to paint my cabinets with this type of paint?

[@guam58]

Thank you sir for this amazing DIY tutorial. I have a rental that I am upgrading. Can I just use the Wagner Flexio to paint the cabinets? You stated it is slower, but is it to slow to do about the same amount of cabinets you are painting?

[@THE-GAD]

Hi Great video, i have wagner 250m what tip guard are you using ? Dos greco tip fit on Wagner guard ?

[@Eec2023]

Incredible video. You do great work. Very meticulous. Wondering if you have ever done an RV cabinet paint job?