You can see the obvious difference in texture here. We're planning to remodel the kitchen in a few years, so I skipped this step. If you're planning to keep these cabinets around for the long term, using wood grain filler to even out the texture will make a more flawless finish. These differences are visible even with many coats of paint. The laminate is super smooth, but the oak has large pores and open grain. The two materials these 80's kitchen cabinets are made from take paint differently. It will act like a liquid sander, and remove any grease at the same time. If you really want to skip sanding, try using a deglosser to clean the cabinets instead. Wipe the surface with a tack cloth or damp cloth to remove any dust. Just give everything a light sanding with 120 grit sandpaper, paying particular attention to the wood trim. While you can get away without sanding the laminate finish, it really helps the paint to stick if you rough it up a bit first. Powered by ConvertKit Clean and lightly sand the laminate surface I tried it out as an experiment, and it works great! The almond laminate cabinets with orange-y oak trim looked so sad next to the bright white and stainless steel.Īdding insult to injury, the blue laminate countertops were being upstaged by the contact paper covering the countertop of the new cabinet. However, all these new things made the rest of the kitchen more drab than ever. Even the 80s track lighting was replaced with shiny new kitchen track lighting.
The fridge moved to where an exterior door once was and I installed a used kitchen cabinet in its place for pull-out trash cans. We've made quite a few changes to our kitchen to improve the flow and storage. Please visit my disclosures page for more information.
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