Steve wrote:
Clive wrote:
Hi,

I'm going to give my Mum's kitchen a bit of a "lift". The units are
fine, the doors are dated, the worktop is knackered.

I am having the worktops fitted by someone who has done it for me
before and he did it beautifully with great joints.

I am going to have a go at painting the doors. The doors are, say,
20 years old, only one is swelling. The doors have a chipboard /
fibreboard core with a "plastic" laminate coating. My approach is /
might be:

1. Clean doors thoroughly with dissolved Soda Crystals or Sugar Soap
to get rid of the grease.

boiling caustic soda solution. Insulating gloves of course.

2. Rub the surfaces gently (with what?) to create a key for the
undercoat.

fine sandpaper?


Anything I have missed or will be a lot trickier than I have
thought? The reason for painting the doors is not just cost because
the painting will take time but that the wall cabinet doors are old
and very long and there isn't a modern equivalent of this size.

You can try painting them but don't expect too much.

Car spray paint if thats the route you want to go. It gets on
everything, and must be done outside the house, but the finish quality
is pretty good if sprayed evenly.


NT