New Home Improvement Item - Cabinet Coat

[Beaglemom3]

Although not a Ben Moore product, I found this at my Ben Moore store:

http://www.insl-x.com/ Other sites, too, such as www.contractortalk.com and several more.

I've been giving my old house a facelift/makeover and after seeing what it would cost for new cabinets. YOWCH ! I searched for other options.

I have 23 y.o. Rutt (a higher end, but not custom brand) white cabinets that are in great shape, but have yellowed from their original white over the years to a dingy yellow-tannish hue.

I contacted two companies who came out and quoted me $4-$4.5 k to remove the drawerfronts, cabinets and paint them at their shop and to paint the end panels and trim in house. I thought that if I was going to spend that, I might as well put that towards new cabinets if I could find some decent ones for a decent price.

Then I found this while searching for paint for the dining room. I read the info thoroughly, asked the paint supply guys and researched it on the net.
All good. My house painter agreed to try it provided we did the prep.

Friday: Removed all 21 doors, 6 drawerfronts and hardware.
Washed all down (in the bathtub) with a solution of powdered TSP,
rinsed a few times, wiped down to dry and air dried for a day.
Saturday: Lightly sanded all. Protected the glass mullions (3) with contact paper and frog tape.
Sunday: Vacummed and tacked them (we were too tired on Sat.)

My painter arrived very early this am and brushed/rolled the first coat. Wow ! What a difference ! Like a new finish.

So, for $50 worth of paint + supplies and $750 for the professional paint job, I have a good kitchen again.
I think that anyone with a steady hand, patience and decent painting skills could get a good result as well. I opted for a professional on this one.

Just wanted to share this with the cost-conscious Tuggers.
Think of the timeshares you'll be able to buy with your savings.

 

[spirits]

Great idea

We had super custom cabinets built for our kitchen renovations 30 years ago. The originals were oversized mahogany veneer that were beautiful but could not be refinished. I wanted to keep the storage space of the oversize cabinets so had a cabinet maker build the boxes from plywood and the doors from solid oak boards.
They have been great cabinets and I hate to lose them. I am just tired of the strong oak pattern in them and would like a change.
Thanks for the info. I will go to some high end paint stores to look at what they have. A winter project for my husband. I can just see the look on his face when I tell him the news.

 

[Beaglemom3]

Great ! Please check on http://www.contractortalk.com/f8/anyone-here-ever-use-insl-x-cabinet-coat-52884/
to see their recommendations for painting over wood finishes (mine were factory painted with the glossy coating).



Also, do the prep work according to the directions and find one cabinet that is not too obvious as your test cabinet.

I will post a photo when the second coat is rolled on.

I think that there is a store locator for Cabinet Coat retailers if you check on their website. The paint is sold in quarts and gallons.

ETA: Provide for good ventilation. I didn't find it too bad, but I see you're in Edmonton and will have to open the windows for just a bit until the paint smell settles down.

 

[glypnirsgirl]

Thanks for the link - it has POOL coating. Something that I have wondered if I could do myself for a couple of years. The contractors bid was $5K!

I will be off to contractor's talk in a little while to see if I can find out about the pool coating.

elaine

 

[Kal]

As a reference point I just had all new cabinets installed. Made of cherry with laquer finish. The lowest bid, installed with 3 cm quartz counter top was about $18K. The counter top in that bid was about $5K. Lots of speciality units included so the actual base number for comparison purposes would be maybe $10K.

But when you add in ventilation, plumbing, electrical, gas, sink, fixtures and lighting it starts to become like real money!!