Rehanging Cabinet Doors After Painting

It s wednesday which means it s time for another dueling diy update.

Rehanging cabinet doors after painting.

After repainting my kitchen cabinets i had to re hang the doors. Then find an area that gives you enough room to work and enough space to let everything dry for extended periods of time. There are two doors that rub slightly but that s just a quick sand and touch up paint away. If you ve decided that it s time to redo your kitchen cabinets it may help to remember the painter s maxim.

Don t make this rookie mistake when hanging kitchen cabinets duration. Kitchen cabinet painting typically takes 1 weeks time to dry but can take up to a month or 30 days to completely cure and harden. In this installment of dueling diy i show you a nifty trick for how i did it. Painting cabinets can be intimidating but with a little patience and planning ahead you can save hundreds of dollars by doing it yourself.

You can sand and paint or stain old doors. A flat painting surface is the key to refinishing kitchen cabinets. The time it takes for your cabinets to dry and cure can be effected by humidity. Another blogger and i go head to head each week which basically keeps me in line and on task.

The secret to painting drip free and brush stroke free cabinet doors. When removing the doors it s common to drive the wood screws back into the styles of the cabinet so they don t get lost. Remove all drawers and doors and don t forget to remove any hardware. Before installing any cabinet it s a good idea to remove the doors so they don t get damaged or interfere with installation.

Craig s daily vlog painting doors how to rehang a door. I will say that it is extremely humid so i ve been trying to let the paint cure as it can take an entire week but on the plus side we know they won t stick if this is the most humid week of the year. In case you missed it the concept is pretty simple. Hanging the doors involves attaching the hinges to the door determining how the door fits on the cabinet and aligning the door evenly on the cabinet.

Whether you opt for brand new cabinets or refinishing your existing cabinets you can save a lot of money by installing them yourself. Well sometimes you need to take it of. How to redo kitchen cabinets after they have been painted with latex paint.