How should I clean my cupboards??

Re: How should I clean my cupboards??

• Mere7706 member

  March 2010

  I think that's what I used when I painted mine.  Then I sanded them down a bit , washed again and painted.

  I wish I used a primer.... didn't think of it at the time.

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• jendb member

  March 2010

  Yeah ours are dark wood, and I am going to paint them white, so we will be using a primer!!

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• daisyterp member

  March 2010

  I would probably avoid Dr. Bronners, since it's a soap that contains oil.  Or if you use Dr. B's and hot water I would follow up w/ a water and vinegar solution to cut the oil of the Dr. B's. 

  I just painted some furniture pieces and I stripped them before priming and painting.  

  I used Citrastrip- while not completely non-toxic, it worked amazingly well in getting tons of crap off of these old nightstands I got for $8 a piece @ the Restore.  

  I would definitely recc'd thoroughly cleaning your cabinets, removing all of the doors and hardware, then sanding, priming, sanding again and then painting.  It's not an easy or quick process to do well. 

   

  

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• thejennigirl

  March 2010

  jendb:

  Yeah ours are dark wood, and I am going to paint them white, so we will be using a primer!!

  Use an enamal (sp?) paint, and roll it on for a smooth finish.

   

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