Painting Kitchen Cabinets

[kloofnek]

I am having my kitchen cabinets painted,a trial one has been done on a spare door and it looks really nice.
Now,I have read that they are best done in high gloss or semi-gloss paint...the above said was done in satin sheen but this will not be suitable long term..so once again,I ask your advice.
I have also read something about a clear sealant or varnish for this kind of paintwork???
By the way,the cabinets are wood...not melamine.

[jomifl]

The water based floor varnishes tb mentioned are acrylic, they dry quicker, are tougher and have better adhesion. In addition they can be used over oil bound paints whereas the converse is not the case.

[Khandro]

Builder; Camaro!!! - way off topic but... back in the early 70's, a Japanese friend (r.i.p.) and I used to drive a (red) Camaro overnight from Lexington Kentucky to New York, leaving KY late afternoon and changing the driver's seat at each fill-up, arriving downtown NY early morning. Jimmy had a friend who owned a 24 hr Japanese restaurant where we went for a glorious sushi and saki breakfast which got the weekends off to a flying start!
Ahh! ... those were the days. :0)

[peachybabe]

Back in 2006 I completely revamped my house myself. By the time I got to the kitchen I had basically run out of funds, and I hated the modern navy blue cabinets and metal handles.

I priced up new doors, but even the cheapest were going to cost too much. I wanted the panelled effect.

I visited my local timber yard, and was stunned when the charged me just £6 for the wood to panel the doors. I had given them precise measurements for 38 separate pieces, and they cut them all to size perfectly.

I then sanded the doors down really well, and attached the panelling with No Nails, and left to completely dry.

I then coated them with Primer, and again left them to dry.

I then bought my chosen colour in vinyl satin, and mixed it with a clear diamond hard varnish 50/50.

I then gave the doors 3 coats, allowing each to dry rock hard.

The effect was exactly what I had wanted, is still pristine 9 yrs later, and cost me a grand total of £35! (Including 9 wooden door knobs).

Good luck!

[kloofnek]

Thank you all for advice.
Have a nice day

[The Builder]

Good for you, Peachy. It really works, doesn't it?

Going off-topic again... as soon as a car was mentioned, I just knew Tony would be here.
Tony, it was a 1968 fairly standard model. Not an SS or a Z28 unfortunately. It had a small block "mouse" motor, 327 cu. inch. Somewhere around 5.3 litres, with a 4-barrel Rochester ........... ahhhh!

I loved the Powerglide auto box - 2 gears only. It changed up at 20 mph, then stayed there up to around 120 mph.

Respect, Mr Khandro :o) That is a long drive, but what a trip. I've not driven in the US, but I think I would have been there with you in spirit at least. Pulling into NYC in the early morning. I love cities at that time of day. Just when they're beginning to wake up.

Apologies to the Ed for digressing, but at least we did the business first :o)