Worth repainting 25 yr old MDF kitchen cabinet doors?
Our kitchen cabinet doors are showing small chipped paint spots, and general wear. Hinges need replacing, I can do that. The cabinets doors are made of MDF. It may be cost prohibitive to replace doors, so I have a few questions… Can we even get a smooth finish by repainting? There are a few areas, where paint has cracked, moisture has gotten to the MDF, and it has swelled, so we will need to repair some profile areas, with a wood filler, what filler products would you suggest? That would hold a routed edge What sealer/primer should we use after we fill and sand, to make sure base surface is uniform for paint What is best paint to use? This kitchen is custom and really large, (as in “we are house poor”)and replacing the cabinets’ doors would be very expensive, but if we really need to we could. We are retired and are used to diy projects, but just want a nice outcome, and can put in the time needed if we know what to do. Any suggestions or ideas are greatly appreciated! submitted by /u/sphill0604 [link] [comments]
Our kitchen cabinet doors are showing small chipped paint spots, and general wear. Hinges need replacing, I can do that. The cabinets doors are made of MDF. It may be cost prohibitive to replace doors, so I have a few questions…
- Can we even get a smooth finish by repainting?
- There are a few areas, where paint has cracked, moisture has gotten to the MDF, and it has swelled, so we will need to repair some profile areas, with a wood filler, what filler products would you suggest? That would hold a routed edge
- What sealer/primer should we use after we fill and sand, to make sure base surface is uniform for paint
- What is best paint to use?
This kitchen is custom and really large, (as in “we are house poor”)and replacing the cabinets’ doors would be very expensive, but if we really need to we could. We are retired and are used to diy projects, but just want a nice outcome, and can put in the time needed if we know what to do.
Any suggestions or ideas are greatly appreciated!
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