My kitchen cabinet doors

When I moved here I had never seen doors finished like this before, the finish seemed to be plastic and in places it had even bubbled up, the colour is like nothing you ever want to see whoever chose it seriously needs their eyes tested. Anyway I did a search and finally found out what this wonderful/innovative finish is, and it is call Thermofoil. Anyone else unlucky enough to have this? Well, where it had bubbled the worst I carefully cut it today to see what is underneath, beautiful clean smooth MDF, so I am going to eventually strip this stuff off (thanks to YouTube for the tutorial) and then paint them!!! If anyone else has tackled this job I would love to know how you got on.

 

My in laws have had there's done last year. They got someone in to do them and he did a great job. They were oak coloured and they had them changed to white. He took them away and sprayed them. You could try spraying them yourself or paint them with a 4 inch sponge roller, this is how I noq do all my woodwork and it gives a really nice finish.

Rusty

 

Lol , all ikea furnitures are made like that , that`s what peoples those days don`t get , it look good but isn`t good ..... if you gone do it yourself , I `ll highly raccomend to give a good primer . (go for sintetic primer) and if you can and want to affort , go for a Farrow and ball paint and your kitchen will look just like a Smallbone Kitchen

All smallbone are paint with Farrow and Ball paint (at least it was)

 

@sal73 Thank you for that!! I actually have a Farrow & Ball stockist just down the road from me!! I wasn't thinking white but your picture sure does look lovely!!

What is a synthetic primer??

 

Cannot find an after picture but painted all my cupboards Duck Egg blue with Farrow and Ball, walls which is the bit over the cupboards and one whole wall to left Jade, not everybodies ideal but I like it.

 

@pamsdish Was that duck egg blue gloss? I would have to use a gloss paint for the finish, if you don't mind me asking what made you choose Farrow & Ball? I want to be sure as it is a lot more expensive than dulux!!

 

It`s chalk finish goes on any surface without prep, you have to wax after, it just paints on, not sure of waterproofness though, it was the colour I went by, any brand will do gives a matt finish, you can even make your own by adding plaster of paris to emulsion, but not brave enough to try that.

 

Excuse the mess just gone and took this.

 

No, it will have to be gloss finish, chalk finish + 2 dogs + 1 cat just isn't going to work!!

I like the duck egg!!

 

@val , as you paint on MDF don`t use waterbase primer but buy syntetic primer , if you look on the tin check where to clean the brush will tell you if you have to use white spirit or water to clean the brush , buy the one that say use white spirit ..........

why not to use water base , as simple because water will make the mdf swell .

also you must prime both door face and back in the same day as it may curl

use 180 or 240 grain sand paper to prepar the surface and then apply Farrow and ball , you need to have continuos brush line to have the perfect finishing look at the video

 

That`s far too much faffing for me, applied with a roller 3 coats, doors and drawers are coated with some sort of waterproof stuff anyway so you can wipe them over, no curling or swelling.

 

Pam I meant to write Val , sorry ..... all the prep and the undercoat , it`s something that will payback with the time , undercoated doors are more resistant to scratch and easy to be touched up , also the 3 coat are for water resistance and toughness .

Of course you can just paint over but the effect will not be the same

 

I'm thinking of painting them orange!!!! with this!!

 

I'm not so sure about the colour Val. One door may be.......but the whole kitchen? I would find it a bit overpowering.