I paint a LOT of cabinets and when I paint cabinets, these are the type of rollers I use. I use them with oil and water based primers and paints.
They are recommended for walls (you know, for hard to reach areas…) but I like them for cabinets and furniture too. My “paint guy” was surprised when I went in to buy them. He asked, “Don’t you end up with little particles all over in your paint?”
Well no. No I don’t. And this is why…
I wrap new rollers (that I’m going to be using for furniture or cabinets) with painters tape before I use them.
Then I pull the tape off, and with it comes all the loose hairs. Do this a couple times (with new tape) until the tape comes off clean and then you’re good to go…paint!
Now, to get a beautiful finish, the type of paint you use is as, or more important than the painting tools you use. I ALWAYS use a good quality Wood paint. (My Go-To combo is Sherwin Williams “All Purpose” (used to be called ProBlock) primer and then ProClassic paint.
If the weather is too hot or too cold or too dry…I add in a little Floetrol. It’s a paint additive that gives you more “play” time and helps with leveling. If you don’t have some on hand, GET IT!
Got it?
Good!
Tags: DIY, DIY Boot Camp, Painting Tips
Hey girl! I love that tip .. do you do it with new paintbrushes too?
No, I’ve never had a problem with fuzz and paintbrushes.
Brilliant.
I can’t tell you what to do. The “paint guy” will probably tell you to sand a little. I can only tell you that I, do not. I clean very well and prime with a bonding primer and then paint. Since you probably have a build up of oil, you might want to clean with mineral spirits before you prime. That’s only a suggestion! Painting is such a matter of trial and error most of the time. Good luck!!!
Thanks for another great tip. I have a bunch of cheap laminate shelves that I’m currently using in my studio. Half of them are light wood toned with a paper type laminate and I won’t be able to afford to replace them with something nicer for a while so I’ll have to keep using them. I was thinking I’d try painting them and maybe replacing the icky cardboard backs with beadboard to make them sturdier and look nicer in the meantime. Do you have any advice for painting over the laminate so it looks decent? Some other websites I’ve looked at recommend using spray paint but I always end up with drips.
Do you paint your cabinets in plain white, or do you have an off-white color you prefer? If so, can I know what it is? I’m going to try the method you like for my built-ins…and am going to buy the paint today.
love the idea but the blue painters tape is not cheap even if the rollors are , and the suggestion was to tape and de-shead if you will the rollers twice … correct me if i wrong but doing the over a pak / ,aybe two of rolloer is not going to save you that much money after you go thur a roll or poss half roll.
hey i am just saying
love it tho very smart you guy are creative and that what i live for making it all smart and lite on the wallet.
peace hackers of life
love LH a long time quite junky
Uhmmm, I have no idea where the idea that these rollers are cheap came into the picture. I certainly didn’t say it! They are about $3 each. I don’t consider that cheap. They are, however, my choice of roller when painting furniture and cabinets. I use the tape to get all the fuzz and lint off because I am very particular about the finish on pieces I build. Why go to all the trouble of building if your’e just going to slap on the finish? Right?
I do the process twice or more times (until the tape comes off clean) to ensure that the roller is lint/fuzz free. A roll of painters tape is about $5. I wouldn’t even go through a whole roll of tape prepping a pack of rollers let alone one. I don’t consider $8 for for a roll of tape and a mini roller cover too costly in order to get a nice paint job on a piece that I just spent 600 hours and $2000 building. Or any dinky roadside rescue piece of furniture for that matter.
Just saying.
sorry for the spelling issues on last post ….krap
Yeah, I have no idea what you were saying in the last paragraph. LOL
Matches or a lighter also work for fuzzies.Yo