Hand Painted Cabinets Vs Sprayed

Hi we are thinking of having our custom cabinets hand painted since i am not crazy about the sprayed look and i can t get the color matched exact with the sprayed paint.

Hand painted cabinets vs sprayed. Here s a quick guide to help you decide on spray or hand painted kitchens cabinets. There are two methods for painting cabinets. A spray painted kitchen refers to kitchen cabinets and doors that have been spray painted in a factory with a spray paint gun. Not all of that extra paint goes onto the house either.

Brush painting and spray painting. Most of it ends up wasted in the hose line or as over spray. In order to be the best teacher and guide on paint projects that i can be i decided that i would show you how to hand paint cabinets instead of spray them. The sprayed has a very slight plastic look to it on close inspection.

Aggy i have both in my home sprayed in the utility room and hand painted in the kitchen. The main differences between hand painted or sprayed kitchen are the time it takes and the finished look. On the other hand spray painting kitchen cabinets involves using a paint sprayer to evenly apply each coat of paint over the cabinet doors. For the do it yourselfer these spray guns are small hand held and use compressed air to apply a fine mist of paint.

Paint spraying also uses 2 3 times as much paint as brushing or rolling. Even with these issues there are some tight spots like around utilities that can t be done cleanly without spraying and you really can t beat the speed. It is however very hard wearing. Paint adheres best over a scuffed surface making true wood cabinets a great candidate for painting sand the surface to prep it for paint and the result is a better bond and smoother finish.

Cabinets and door fronts. Is it better to brush paint or spray paint kitchen cabinets. Anyone have any issues. I always tell my students the brush is the extension of your hand so lock your hand and wrist rock your elbow or shoulder to control the brush stroke.

Either way it is the control you use of the brush. Brush painting is exactly what it sounds like using a paintbrush or roller to apply paint. Hand paint or spray cabinets. The hand painted finish in the kitchen looks more sophisticated but.

The paint is peeling and the trim is rotting because it was sprayed peeling is very rarely caused by the paint application and is typically caused by other factors the two most prevalent causes being moisture transfer and insufficient preparation. Using a paint sprayer may sound like a faster application method but that.