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| I have another question. Or rather, two questions.
You all kindly pointed me to instructions on painting kitchen cabinets. I will follow those to the letter, but...The instructions call for latex paint. I have always been under the impression that oil is better. Is that true? I sort of like the smell of oil, so that's not a problem Also, I want to put a soapstone counter on top of the cabinets therefore, I have to wait to paint till I pick my soapstone. How long can I wait between priming and painting? Days, Months, years. Thanks. |
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- Posted by lazygardens (My Page) on Sun, Dec 19, 10 at 18:09
| In a kitchen ... days is best because the inevitable kitchen grunge builds up and you need to prep all over again. Soapstone pretty much comes on one color - dark grey/black with white veining so you can pick paint without waiting like you need to for granites. |
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| Oil is NOT really better anymore. PLUS...in light/white-ish colors, Alkyds WILL yellow/amber a bit. Moreso in northern climes where it's darker longer at night. Therefore, I'd use a top-notch Latex paint, or the newer Waterborne Alkyds, which typically level real nice...assuming proper prep, application tools/methods, etc. Faron |
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| Sorry I didn't say thanks earlier, Christmas season!! Thanks for the help!! I hadn't been thinking about kitchen grunge, lazygardens, are you one of my neighbors? Have you seen my kitchen and been appalled? faron79--I had no idea at all about yellowing! Gosh, there is just so much I don't know! |
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| I used BM Aura paint, one coat of primer and two coats of the Aura. I'm so glad I used it. It cleans so easily and holds up beautifully. It's latex. |
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